Learning objective
- To understand the importance of Viking trade and trading routes.
Success criteria
- I can recognise that Viking trade connected them
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
- Could use the Activity: Viking marketplace: support version during the Main event, which includes a suggested benefit for each item to help the children get started.
- Could be given the role of the farmer, which is the example model used on the lesson slides.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should make suggestions about how a traded item could specifically help the role of the person they are trading with.
- Could apply their knowledge of different trade routes when persuading others, showing how some goods were rare or more valuable because of where they came from.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Recognise that Viking trade routes connected them with
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Vocabulary definitions
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discover
To find something not known before.
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exchange
Giving something to someone and receiving something in return.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y5/6 (A): Vikings
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: When and why did the Vikings come to Britain?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
Lesson 3: Where were the Viking trading routes and why was trade important?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: Why are there different Viking sagas explaining the same event and what does this tell us about the Vikings?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: What were the impacts of Viking raids and settlements on local communities in Britain?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 6: What were the Vikings’ achievements and how did they impact the world?
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Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: Why are there different Viking sagas explaining the same event and what does this tell us about the Vikings?
Comparing Viking sagas and writing their own saga.
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 6: What were the Vikings’ achievements and how did they impact the world?
Creating an 'Achievement gallery' to explain the significance of the Vikings' achievements.
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: What were the impacts of Viking raids and settlements on local communities in Britain?
Investigating the impact of Viking invasion on communities in Britain.
Assessment – History Y5/6 (A): Vikings
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