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Odin and the Tree of Life

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Invaders and Settlers: Vikings Mythology, Art and Culture

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Objectives

History

  • Understand how knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
  • Ask historically valid questions.
  • Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts in relation to Viking beliefs and everyday life.
  • Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

Art and Design

  • Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing and painting.

English

  • Draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally, progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures in the form of poetry.

PSHE

  • Celebrate personal qualities and goals.

Lesson Planning

Learn about the Viking God Odin and the Tree of Life; Write a senses poem; Paint large versions of the Tree of Life to act as a display backdrop.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate further the beliefs of Viking mythology.
  • To design and paint own Tree of Life using other examples as a stimulus, and compose poetry for the Tree of Life.

Children can:

  • Design and create art work based on a Viking mythological idea.
  • Write and evaluate poetry called The Tree of Life.

You Will Need

  • DK Eyewitness book – Viking p.52-53 Gods and Legends
  • 100 Viking Facts book p.36-37 Gods and Goddesses
  • Large sheets of sugar paper
  • Roll of sketch paper or wall lining paper
  • Thick felt pens

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