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Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?
A Viking case study.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of why people leave their homeland to invade and settle in another country; demonstrate factual knowledge of some of the reasons for the Viking raids; recognise that some accounts of Viking raids were Anglo-Saxon interpretations; use pictures, written sources and reconstructions to find out about aspects of the Viking way of life; recall, select and organise historical information about the Vikings in Britain and use terminology appropriate to the period.
Teaching Activities
 The Vikings - Clicker 5 Resource on LearningGrids.com
This Clicker Grid Set is designed to support and stimulate writing about the Vikings.
There are eleven grids, covering different aspects of Viking life. Each one is arranged as a word bank, with a sentence heading that can be used as a starting point for writing or discussion.
 Promethean Resource - Viking Life (National Whiteboard Network)
 Powerpoint Resource - Viking Life (National Whiteboard Network)
Powerpoint Resource - (Greenwich ICT)
 Smartboard Resource - (Greenwich ICT)
Smartboard Resource - (Smart Education)
 Create a multimedia presentation titled 'What I know about the Vikings'.
 Children use a paint package to draw Viking homes / ships
 Children search a website about Vikings and present their findings using a DTP package, such as Textease, combining images and text.
Create an interactive quiz
Children use the Internet for the information and PowerPoint to create the hyperlinked quiz.
Quiz Show Powerpoint Templates
 Template of a Viking Ship (Page 5 -8) (tetrapakrecycling.co.uk)
Dressing up the Truth
This lesson does not match any of the activities suggested in the unit, but would fit well near the beginning when teachers are trying to give their classes an understanding of who the Vikings were and what they looked like. Its emphasis is on the importance of using primary sources to find things out and the danger of relying of popular images.
Teacher Resource Exchange
Its all in the name
This is a lesson plan for use with QCA Unit 6C when taught to years 5 and 6. It teaches children how to recognize and analyse Viking place names. It enables them to “discover” for themselves areas where Viking settlements were most prolific and the extent of the Danelaw by investigating maps.
Teacher Resource Exchange
Vikings
- Nuffield Primary History
Teacher notes, resources and examples of pupils work.
www.primaryhistory.org/
Vikings online
http://www.nmm.ac.uk
A collection of downloadable PDF documents specially written for teachers. They contain teachers' notes, classroom activities and clear illustrations to support children studying the Vikings as raiders, traders and settlers.
 Online Big Book about the Vikings
Teaching Resources including powerpoints
General Websites
The Legend of the Vikings
www.bacalhau.com.br/ingles/vikings.htm
History of the Vikings from Sweden
www.sverigeturism.se
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The Vikings
www.pbs.org/gab/nova/vikings/
This site contains videos. 'Walk' through a Viking village. Find out who the Vikings were and get an idea of the extent of their travels. Write your name in Runes and learn about their longships. |
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BBC Viking Quest Simulation
www.bbc.co.uk/history/games/
Travel back in time to 793 AD. Can you build a ship, cross the seas, loot a monastery and return home safely to claim a prize from your chief? |
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Tour: The Vikings
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/
An introduction to the world of the Vikings, looking at jewellery, coins and weapons in the collections of the British Museum. |
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