Were the Vikings Raiders, Traders or Settlers?
Year 4
Unit Overview
Extending their understanding of different societies, children learn about the Vikings. They develop their chronological understanding and learn about the struggle for Britain between the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. Using new types of sources and historical enquiry techniques, pupils investigate whether the Vikings were raiders, traders or settlers.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
Who were the Vikings and why did the come to Britain? - To explain when and why the Vikings came to Britain.
What do we know about the Vikings? - To evaluate the validity of a source.
How did the Vikings travel? - To explore the features of Viking longboats.
Were the Vikings raiders or traders? - To examine why trading was important to the Vikings.
What were the consequences of the Anglo-Saxon and Vikings' struggle for Britain? - To extract and interpret information from many sources.
What was Viking life in Britain like? -
❇ SUBSTANTIVE CONCEPTS
Power (monarchy, government and empire)
Invasion
Settlement and migration
Civilisation (social and cultural)
Tax and trade
Beliefs
Achievements and follies of mankind
❇ DISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS
Change and continuity
Similarities and differences
Sources of evidence
Historical interpretations
❇ HISTORICAL VOCABULARY
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
balanced
bias
cause
consequence
Danelaw
event
longboat
one-sided
perspective
Viking
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🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
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🏁 BIG FINISH
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