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Traders and Raiders

Who’s that waving axes and brandishing swords? It’s the Saxons invading Britain’s shores! During this half term, we’ll start by making sturdy boats to sail the ocean’s fearsome waves. We’ll write reports as an onlooker who witnessed the Saxons’ landing, and we’ll find out about key dates. Using online maps, we’ll plot the location of Roman shore forts and draw our own sketch maps. We’ll make models of Saxon weaponry, homes and jewellery and carefully carve runes using clay tools. When we learn about the Legend of King Arthur, we’ll retell the story, and write character portraits about Alfred the Great. We’ll write poems praising King Olaf, making sure they are complimentary, and learn about the everyday lives of the Saxons and Vikings. Using maps, we’ll identify the places where the invaders came from and locate viking invasion sites. We’ll research Viking beliefs and take part in a scrumptious Viking feast.

Entry Point - Saxon Boats

Testing our Saxon boats

KL grid

Printing shield designs

Home learning

Useful Information:

Saxons

BBC Bitesize - Anglo Saxons This site includes some great information, images and videos to provide a comprehensive overview of the Anglo-Saxons. The videos include information about Saxon life, why the Anglo-Saxons came to Britain and Alfred the Great.

Britons, Saxons, Scots & Picts – Early British Kingdoms for Kids A great site written for children, covering just about everything you need to know about the Saxons. It covers many topics including King Arthur, people, kings, places to live, religion and clothing.

Sutton Hoo and Europe, AD 300-1100 – The British Museum A great resource featuring images of objects found during the Sutton Hoo excavation. Includes images of weaponry, such as a sword, shield and the famous helmet.

History Cookbook – Cookit! Information about how food was produced, preserved and cooked.

Anglo-Saxon house – a reconstruction – YouTube This six-minute video explains techniques used to build a Saxon house.

Vikings

Vikings – BBC Bitesize This site is full of facts, images and videos and provides a brilliant overview of the Vikings. The videos cover a vast array of topics including where Vikings came from, everyday life, longboats and gods.

Viking Food – BBC History Text with pictures describing what food Vikings used to eat on typical days and feast nights, suitable for teachers.

Viking Sagas – BBC School Radio A set of animated mini Viking sagas about the gods Odin, Freya and Thor, lasting approximately five minutes each.

Fun Facts on Viking Gods – Kids Fun Facts Fifteen facts about legendary Viking gods.

Shore Forts

Saxon Shore Forts An interactive resource, which allows you to zoom in on the forts.

King Arthur

The Search for King Arthur – National Geographic This three-minute video summarises the legend of King Arthur. NOTE: Some fighting scenes are included.

The Legend of King Arthur, by Bishop Thomas Percy (Editor) – University of Rochester A copy of the poem.

Alfred The Great

Middle Ages – Alfred the Great – Ducksters A biography written for children about the King.

Alfred the Great – Royal Berkshire History for Kids A short summary of Alfred the Great’s life.

Traders and Raiders

Entry Point - Saxon Boats

Testing our Saxon boats

KL grid

Printing shield designs

Home learning

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