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Mastery of the Seas: The Longship

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Explain how the clinker-built design helped Vikings travel fast on rivers and rough seas. Compare the Langskip (warship) with the Knarr (trading ship) and their different uses. Describe how Vikings navigated using sun compasses and landmarks. Understand the teamwork and physical strength needed to row a longship.
Who Were the Vikings?Quick View
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Who Were the Vikings?

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Identify the Scandinavian countries where the Vikings came from. Plot key events on a timeline from the first raid to the end of the Viking Age. Examine evidence of longhouses to understand how Viking families lived.
Gods and Norse MythologyQuick View
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Gods and Norse Mythology

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Describe the main Viking gods and their roles. Explain the story of Yggdrasil and the Nine Realms. Understand why Valhalla was so important to Viking warriors. Identify how Viking gods influence the days of the week.
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Viking Clothes and Jewellery

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Discover how Vikings made woollen and linen textiles using drop spindles and looms. Identify key garments like tunics, trousers, and apron dresses. Investigate silver jewellery and tortoise brooches as status symbols. Explore natural dyes and metalwork techniques used for decoration
Diet, Farming and FeastingQuick View
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Diet, Farming and Feasting

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Identify seasonal food sources like preserved fish and dairy, and understand why farming was crucial to Viking settlements. Explore traditional cooking methods using iron cauldrons and clay ovens, comparing daily meals to special feasts. Examine utensils like wooden bowls and drinking horns, linking their craftsmanship to Viking metalwork skills.
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Old Norse and the Futhark Alphabet

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Discover the Younger Futhark alphabet and how runes were carved into stone and wood. Investigate Old Norse words that we still use in Scots today. Decode simple runic inscriptions to learn about Viking history and gods. Write our own names using runes to compare them with our modern alphabet.
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The Battle of Largs

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Discover why King Haakon of Norway invaded Scotland in 1263. Investigate how the weather and the Clyde coast changed history. Explore the outcome of the Battle of Largs and the Treaty of Perth. Understand how life in Scotland changed after the Vikings left.
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Labour, Society and Economy

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The different jobs Vikings did, like blacksmiths and weavers. How women and men had different roles on the farmstead. How Vikings bought and sold things using silver instead of coins. Why Vikings stopped raiding and started trading more.
Leisure, Games and HobbiesQuick View
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Leisure, Games and Hobbies

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Master the rules of Hnefatafl, a game of attack and defence. Compare winter sports like skiing with modern activities. Investigate storytelling and music at community feasts. Discuss how sports helped train Vikings for combat.
The VikingsQuick View
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The Vikings

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Find a whole unit of lessons about the Vikings for KS1/KS2. Bundle includes: Who were the Vikings? Viking Society Vikings in Scandinavia Viking Myths and Legends Viking Clothes and Jewellery The Battle or Largs Old Norse Language and the Futhark Alphabet Mastery of the Sea: The Longship Leisure, Games and Hobbies Labour, Society and Economy Gods and Goddesses - Norse Mythology Diet, Farming and Feasting. Total price before bundle: £20.40 Bundle Price: £10.70 **Save 48% on bundle!! **
Viking Myths and LegendsQuick View
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Viking Myths and Legends

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This PowerPoint presentation focuses on the myths and legends of the Vikings rather than just the Norse Gods and Goddesses. Name different mythical creatures from Viking legends and describe what these creatures looked like and where they lived. Explain how stories about them were used to explain nature.
Vikings in ScandinaviaQuick View
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Vikings in Scandinavia

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Find out about what life was like in Scandinavia for the Vikings. It includes elements of climate, landscape, timeline, where Scandinavia is, jobs and homes.
Viking SocietyQuick View
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Viking Society

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This powerpoint looks into the three classes during the Viking times, Jarls, Karls and Thralls. Along with, political and societal aspects of the Viking Time Period. Included: The 3 classes - Jarls, Karls and Thralls and the social pyramid Crime and punishment Daily life for men, women and children
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Library Posters

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Posters to be used in a library or classroom. Famous quotes by famous people from around the world to do with reading and literature.
All about FruitQuick View
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All about Fruit

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A booklet for Early Level all about favourite fruits. Includes: Title page Fruit tasting options Fruit tracing words Fruit writing words Dot to dot fruits
End of Term AwardsQuick View
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End of Term Awards

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This pack includes: Voting spreadsheet to finalise the winners of each award Voting sheets for the class to vote for their peer. A PowerPoint with fully editable awards to suit your class. There are a total of 19 awards on the PowerPoint already. Great for an end of term bit of fun!
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Creating a Character

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Detailed creating a character worksheet based for creative writing 3 pages of written work (questions, this or that, survey etc) page for drawing the character based at ages 8+