Class 3 Homework
Autumn Term 2014
This term we are giving you a menu of Viking homework activities. Over the term, you
must choose at least two options from each category. If the option is underlined, you will
be given two weeks to complete this task, otherwise for other tasks, we would expect
these on a weekly basis.
Please look at the back for top tips to help you.
Category 1: Writing
1. Write a Viking saga
3. Write a short Viking play
2. Write a recipe for a raid
4. Write a fact page about a
Viking topic (e.g. travel, lifestyle,
communication)
Category 2: Knowledge and Understanding
5. Research Sutton Hoo
7. Identify locations of Viking
settlements using a map
6. Research the Jorvik Centre in
preparation for our trip in November.
8. Research the Viking Gods
Category 3: Art and Design
9. Design a Viking board game
11. Make a Viking collage
10. Make a model of a Viking longhouse
12. Draw or paint a picture of a
Viking God
Category 4: Maths
13. Time yourself
15. Find objects longer/shorter
than a metre
14. Record the weight of different foods
around your kitchen
16. 2D ID
Parents
We would like homework to be handed in on a Thursday so that it can be checked by an
adult in class. We will be keeping a record of when your child hands in homework so that
we know they are consistently doing their homework every week. They will be given their
Homework Book back on a Friday in order to complete their homework for the following
week. We would like to emphasise that the work is to be done at a suitable level to your
child’s year group and attainment level. Thank you.
Viking Saga
The Vikings used to tell long adventure stories
called sagas. Remember, we’re talking about
people who lived many, many years before
televisions and computers were invented, so sagas
would have been a great way of entertaining each
other.
Do you think you could write a Viking saga? An
exciting story of adventure, battle or love perhaps?
Recipe for a Raid
You will need:
20 angry Vikings
1 longboat
1 monastery
Several peaceful Anglo--‐Saxon monks
A selection of weapons
1. Make all Vikings board the longboat
2. …
Can you write your own ‘Recipe for a Raid’?
Research Tasks
Children can use books or the internet (with
support) to research these topics further. A
comment from parent or child, or some notes to
show what has been learnt, would be appropriate to
hand in.
Viking Collage
Think about an interesting Viking scene –
here are some ideas to help you:

A longboat on a stormy sea

A Viking farm

A Viking raid!
A great place to start is
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/
Jorvik Trip Research
A Longhouse Model
We will be visiting Jorvik and York Dig in November
to further our understanding of the topic. It would be
of interest to you to have a look at their websites
before we visit!
Think about the features of a longhouse (the fire in
the middle, a thatched roof, benches with animal
skins) and try to create a miniature version. Choose
your materials carefully!
http://jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/
http://www.digyork.com/
Time Yourself
How long does it take you to do different things?
Brush your teeth/eat breakfast/get to school/have a
shower/clean your room/do 10 star jumps/hop
around the garden etc.
What can you do in two minutes?
Try lots of different things!
Record the Weight of Food
Record the weight of different foods you have in
your kitchen. Which are in kilograms (kg) and which
are in grams (g)? Choose 5 packs and order them
from lightest to heaviest. Are the big packs always
heaviest? Are the small packs always lightest? Are
there any units that you are not familiar with?
Objects Longer/Shorter than a Metre
2D ID
At home find five items that are shorter and five
items that are longer than a metre. Order the objects
according to their length.
On walks, drives or at home, spot and name any 2D
shapes that you see (e.g. road signs = triangle,
window = square). Draw or photograph them, then
label them with any properties that you know.