Invaders & Settlers: The Vikings

This lesson is designed as an KS3 introductory module called ‘Invaders and Settlers AD43 - 1066’. It provides an overview of the Viking invasions and their impact on Anglo Saxon England. There is also a focus on the decline and rise again of towns and education, which is a theme which is returned to in other KS3 modules on medieval towns and industrialisation 1750 - 1900. The tasks and activities included in this module are suitable for the full range of ability at KS3 and are designed as a bridge or transition from KS2. One of the activities is on the origin of place names and makes a nice rounding off activity for the theme invaders and settlers, before starting the Norman Conquest.

The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: Why was England invaded and settled from 40 AD to 1066?
Know: Who were the Vikings and why did they come to Britain?
Understand: : How did Alfred the Great defeat the Vikings?
Evaluate: What impact did the Vikings invasions have on Britain?
Skills: Cause, Consequence, Evaluation and Judgement

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Who were the Vikings and why did they come to Britain?
Explain: How did Alfred the Great defeat the Vikings?
Analyse: What impact did the Vikings invasions have on Britain?

When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a twenty five slide PowerPoint Presentation which includes starters, plenaries and a range of interactive resources and activities. These include a snowballing stater, buzz , information slides, the origin of place names, summary tasks, Venn diagrams and links to video clips on the Vikings and their impact on Anglo Saxon England. Everything you need to photocopy is include in the PP> You will need access to You Tube in order to access the video clips.

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Roy