Learning objective

  • To make inferences about who was buried at Sutton Hoo and Anglo-Saxon beliefs.

Success criteria

  • I can make deductions by investigating
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National curriculum

History

The National curriculum

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Sort it out.  In pairs, ask the children to discuss how they would sort the words relating to Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon houses and settlements into the correct part of the Venn diagram. As a class, decide where the words should be dragged on the Venn diagram before revealing the correct anwers.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could be assigned an easier role (e.g.Instigator) in the group discussion; could use the Resource: Artefacts dictionary when investigating their artefact. 

Pupils working at greater depth:

Could be assigned a trickier role (e.g. Unblocker) in the group discussion; could justify their deductions; could consider what Sutton Hoo suggests about Anglo-Saxon beliefs. 

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: making deductions about artefacts;

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Vocabulary definitions

  • archaeological find

    The discovery of human remains or artefacts of archaeological interest.

  • burial mound

    An ancient burial ground covered with earth.

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