Important note
This unit is new to Year 5 for 2024/25. Please see our History: Long-term plan for more information about recent updates to our scheme and how they may affect your school.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain where the Vikings came from and why they invaded Britain.
- Sequence events according to their significance for groups of people.
- Find evidence and make inferences from sources.
- Name Viking trade routes.
- Explain why trade routes were important to the Vikings.
- Identify the differences between Viking sagas.
- Evaluate the impact of Viking achievements.
Suggested prior learning
New for 24/25: British history 3: How hard was it to invade and settle in Britain?
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Lessons
Lesson 1: When and why did the Vikings come to Britain?
Lesson 2: Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
Lesson 3: Where did the Vikings go? How did they get there?
Lesson 4: Why are there different Viking sagas explaining the same event and what does this tell us about the Vikings?
Lesson 5: What were the impacts of Viking raids and settlements on local communities in Britain?
Lesson 6: What were the Vikings’ achievements and how did they impact the world?
Key skills
- Exploring different representations from
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Key knowledge
- To know that change
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – History Y5: Vikings
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Vocabulary: History – Year 5 Were the Vikings traders, raiders or something else?
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Long-term plan
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography: Human and physical geography, Geographical skills and fieldwork
Maths: Ratio
English: Spoken language
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British history 5: What was life like in Tudor England?
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