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.

The Viking Age Timeline lesson has a brief description of major events in the Viking age, a worksheet and an activity. Pages: 5 (including 2 answer sheets) Contents: Information Page Which Was First Questions Complete the Timeline Activity All photos, illustrations and text are original by the author. This is part of a complete unit on Vikings.

A great resource to engage and motivate students! This download includes a well organised and visually appealing information sheet, along with an A4 task sheet. The task sheet includes 20 comprehension questions, along with three challenge questions and an extension task. Perfect to help with engaging students and encouraging independent learning. Check out my shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3 & KS4, Literacy and whole school resources.

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!

A higher ability Year 7 lesson on the impact of the Vikings on Britain. Begins with a discussion of historical significance, and progresses to a card sort and a graphical representation of the significance of different impacts that the Vikings had. Was an observation lesson judged outstanding.

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.

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

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.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to the Vikings. It contains comprehensive sections on: Viking routes map (annotated); Viking Leaders and Explorers; Viking timeline; Viking places and events; Viking daily life. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). It is most suitable for children in KS2 and KS3.

This resource is to be used as an introduction to The Vikings topic. It is a colourful and fun introduction and can be adapted by teachers to suit different ability groups. The resource also includes a colourful cut and stick timeline activity which looks excellent as a front cover for workbooks/folders.

Guided reading tasks. Read some of each chapter as part of your guided reading session then allow children to finish reading the chapter independently. Follow this up with True/false questions for the chapter read then a field of white linked to a section of that chapter.

A guided reading scheme of learning linked to the book, ‘There is a Viking in my Bed’. This could be used with children from Year 4-6. It is a series of 9 lessons.

A 5 lesson sequence of learning about the Vikings. Children will learn why they came to England, what life was like for them and then make their own decisions on whether their reputation was justified.

Here are adorably fierce Viking graphics for your decorating needs. Each image is saved with a transparent background both in a black and white format and in a colored version to suit any decorating needs for your classroom, lessons, worksheets, or presentations. There are 3 different styles for both Viking men and women along with a boat for them to travel about in. Additionally, there are 15 different images of beards, hair, helmets, weapons, shields, and bodies for you and your students to explore and customize to your heart’s content (2-3 images for each category). Never fear! In addition to the black and white versions of each graphic, there are also multiple colored versions for your convenience. 23 black and white images plus 54 colored images for a whopping 77 Viking themed graphics in this product! Each image is saved as a PNG file and they are all compressed in a ZIP folder. Happy decorating!

Year 3 & 4 Topic Knowledge Organiser on the Vikings!

A lesson plan to present your students with everything they need to know about the Viking Age in general (includes STEM activities!): important characters warfare ships women food runes It includes many links towards reliables resources for : articles, audio articles several great videos 3D objects fantastic very detailed STEM activities from the Royal Society of Chemistry Enjoy your teaching!

Guided reading tasks. Each week children will read one chapter with their class teacher then complete the follow up task (Field of white) which covers vocabulary/inference/summary etc questions. Later on in the week the children will need to read some of the text themselves then answer true/false questions to confirm understanding. Please leave feedback. I am also currently completing similar tasks for the Littlest Viking.

What are artefacts?. Photographs of artefacts. What purpose they served. Quite a lot of information. Please edit as you see fit. Feedback appreciated

Miscellaneous collection of viking resources for which I claim no credit.

A power point to show ideas of the kind of instruments the Vikings might have played. We began with a class discussion as to how we might know what they played, and how would we know what they sounded like.