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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain where the Vikings came from and why they invaded Britain.
- Sequence events according to their significance for groups of people.
- Find evidence and make inferences from sources.
- Name Viking trade routes.
- Explain why trade routes were important to the Vikings.
- Identify the differences between Viking sagas.
- Evaluate the impact of Viking achievements.
Suggested prior learning
How did the achievements of the ancient Maya impact their society and beyond?
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Lessons
Lesson 1: When and why did the Vikings come to Britain?
Lesson 2: Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
Lesson 3: Where were the Viking trading routes and why was trade important?
Lesson 4: Why are there different Viking sagas explaining the same event and what does this tell us about the Vikings?
Lesson 5: What were the impacts of Viking raids and settlements on local communities in Britain?
Lesson 6: What were the Vikings’ achievements and how did they impact the world?
Optional Remembrance lesson: Who contributed to the war effort?
Key skills
- Putting dates in the
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Key knowledge
- To understand
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Key vocabulary
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trade route
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Glue sticks ×30
- Flipchart pens ×30
- A3 paper ×8
- A3 card ×8
- Paper ×30
- Sugar paper ×15
- Colouring pencils
- Atlases ×8
- Dice ×8
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Three counters
×8 -
Five boxes
×1 - A Viking-related item for each group (a toy ship, a grape, a compass, a piece of wool and a toy sword or shield) ×8
- Video-editing software, such as WeVideo or iMovie ×1
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Audio playback devices
×8 - Laptops/tablets ×8
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Knowledge organiser – History Y5: Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
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Vocabulary display – History Y5: Were the Vikings traders, raiders or something else?
A display version of the key vocabulary from the 'Were the Vikings traders, raiders or something else?' unit.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography: Human and physical geography, Geographical skills and fieldwork
Maths: Ratio
English: Spoken language
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