Home Learning – Year 4 T2: The Anglo Saxons
This is the home learning activity sheet for Term 2. We would like your
child to complete all of the essential activities and complete 4 tasks from
the topic-based list during the whole term, or surprise us with something
else related to our topic and learning in class! We will celebrate the
children’s achievements and activities in class throughout the term.
RE: Research the Anglo Saxons’ Gods and beliefs – you could make a poster about a Pagan festival or a fact sheet.
History: Research the Anglo Saxons. E.g. What happened to England when the Anglo Saxons arrived? Where did
they come from and how did they develop and change once they settled in England? Who ruled them?
Art: Draw/paint a picture of something from the Anglo Saxons time e.g. an Anglo Saxon banquet, boat, village
or funeral. Create a helmet or some Anglo Saxon armour! Try weaving or dying, using the Anglo Saxon method.
Science: Research different potions and products used by the Anglo Saxons. E.g. dye, medicine. Could you
ESSENTIAL
create any?!
Maths: Create some word problems for Anglo Saxon Children.
English: Write a secret message in Anglo Saxon Runes. Write a diary entry from someone in a British village or
town which is taken over by the Anglo Saxons. Write an advert for an Anglo Saxon job e.g. a blacksmith, weaver.
Write an Anglo Saxon Poem e.g. a kenning. Imagine you have come to England as an Anglo Saxon invader,
write a letter home to your family.
DT: Design and label an outfit for an Anglo Saxon fighter, villager or slave. Design and create an outdoor or
board game. Make a 3D model of an item from Anglo Saxons times e.g. a shield, a brooch, a village. Find an
Anglo Saxon recipe and get cooking!
Geography: On a map of the UK (or draw your own), label the different names or cities, towns and areas from
the Anglo Saxon period.
Music: Research an Anglo Saxon song or dance.
You could write about it, draw a picture, perform for us or use
film and photography to show and document your
performance.
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Reading every day, including
weekends for 10-15 minutes,
preferably with an adult.
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Spelling practice at least three
times per week for 5-10 minutes.
Times table practice each week at
home.
Please note: Additional English and
Maths homework may be set, when
additional support or consolidation is
required. This will not be a weekly
expectation.
Useful Websites:
Activities, information and games:
http://www.wartgames.com/themes/ancient/anglosaxons.html
BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zxsbcdm
Runes: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/disciplines/english/beowulf/rune.htm
Village: http://www.pastexplorers.org.uk/village/
Anglo Saxon Board Game: http://www.irt.org/games/js/hnefat/index.htm