LKS2 Parents leaflet Summer - Mossford Green Primary School

Some of the questions we hope to answer this
term are…
Who were the Vikings?
Where did the Vikings travel and which countries did they
invade?
During this term we are hoping to enrich the
learning with…

A guest speaker from Portals to the Past
 A visit to the British Museum
What are the special features of a Viking longship?
Can you compare ancient maps with modern maps?
What is a quest? What nutrition do you need for a quest?
What is a Viking chant?
What natural materials did the Vikings use for their weapons?
Who were the Viking Gods?
What did the Vikings wear?
How did they make their clothes? Can you plan and design
making a Viking purse?
What did the Vikings eat? Can you follow a Viking recipe to
make a feast?
Do you have any experience or information that
will enrich our learning journey?
*Please let us know if you can contribute to our
learning in any way by talking to your child’s class
teacher.
You might like to join in with our learning at
home:
Mossford Green Primary
Year 3/4
Our Learning Journey is…
“Raiders and Traders”
* Non Fiction text on the Vikings.
* Reading Viking sagas.
Arrival
- What had
*Log-on to our class page on Frog and contribute to
our Viking forums.
*Independent research about Vikings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/ztyr9j6
Summer Term
happened to our
village?
- Can you write a
newspaper report
the Viking attack?
- Viking long boat
inspired
poetry
Our Viking
Society
-What are
Viking sagas?
Who is
Beowulf?
What is his
plan?
Viking Life
-What aspect of Viking life
do you want to become
expert on? E.g. beliefs;
clothes; food; death; crime;
leisure?
*Visit British museum
Go Vikings
* Watch Horrible Histories
- What will
you write in
your chronicle
on the night of
the invasion?
Write first as
the invaded
then as the
invader.
The Quest
- What is a quest?
What quests do
you know? What is
special about Odd?
Would you have
liked him as a
friend? Can you
write a character
description about
Odd?