Planning

Traders and Raiders!

The raiders aspect focuses on the History of the Anglo-Saxon struggle against the Vikings. The pupils will learn about the impact the Viking raids had on Britain. They will learn all about how they were fearsome warriors, but also how they were effecive farmers and sailed across from scandanavia to find more land. They will learn about the English King - Alfred the Great and his many battles with the Vikings. They will also find out about how the Vikings settled in parts of England - called Danelaw - and the impact they had on the country we live in. 

As well as being well known for their terrifying raids, the Vikings were also very effective traders. In their Geography studies, they will conduct map work, showing the trade links of the Vikings. Then, they will look at the importance of trade in modern day Britain, learning the terms import and export. Pupils will track the journey of different imports into Great Britain and learn about the importance of fair trade. 

In Art, they will create some vibrant art through use of colour and collage techniques. Pupils will look at the importance of line when creating work and experiment with creating value with a range of pencil techniques and look at how to create a range of shades and tints. Using this techniques, the children will create relief prints of Viking runes. Finally, each pupil will choose appropriate paint, paper and implements to adapt and extend their work and Manipulate and experiment with the elements of line, tone pattern, texture, form, space, colour and shape. Their final piece will be inspired by the rough seas the Vikings travelled across in their mighty longboats. In Design and Technology, it is food technology. They will look at a classic Viking recipe for bread and then design and make some of their own. 

In Computing, they will learn all about how to create their own web page centred around the Anglo-Saxon and Viking struggle. Also, they will learn some of the basics for excel spreadsheets to record the imports and exports of Viking trade. 

For Science, the children will learn about forces. As well as friction, they will learn how the Viking longboats travelled across the water through their studies on water resistance and air resistance.