Lesson Planning

Learn about Viking raids and invasion. Discover the chronological place of this key era in the history of Britain. Find out how we know about the Vikings.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To discover when the Vikings began to invade Britain and begin to understand how we know about the Vikings.
• Understand and complete a quiz on information from non-fiction texts.

Children will:

• Understand that the Vikings invaded Britain.
• Understand when the Vikings invaded in the context of the history of Britain.
• Know some facts and information about the Vikings.
• Understand that our knowledge of the Vikings comes from a range of historical sources.