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This unit is new to Year 5 for 2024/25. Please see our History: Long-term plan for more information.
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
British history 3: What changed in Britain after the Anglo-Saxon invasion?
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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 did the Vikings go? How did they get there?
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
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – History Y5: Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the unit 'Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something…
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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*New* British history 5: What was life like in Tudor England?
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