King Alfred the Great

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

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Objectives

History

Understand how people’s lives have shaped Britain.
Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, and cause and consequence.
Gain historical perspective by understanding the connections between local and national history, and between short- and long-term timescales.
Understand how Britain has been influenced by the wider world.

Design and Technology

Select from and use a range of equipment to perform practical tasks.
Select from and use a wide range of materials, including ingredients.
Prepare and cook a variety of dishes using a range of cooking techniques.
Know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown.

Lesson Planning

Children will learn why Alfred was ‘Great’, describe what the Danegeld was, and make cakes or bread (without burning them!)

Teaching Outcomes:

To find out about the life of Alfred the Great and the conflict between the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.
To make cakes or bread (without burning them!) and to discuss ingredients that would have been used in Anglo-Saxon times.

Children will:

Explain why King Alfred was called ‘Great’.
Describe how Danegeld was raised and what it paid for.
Make cakes or bread without letting them burn!.

Planning

Provided Resources

Dane-Geld poem
Danegeld runestones
Alfred the Great’s ‘Londinia’ coin
King Alfred’s cakes

Unit Resources

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

What we know about King Alfred and his life from bbc.co.uk