Year 4 Summer 1 Topic

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Read...
Look out for these books in your classroom, in the hall or at Brierfield Library!  

Key vocabulary...

Chieftains
conflict
Lindisfarne
longship
monastery
Norsemen
raids
Scandinavia
traders
Valhalla

Fantastic facts...

  • The Vikings came from Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden and Denmark).

  • The Vikings and Anglo-Saxons were often in conflict.

  • Vikings were expert fighters and brave in battle.

  • The Vikings were skilful shipbuilders and sailors.

  • Eric the Red was one of the first European explorers of North America.

  • Vikings were pagans meaning they didn't practise any of the major world religions like Christianity or Islam.

  • Vikings believed that when thy died they would go to Valhalla.

Explore...

Learn about the Vikings through videos, quizzes and activities on the BBC Bitesize website.
The FunKids website has lots of interesting facts about Viking life. 
Watch the story of Norse mythology with the Viking Sagas from the BBC Schools Radio website.

Visit...

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Jorvik Viking Centre - York

Do...

  • Draw or paint how you imagine a Viking long boat to look.  What different materials could you use in your art work?
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  • Use some card and tin foil to create a Viking brooch, helmet or shield.

In school...

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Class Novel - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell