The Vikings - Year 4 Reading (1 week unit)

This one-week Year 4 reading unit immerses pupils in the world of the Vikings, blending historical content with essential reading comprehension skills. Over the course of the unit, pupils explore key aspects of Viking life, culture, and mythology through carefully selected texts that encourage critical thinking and comprehension development. The unit covers a range of key skills:

Vocabulary: Pupils will explore and define Viking-related words, expanding their vocabulary through context and discussion.

Inference: Pupils will make inferences about Viking characters and events, using clues from the text to understand deeper meanings.

Prediction: Based on clues from the texts, pupils will make predictions about what might happen next in a Viking story or historical event.

Explain: Pupils will practise explaining their ideas clearly, providing evidence from the text to support their answers.

Retrieve: Pupils will focus on retrieving specific details from texts, honing their ability to find and extract relevant information.

Summarise: At the end of the unit, pupils will summarise key information from the texts, consolidating their understanding of Viking life.

The unit is designed to foster both engagement and historical understanding, with a mix of discussion, individual reading, and group activities that align with Year 4 reading comprehension objectives. By the end of the week, pupils will have gained a deeper understanding of the Vikings and strengthened their ability to analyse, interpret, and communicate their thoughts on historical texts.