Lesson 1: Who were the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots?
Investigating who the Anglo-Saxons and Scots were and where they came from; identifying the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit, you might want to check that the children can recall:
Archaeologists and historians investigate artefacts to make deductions about the past.
The meaning of the words 'invade', 'conquer' and 'settle'.
Before the Romans arrived in Britain, Britons lived in tribes with leaders and there was no central system of government.
The Romans left Britain as their troops were needed to defend other parts of their empire.
Some of the changes the Romans made remained, but others fell into decline.
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