Were the Vikings Raiders, Traders or something else?

Year 5

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

SUBSTANTIVE CONCEPTS


DISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS


HISTORICAL VOCABULARY

MEMORABLE MOMENT

N/A


️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

Newspaper report

🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

N/A

🏁 BIG FINISH

We are going to imagine we have time travelled from Viking Britain to modern Britain. Write a short newspaper report describing why you came to Britain,  how you settled in Britain etc.

📖 FOCUS TEXT(S) 

The Last Viking - Terry Deary

Knowledge Organiser