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Where were the Vikings from?

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Invaders and Settlers: Vikings Introduction to the Vikings

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Objectives

History

  • Understand how knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
  • Ask historically valid questions.
  • Learn about Viking raids and invasion.

Geography

  • Locate the some of the world’s countries using maps to focus on Europe, particularly Scandinavia.

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.

Provided Resources

  • Map of Europe
  • Information on why the Vikings left Scandinavia.
  • Invaders and settlers word cards
  • Blank map of Scandinavia and Britain

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

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