How hard was it to invade and settle in Britain?
Year 4
Unit Overview
Developing their understanding of why people invade and settle, children learn about the Anglo-Saxon invasion and Viking raids. They learn about Anglo-Saxon beliefs and how christianity spread. They investigate Anglo-Saxon settlements and investigate how the period of Anglo-Saxon rule came to end.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
Who were the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots? - To evaluate the causes and consequences of the Anglo-Saxon and Scot invasions of Britain.
What did Anglo-Saxom settlements look like? - To identify change and continuity in Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon settlements.
What does Sutton Hoo tell us about Anglo-Saxon life? - To explore Anglo-Saxon beliefs by making inferences about Sutton Hoo.
How did Christianity arrive in Britain? - To understand how Christianity spread in Britain in the Anglo-Saxon period.
Was King Alfred really 'Great'? - To explore bias by evaluating sources about Alfred the Great.
How did Anglo-Saxon rule end? - To evaluate how and why Anglo-Saxon rule ended.
❇ SUBSTANTIVE CONCEPTS
Power (monarchy, government and empire)
Invasion
Settlement and migration
Civilisation (social and cultural)
Beliefs
Achievements and follies of mankind
❇ DISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS
Change and continuity
Sources of evidence
Historical significance
Cause and consequence
Historical interpre
❇ HISTORICAL VOCABULARY
Angles
Britons
convert
empire
inference
invasion
Kingdom
missionary
paganism
Pope
Romans
Saxons
settlement
settlers
Vikings
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
N/A
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Answer historical questions based on primary sources.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
N/A
🏁 BIG FINISH
We are going to analyse a source and answer inference questions based on the Bayeux Tapestry.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
Arthur and the Golden Rope - Joe Todd-Stanton
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