Where the Anglo-Saxons came from

Learn about tribal attacks and the way the Anglo-Saxons spread across the country by playing a dramatic invasion game.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To understand that several different tribes invaded Britannia after the Romans left in the early 5th century.
• To understand that Britain was a suitable place to settle and to use maps to show where the tribes came from originally.

Children will:

• Identify where the different tribes who were attacking and invading Britain came from.
• Explain why the Romans left Britain in the early 5th century.
• Understand how the Anglo-Saxon tribes gradually spread across the country.

• Settler map
• Roman road map
• Invasion game rules
• Map A
• Map B
• Settlement events sheet

• Dice

Where the Anglo-Saxons came from & how they settled in Britain from history.org.uk
The journey to Britain – boats from bbc.co.uk
Why the Anglo-Saxons came to Britain from bbc.co.uk