Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain how the Britons felt when the Romans left Britain.
- Suggest reasons for the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain.
- Name the key features of Anglo-Saxon settlements.
- Identify changes and continuities in settlements from prehistoric Britain.
- Make inferences about artefacts.
- Describe how Anglo-Saxon beliefs changed.
- Explain how missionaries spread Christianity.
- Explain the threat the Vikings posed to the Anglo-Saxons.
- Identify the qualities needed to be a monarch in 1066.
Suggested prior learning
British history 2: Why did the Romans settle in Britain?
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Who were the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots?
Lesson 2: How did the Anglo-Saxons settle in Britain?
Lesson 3: What does Sutton Hoo tell us about Anglo-Saxon life?
Lesson 4: How did Christianity arrive in Britain?
Lesson 5: Was King Alfred really great?
Lesson 6: How did Anglo-Saxon rule end?
Key skills
- Sequencing events
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- To know that significant
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Key vocabulary
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Assessment – History LKS2: How hard was it to settle in Britain?
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