Romans, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings Lessons
Lesson Plans
Romans, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings lessons and exemplars
Please note: these lessons were produced as part of the Nuffield Primary History project (1991-2009) and pre-date the 2014 National Curriculum.
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Starter lesson
You may find the Mystery suitcase lesson useful as a starter: how do historians find things out?
Exemplars
Lessons
- Celtic Britain: the land the Romans conquered
- Caesar lands
- The Roman army: Spy!
- Boudicca
- Roman baths (KS1 or KS2)
- Roman market (KS1 or KS2)
- The End of Roman Britain
- Saxon Settlers in Britain
- Saxon Ship Burial
- Sutton Hoo: describing artefacts found
- Vikings: Egils Saga
- Vikings: who were they?
- Vikings settle down
- Viking traders
- Viking travel
- Viking burial mound
Further lessons
Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: lesson plans
Including Finding out about life in Roman Britain, Roman settlements, Building a Roman Road, Romans attack Maiden Castle, Saxon farming year, and The Thing and Viking Migration.
Schemes of work and brief history guides
See also our schemes of work and 'brief history' guides to the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: