The Viking Runes lesson covers the runic alphabet, uses of runes, runestones and rune casting. It includes a multiple choice worksheet, a de-code the runestone activity and a cryptic Viking message activity. Aimed at KS2 Y4-6 Pages: 7 (including 2 answer sheets) Contents: Information Page De-code the Runestone Activity Cryptic Viking Message Activity Rune Master Art Activity Multiple Choice Worksheets Answer sheets All photos, illustrations and text are original by the author. This is part of a complete unit on Vikings.

Collection of fun factsheets and worksheets to complement teaching Vikings for KS1 and KS2 History. Various aspects of Viking life are covered in the resources and the collection is aimed to cater for all abilities.

Explore the fascinating world of Norse mythology with this engaging PowerPoint lesson and accompanying activities about the Viking gods and goddesses. This resource helps pupils understand the importance of religion and mythology in Viking society. Learners will discover the roles, symbols and stories of the most famous Norse gods and goddesses, exploring how these beliefs influenced Viking culture, traditions and everyday life. Pupils will learn about deities including Odin, Thor, Loki, Freyja, Frigg, Tyr, Heimdall and Baldr, discovering their powers, responsibilities and significance within Norse mythology. This resource includes: A fully editable PowerPoint presentation exploring Viking gods and goddesses. Information about Norse mythology and Viking beliefs. Details about famous Viking gods and goddesses, including their roles, symbols and stories. Fact cards for each god and goddess to support research and independent learning. Classroom posters for each deity, perfect for displays. A “Create Your Own God or Goddess” worksheet encouraging creativity and application of knowledge. Editable Canva version included: A link to editable Canva versions of the PowerPoint, posters and activities is included with your purchase. This allows teachers to customise the resources, adapt the content, add their own activities, or tailor the materials to suit the needs of their learners.

PowerPoint and worksheets for Vikings introductory lesson. Great for the first lesson of Vikings for years 6 or 7.

Explore the Middle Ages with our Vikings Mapping Activities! Step into the incredible period in time with this engaging Vikings Map Activity and Teacher Presentation! Designed for Year 4 through to Year 7, this hands-on resource brings history and geography to life. Students will explore the homelands of the Vikings and beyond. This comprehensive resource includes: Modern and older maps to connect past and present. Interactive Mapping Tasks that encourage research and critical thinking. A focus on key geographic features like countires, and cities. A wordsearch puzzle to reinforce vocabulary and historical knowledge. A detailed Teacher Presentation to guide learning. Aligned with National Curriculum Standards and perfect for topic, geography, and history lessons, this activity fosters skills like map reading, research, and spatial awareness. It’s ideal for homeschooling, classrooms, and history enrichment programs. Engage your students with this exciting and educational journey into one of the world’s most influential periods of time! Download now and inspire a lifelong love of history and geography! ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ This resource is great for: In class learning Independent work Homework Guided reading sessions Assessment practice Reading interventions Emergency sub plans ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE

Across the areas of Viking settlement in the UK we see part of their legacy in the names of our places. In this activity the children will: 1.consider how places get their names 2.learn about elements of Viking place names 3.create place names for their own Viking settlement 4.explore your locality for evidence of Viking settlements

This KS2 history resource contains a full 10-lesson unit covering Viking and Anglo-Saxon life, raids, beliefs, and settlement in Britain. Suitable for Year 3 to Year 6, the unit includes lesson plans, activities, and PowerPoints designed to support pupils in understanding key historical events and daily life during this period. Pupils will learn about Viking longships, Norse gods, the raid on Lindisfarne, Anglo-Saxon villages, and the reasons behind Viking migration and settlement. Lessons include opportunities for role play, poetry, drawing, and group discussion. What’s included: ✔ 10 detailed lesson plans ✔ PowerPoint presentations for each lesson ✔ Differentiated worksheets and activity templates ✔ Vocabulary word banks and sentence starters ✔ Printable resources for games, quizzes, and poetry ✔ Links to child-friendly videos and websites Lesson overview / structure: ★ Lesson 1 – Who Were the Vikings? Fact-finding carousel on Viking origins, homes, food, and clothing. Includes a starter discussion and plenary quiz. ★ Lesson 2 – Viking Longships Children label and design longships, learning about keels, sails, and shields. Includes video links and drawing activity. ★ Lesson 3 – Viking Traders and Settlers Interactive trading game to understand Viking motivations for settling in England. Includes role cards and score sheets. ★ Lessons 4–5 – Lindisfarne Raid Poetry Children write poems from both Viking and monk perspectives. Includes planning templates and vocabulary support. ★ Lessons 6–7 – Anglo-Saxon Daily Life Research-based lessons with presentations or posters on Anglo-Saxon homes, jobs, food, and beliefs. ★ Lesson 8 – Viking Daily Life Research Online research task with structured fact sheets and a carousel fact swap activity. ★ Lesson 9 – Viking Gods Art and writing task focused on Odin, Thor, Freyja, and Loki. Includes fact files and drawing templates. ★ Lesson 10 – Viking Values Discussion Open-ended discussion lesson using historical thinking questions. Includes group work and whole-class debate. Why it’s useful: ✔ Fully differentiated activities for all abilities ✔ Includes creative tasks (poetry, drawing, role play) ✔ Supports historical enquiry and critical thinking ✔ Covers both Vikings and Anglo-Saxons in one unit ✔ Includes links to videos and safe research websites Suggested use cases: ✔ KS2 history topic on Vikings and Anglo-Saxons ✔ Year 3–6 classroom teaching ✔ Whole-class discussion and group work ✔ Creative writing and cross-curricular literacy ✔ End-of-topic assessment or display work Search tags: KS2 history | Vikings and Anglo-Saxons | Viking longships | Lindisfarne raid | Norse gods KS2 | Anglo-Saxon village life | Year 5 history unit | Viking poetry | outstanding Viking lesson | KS2 trading game | Viking settlement lesson | Anglo-Saxon research task | Viking gods drawing activity | KS2 history planning

A ready-to-use KS2 history resource built around a bespoke UK map of Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Roman place names—created and refined for real classroom use, as it was difficult to find a map with the right level of detail and clarity. This resource helps pupils identify patterns in place names and understand their meanings, supporting topics on settlement, invasion, and legacy. Includes: Bespoke UK map showing place name origins (Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Roman), carefully edited for clarity and classroom use Activity sheet for identifying and analysing place names SEND-friendly version included Example place names and meanings (e.g. -wich = farm, -mere = lake) Useful video links to support teaching The map has been adapted to include meaningful examples while avoiding unnecessary clutter, making it easier for pupils to spot patterns and engage in discussion. Ideal for whole-class teaching, group work, or independent learning. Designed to save planning time while supporting confident, effective teaching. Note: No PowerPoint included, but this pairs well with existing introductions to Anglo-Saxon place name suffixes.

This complete, ready-to-teach KS3 History lesson explores how Iron Age Britons, Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings shaped Britain before 1066. It is ideal for Year 7 pupils studying migration, invasion and early medieval Britain. The lesson is guided by the enquiry question “Did Britain Change Through Conflict or Connection?” Pupils investigate how different groups arrived, settled, fought, traded and lived together. This develops an accurate understanding that change was gradual and that newcomers did not simply replace the people already living in Britain. An engaging historical narrative about Boudica’s rebellion introduces conflict between Roman rulers and local communities. Pupils identify causes and consequences while considering the strengths and limitations of historical evidence. The main activity uses a custom, illustrated information sheet and comparison table. Pupils compare each group’s: Arrival and settlement Everyday life and work Power, beliefs and relationships Legacy and surviving evidence Information is deliberately presented in different orders, encouraging pupils to read carefully, select relevant evidence and organise knowledge independently. Through comparison and extended writing, pupils practise chronology, historical judgement and the second-order concepts of cause and consequence, change and continuity, similarity and difference, and significance. The lesson supports mixed-ability classes through accessible language, defined keywords, bold key information, structured prompts and sentence starters. Challenge questions provide opportunities for deeper thinking, while completed answers and a model paragraph offer instant feedback, self-assessment and clear success criteria. Resources include: Fully editable lesson PowerPoint Custom illustrated information sheets Printable comparison table Boudica historical narrative Structured extended-writing task Model answers and instant feedback Challenge and plenary activities Homework task A complete and visually engaging lesson that builds secure knowledge of Britain before 1066 while developing essential KS3 historical skills.

This is a source-based set of activities around the topic of Viking trade. Students analyse a variety of documentary and archaeological primary sources to make decisions on where the Vikings traded and the goods they traded. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World The Vikings

One complete lesson from the Little Historians Vikings unit. Big Question: Were the Vikings only raiders? A small lead weight with Arabic letters copied onto it by someone who could not read them. Pupils follow the silver from Baghdad to Lancashire and decide whether raiding is the whole story. Pupils work two sources. The class investigates a trader’s weight stamped with copied Arabic writing together on the slides, in three steps: what can you see, what does it tell us, what can it not tell us. Pupils then take the same three steps on their own in the journal, on silver from the Cuerdale Hoard. The lesson follows the Little Historians six-stage framework: Time Travellers, Big Question, Evidence Detectives, Discover, Prove It! and History Check. Learning intention: To investigate Viking trade and decide whether raiding is the whole story. WHAT IS INCLUDED Lesson plan: the unit overview plus the one-page plan for this lesson PowerPoint lesson, with a PDF copy for phones and tablets Journal pages, including the unit Knowledge Organiser Teacher answer sheet Start Here guide The Little Historians Framework, explained in full. Lesson 1 of this unit is free. Search for Little Historians Vikings free lesson. The complete eight-lesson unit is in the Little Historians shop. If this is useful in your classroom, a review would be a big help. It is how other teachers find these resources. Explore the Past. Inspire the Future.

Entire unit of work. Lessons with worksheets, printables and power points. Each lesson is planned with video links to each lesson. Planning is based around KS2 / KS3. Can be used to extend KS2 and for SEND and lower ability KS3. Can be extended to suit KS3 (Years 7,8,9) Who were the Vikings LongBoats Lindisfarne Alfred The Great Viking Runes

Lesson 1: Who Were the Vikings? Key stage 3 or 4 History A fully resourced and engaging introductory lesson to the Vikings, designed for Key stage 3 or 4 History. This lesson encourages students to go beyond stereotypes and explore the real lives of the Vikings as raiders, traders, and settlers. Lesson Focus: Question: Who were the Vikings? Challenge common Viking stereotypes. Explore where the Vikings came from and how they lived. Investigate their reputation as both fearsome raiders and skilled farmers, traders, and craftsmen. Activities & Resources: Time line task to place the Vikings in context. Source analysis of maps, pictures, and accounts. Class discussion and group work with differentiated worksheets. Fully resourced Power Point(ready to teach) Differentiated worksheets & source pack Clear learning objectives and success criteria A mix of activities to engage, challenge and support all learners This lesson makes an ideal first lesson in a Vikings scheme of work, but also works well as a stand-alone lesson into Viking life and identity.

This is the fourth in a series of lessons on Vikings. This fourth lesson explores the main features of Norse Mythology, answering questions like: Who are the main norse gods and goddesses? What did the Vikings believe in? How did they worship? What role did religion play in everyday Viking life? Included are starter activities and revision activities as well as two worksheet activities. The culminating task is a paragraph response. A very visual presentation that can be used alongside other resources easily. Includes worksheets for activities inside the PowerPoint. Included: 1 PowerPoint presentation with over 30 slides 2 PDF worksheets to match activities . Australian Curriculum - Stage 4 - Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World - Topic 4a: The Vikings (c. AD 790 – c. 1066) Syllabus dot points covered The way of life in Viking society (social, cultural, economic and political features) and the roles and relationships of different groups in society (ACDSEH007) -using a range of sources, eg the Viking sagas, outline key social, cultural, economic and political features of Viking society . Historical skills covered HT4-3 --> describes and assesses the motives and actions of past individuals and groups in the context of past societies HT4-8 --> locates, selects and organises information from sources to develop an historical inquiry HT4-9 --> uses a range of historical terms and concepts when communicating an understanding of the past . If you have any questions about this product or using this product, we are continuously seeking to improve the quality of our materials. Every effort has been made to make this unit error-free. Should you find any errors, please contact us via email at mrmsmohistory@gmail.com and we will ensure that you receive a corrected copy. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. . Keywords: Vikings, history, Stage 4, Australian Curriculum, Middle Ages, Scandinavia, Year 7, Year 8, PowerPoint, Yggdrasil, Valhalla, Hel, realms, sacrifice, gods, goddesses, deities, religion, Norse, mythology, Christainity, Thor, Odin, Freyja, Freyr, Frigg, Heimdall, Tyr, Loki, Valkyries, Muspelheim, Niflheim, Asgard, Vanaheim, Ragnarok, creation story.

Overview of the Unit: Lesson 1: Engage Through Drama Kick off the unit with playscripts and hot seating to spark interest and immerse pupils in the Viking topic. Lessons 2–4: Master Relative and Embedded Clauses Build technical skills by focusing on relative clauses and embedded clauses using dashes. Scaffolded tasks include identifying, practicing, and applying these skills to descriptive paragraphs about the Vikings. Lesson 5: Expanded Noun Phrases and Prepositional Phrases Teach pupils to add detail and precision to their writing by crafting vivid sentences about Viking roles and lifestyle. Lesson 6: Ad Same Ad Sentence Structure Introduce Allan Peat’s Ad Same Ad sentences to help students create impactful, descriptive sentences. Lesson 7: Describing Viking Clothing Apply learned skills to describe Viking clothing and settlements, blending expanded noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and Ad Same Ad sentences. Lessons 8–10: Using Formal Language Guide students to write formally, using generalizers and precise vocabulary, while practicing formal sentence construction. Lesson 9: Plan the Report Pupils organize their ideas under clear subheadings, ensuring all features—relative clauses, formal language, expanded phrases—are included. Lessons 10–12: Writing the Non-Chronological Report Over three lessons, pupils draft their reports, working to different ability levels with sentence starters, scaffolds, and modeled examples. Lesson 13: Publish with Style Pupils polish their work, adding illustrations and neat formatting to create a final report ready for display or assessment. Key Features: Fully differentiated tasks to support lower ability, age-related, and greater depth learners. Focus on grammar skills: relative clauses, embedded clauses, expanded noun phrases, and formal language. Engaging activities including hot seating, sentence crafting, and publishing with illustrations. Scaffolds, WAGOLLs, and success criteria provided for every step. Perfect for cross-curricular links with history or thematic units on the Vikings. Why Teachers Love It: Saves time with ready-to-teach lesson plans and resources. Encourages creativity alongside rigorous grammar skills. Supports writing progression with clear success criteria and scaffolded tasks. Engages learners with a high-interest topic and varied teaching methods. What’s Included: 13 detailed lesson plans with objectives, activities, and differentiation. WAGOLL examples for each skill. Printable planning templates, worksheets, and success criteria. Editable resources for tailoring to your class.

The Vikings Display board pack. Contains everything you need to decorate your display board for this popular topic. 44 pages in .pdf format (the display posters are NOT editable but do contact me if you want something adding or changing). Included in the resource: The Vikings header. A4, but can be printed as A3 to make it bigger, just adjust the settings on the printing page. 7 Vikings posters with short descriptions (Viking warrior, merchant, Viking woman, longhouse, long boat, arms and armour, weaving). A4 Vikings photos - a collection of 11 A4 real life photos to add to the display. Vikings timeline - 10 A4 posters featuring the main events of the Viking era. Can be printed in a smaller format by choosing the "Multiple" option on the printing page. Vikings KWL chart - A4 (for display or as an individual activity) Vikings keywords - 2 keywords with borders per page of A4. An extra border provided if you want to write your own. Vikings word mat with main keywords for the topic. Save yourself hours of work by purchasing the ready made display, just print, laminate for durability and enjoy teaching the topic!

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Explore the famous Viking raids that shaped early medieval history with this engaging PowerPoint lesson and supporting differentiated activity. This resource helps pupils understand why the Vikings carried out raids, where they travelled and how these attacks affected the people and places they encountered. Pupils will explore famous Viking raids, including their attacks on monasteries and settlements, while developing an understanding of the impact these events had on Britain and beyond. This resource includes: A fully editable PowerPoint presentation exploring Viking raids and raiding. Information about why Vikings carried out raids. Details about Viking ships, weapons and tactics. Exploration of Viking attacks on monasteries and settlements. Information about the impact of Viking raids on local communities. A differentiated complete the text worksheet to support understanding and recall. Editable Canva version included: A link to editable Canva versions of the PowerPoint and differentiated worksheet is included with your purchase. This allows teachers to customise the resources, adapt the content, add their own activities, or tailor the materials to suit the needs of their learners.

This free PDF unit overview outlines a 6-lesson cross-curricular humanities scheme exploring Norse mythology, Viking beliefs, and creative storytelling. Ideal for teachers planning KS2 or lower KS3 lessons (ages 9–13), it includes clear weekly learning objectives, creative outcomes, curriculum links, and differentiation suggestions. What’s Included: 1-page unit plan with lesson titles and outcomes Overview of skills covered across History, RE, English, Geography, and PSHE Suggestions for differentiation and inclusive task formats Ideas for creative assessment and student choice Lesson Titles: What Is Norse Mythology? – Map and storytelling traditions From Ice & Fire – Norse creation myth and sacrifice Yggdrasil & The Nine Worlds – Symbolism and human values Meet the Gods, Goddesses & Giants – Viking characters and virtues Valhalla – Bravery, grief, and belief in the afterlife Ragnarök – Endings, rebirth, and myth writing Main Subject: Humanities – cross-curricular with English, RE, PSHE, and Geography Use this overview to structure a full unit, build a cross-curricular project, or guide your planning before purchasing the complete lesson pack. If this overview supports your planning, please leave a review! Your feedback helps other teachers discover creative and thoughtful resources.