Viking Age Dublin: Walking Tour & Activity Book
Added: 09 Nov 2020
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Guide/notes
Comprehensive booklet about Vikings in Dublin. Designed to be used as background information when undertaking a walking tour of Viking Dublin. Full of colourful illustrations and design it looks at who the Vikings were (timeline included), what Dublin was like before the Vikings and how they ruled their new land. Looks also at how the Vikings sailed the seas and at what they did in their day-to-day home life - including the role of women.
How it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these peoples
- examine and become familiar with evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: This is a large booklet that could be printed off and used as the basis for a number of class periods. Schools in the Dublin area could use it for a walking tour of the city centre.
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with some aspects of the lives of these peoples
- examine critically, and become familiar with, evidence we have which tells us about these people, especially evidence of these people which may be found locally and in Ireland, where appropriate
- record the place of these peoples on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: This is a large booklet that could be printed off and used as the basis for a number of class periods. Schools in the Dublin area could use it for a walking tour of the city centre.
