Learning objective
- To recognise the causes and consequences of the Anglo-Saxon and Scot invasions of Britain.
Success criteria
- I can explain why the Anglo-Saxons and Scots
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National curriculum
History
Pupils should:
- Continue to develop
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, you might want to check that the children can recall: Archaeologists and historians investigate artefacts to make deductions about the past. The meaning of the words ‘invade’, ‘conquer’ and ‘settle’. Before the Romans arrived in Britain, Britons lived in tribes with leaders and there was no central system of government. The…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: Question words in the Attention grabber; could use the Activity: Cause and consequence: support version and the Activity: Cause and consequence clauses in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could evaluate and rank the different reasons for the Anglo-Saxon and Scots invasions of Britain; could explain how some events can be both a cause and a consequence and provide examples.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining the causes and
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Vocabulary definitions
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Angles
A group of people from Southern Denmark.
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Britons
Celtic people who lived in Britain from the Iron Age.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3/4 (A): Change after the Anglo-Saxon invasion
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Who were the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What did Anglo-Saxon settlements look like?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: What does Sutton Hoo tell us about Anglo-Saxon life?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: How did Christianity arrive in Britain?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Was King Alfred really great?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: How did Anglo-Saxon rule end?
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: How did Christianity arrive in Britain?
Discovering Anglo-Saxon and Scottish beliefs; conducting an interview about one of the Christian missionaries.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: How did Anglo-Saxon rule end?
Learning about the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and investigating the claims of the contenders...
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What did Anglo-Saxon settlements look like?
Comparing Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon houses and settlements; discovering building techniques from the past.
Y3/4 (A): 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...
