Lesson 3: What does Sutton Hoo tell us about Anglo-Saxon life?
Making deductions about the Sutton Hoo burial site and the artefacts found there; considering who was buried at Sutton Hoo and what Sutton Hoo suggests about Anglo-Saxon beliefs.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Arrange the children in pairs and display the Presentation: Sort it out.
Ask the pairs to discuss how to sort the words into the correct part of the Venn diagram.
As a class, decide where the words belong. Place them on the Venn diagram, then reveal the correct answers
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In this unit
Assessment – History Y4: What changed in Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion?Lesson 1: Who were the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots?Lesson 2: What did Anglo-Saxon settlements look like?Lesson 4: How did Christianity arrive in Britain?Lesson 5: Was King Alfred really ‘Great’?Lesson 6: How did Anglo-Saxon rule end?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 1 July 2026
