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Vikings KS2 lesson plan – What do we really know?

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Use this Vikings KS2 lesson plan to explore evidence about the Vikings. Children will think about why historians have such differing views of them.

The Vikings are an old, familiar topic. However, new evidence keeps emerging about these people and their impact, and not just on Britain.

It is a topic children are familiar with. They often bring with them a quite detailed, preexisting knowledge (however accurate or inaccurate). Starting with these preconceptions is a useful way to challenge their knowledge and understanding.

Vikings KS2 learning objectives

• Explore evidence about the Vikings
• Try to reach some conclusions about the impact the Vikings had
• Explore why historians have such differing views of the Vikings

Starter activity

Ask one child to come to the front of the class. Ask them to draw a large labelled diagram of a Viking on the whiteboard (so you can save it and use it later).

Remind them that this is not an art lesson – stick people are perfectly acceptable. Once the Viking is drawn, get the rest of the class to discuss the drawing. Use their suggestions to amend it, until you have a class ‘identikit’ Viking.

Discuss the Viking they have drawn. They will almost certainly have drawn a male warrior, with axe or sword in hand. They probably have a big beard and are wearing sandals and a horned helmet.

Show the children an image like this one . How similar, and how different, are the two images? Conclude by asking why they chose to draw a fighting warrior. This is as opposed to, say, a Viking sailor, farmer, or perhaps even a Viking woman – they did have women in Viking times!

If you prefer, you can carry out a similar activity based around Viking ships. Children will inevitably draw a Viking longboat, or fighting ship, more or less accurately. However, the Vikings had several different types of ship. This included:

• small ferries for crossing fjords
• fishing boats
• trading boats to carry goods

Both of these activities provide ammunition to challenge preconceptions about people of all kinds and beliefs – not just Vikings.

Alf Wilkinson is CPD manager for the Historical Association . He is a former head of history and ICT co-ordinator.

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The Vikings were a persistent lot… not only were they fierce warriors, but they raided the British Isles for nearly 300 years! In this KS2 Viking workshop, your school will join these mighty sailors as they explore the world by sea, always ready for battle. Using drama, you’ll discover precisely how the Vikings lived – their favourite foods, their passions, and maybe a few of their bad habits too!

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"Both classes thoroughly enjoyed the workshops - it was very relevant to their learning in class and helped them to work together through drama, producing a really good final production. The classes were well-managed throughout the process and children of all abilities were kept stimulated and involved. We will definitely be in contact for future workshops."

What the children learn...

• Explore the people in the Viking Age and their place in society
• Examine Viking gods and myths
• Express ideas and feelings through voice, movement, role play and drama

How this One Day Workshop works:

This workshop can be delivered as a one-hour, two-hour or full-day workshop depending on your class numbers and preference.

Suitable for

KS2 / P4 - 7

Pricing for this workshop ranges from £365-£450 + VAT for the full day depending on the number of classes. Please get in touch for a tailored quote.

What we need from you

A large, clear space (such as a school hall) is ideal so participating children can move around comfortably. The more information you can provide about the needs of your class the better.

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² navigation, write your own story – the vikings.

Vikings it’s time to write your saga! We will sing of your deeds in the great hall of the fathers. But remember: your actions in battle speak louder than words. Download the pdf Storymaker: http://club.creativewritingclub.co.uk/themes/the-vikings/resources-to-print-the-vikings/

⊕ Go through the steps below to create your story...

1. Who is the hero of the story...

Choose one name! Vikings sometimes had titles like Eric 'Bloodaxe' or Halgerd 'Long legs'.

2. What is the name of the baddy?

Choose one name for the baddy. You could use aliteration (Hilda the Horrible, Vidar the victorious etc)

3. Choose two locations...

• King’s Hall
• Enemy village
• Choose your own idea

4. Choose two objects to take with you on the quest...

Runes were Viking writing. (A 'runestone' is a stone with runes written on it).

4. Now zoom forward to the most exciting part of your story. Start to write from the most exciting part. The first line could be a line of dialouge.

If you are working with a partner, write one sentence each!

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Travel to Moscow and our Viking Ship

23 Sunday Sep 2018

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Moscow , Russia , Viking River Cruises

July 31st 2018 – Viking Travel to Moscow from Munich Germany.

The airports filled up a good part of the day with normal check in, security check,  2x passport control and 2x customs.  The flight was 3 hours and 20 min.

The travel from the Moscow airport to our ship was about 2 hours – not because of the distance but because the traffic was stop and go most all the way.   5 lane road in both directions – just full of cars (Most non-Russian-all the brands you would see in the US) and trucks.  A number of the drivers were looking at their cell phones.  We also viewed a large number of high rise apartment buildings that were grouped together in different areas.  Some looked rather new.

Viking is not allowed to bring its own ships to Russia.  They were required to purchase Russian ships so the lay out of the boat is different that the normal European river boat.  Vikng upgraded the amenities to their standard but the layout of the boat could not be changed, for example the stairs would not meet OHSA standards, but are what you would fined on a working ship, narrow and quite steep.

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Viking Character Description

Subject: English

Age range: 7-11

Resource type: Lesson (complete)

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A lesson on character descriptions based on The Sage of Bjorn from Literacy Shed.

Plan for a one of lesson writing a description of the main character and powerpoint to support including modelled examples.

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