Maps of Britain

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Invaders and Settlers: Anglo-Saxons Invasions

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Objectives

History

Know and understand how people’s lives have shaped the nation, and how Britain has been influenced by the wider world.
Understand historical concepts such as cause and consequence.
Understand connections between local & regional history, and between short- and long-term timescales.

Geography

Use maps.
Study human geography including land use and trade links.

Lesson Planning

Through map work, learn about the kingdoms and ancient roads of the Anglo-Saxons.

Teaching Outcomes:

To learn where the main Anglo-Saxon kingdoms developed.
To identify the main kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons on maps.
To recognise routes that the Anglo-Saxons used on modern day maps.

Children will:

Explain that the Anglo-Saxon tribes settled into first 5, then 7 main kingdoms by the mid-7th century.
Explain that the Anglo-Saxons never conquered Scotland, Wales or Cornwall.
Understand that the Anglo-Saxons used many ancient roads (pre-Roman and Roman) & gave them names.

Planning

Provided Resources

Poems
Maps of Britain
List of ancient routes
Map of Anglo-Saxon London

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Ordnance Survey maps of own locality

Weblinks

Map of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from bbc.com
Hand drawn map of London area in Anglo-Saxon times from londonist.com