British history 3: What changed in Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion?

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Teacher video: What changed in Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion?

Lessons

Lesson 1: Who were the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots?

  • To evaluate the causes and consequences of the Anglo-Saxon and Scot invasions of Britain.

Lesson 2: What did Anglo-Saxon settlements look like?

  • To identify change and continuity in Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon settlements.

Lesson 3: What does Sutton Hoo tell us about Anglo-Saxon life?

  • To explore Anglo-Saxon beliefs by making inferences about Sutton Hoo.

Lesson 4: How did Christianity arrive in Britain?

  • To identify how Christianity spread in Britain in the Anglo-Saxon period.

Lesson 5: Was King Alfred really ‘Great’?

  • To explore bias by evaluating sources about Alfred the Great.

Lesson 6: How did Anglo-Saxon rule end?

  • To evaluate how and why Anglo-Saxon rule ended.

Key skills

  • Sequencing events
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Key knowledge

  •  To know that significant
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Key vocabulary

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change (Y1)

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Knowledge organiser – History Y4: What changed in Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion?

Aimed at pupils, a double page document that gives key facts and definitions from the unit 'What changed in Britain…

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Vocabulary display – History Y4: What changed in Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion?

A display version of the key vocabulary from the 'How hard was it to invade and settle in Britain?' unit.

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