What's included in The Vikings History at Home resource and why is it useful?

The Vikings History at Home is a one-page activity sheet to send home to parents and carers at the start of the topic. It includes what children will be learning, great conversation starters, ideas to try at home, famous figures to explore and places to find out more, covering who the Vikings were, why they invaded Britain and the impact they left.

What's on the sheet?

Learning: who the Vikings were and why they invaded Britain, the attack on Lindisfarne, life in Viking Britain, how Alfred the Great unified England and the impact the Vikings left on language, place names, culture and traditions.

Conversation starters: questions such as "Why do you think the Vikings came to Britain?" and "What Viking words or traditions might we still use today?"

Ideas to try at home: tracing Viking journeys on a map, designing a shield, writing your name in runes and baking Viking bread.

Famous figures: Alfred the Great, Erik the Red, Freydís Eiríksdóttir and David Olusoga, with dates and a line on each.

Books and websites: Viking Voyagers by Jack Tite, BBC Bitesize and the Jorvik Viking Centre website.

How do our History at Home resources work?

Our History at Home resources sit alongside our history scheme. Send them home to parents and carers at the start of each topic to promote learning at home without it being a taxing homework-style resource. They also help parents build their own knowledge of the topic, so they can connect with what their child is learning in school.

Teach the full unit with our six Vikings lessons.