Lesson Planning
Find out where the Vikings came from and why they invaded. Through map work, learn about Viking routes and settlements in the British Isles.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To discover where the Vikings invaded from and where they settled.
- To explore and discuss where the Vikings lived before they invaded Britain.
Children will:
- Know where the Vikings came from.
- Begin to understand why they came to Britain and the main places they settled.
- Begin to recognise and identify the reasons for the Vikings settling where they did; rural Britain and Scotland, monasteries on the coast.