Introduction to the Anglo-Saxons - Double Lesson!

In this engaging lesson, children are provided with an introductory understanding of the Anglo-Saxons, through learning:
-who the Anglo-Saxons were and when they lived;
-how they invaded and inhabited England;
-the names and basic features of the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge harvesting - gauging what children already know about the Anglo-Saxon era, and gathering what else they would like to know;
-Answering recall questions based upon the areas of history that they have learnt previously that are pertinent to this topic;
-Defining who the Anglo-Saxons were and when they lived;
-Watching an informative video providing some of the basic facts about Anglo-Saxon life, and then answering questions to show their understanding;
-Learning about how they invaded England, and after much fighting split the land into seven kingdoms;
-Completing a map-based activity to show where the kingdoms were and who lived there;
-Completing plenary activities to demonstrate their understanding of each of the concepts learnt in the lesson;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.

Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (around 20 slides), the map template (in both Word and PDF) and the hyperlink to the video.

In the past, I have used this lesson with children in upper KS2 (years 5 and 6) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.