Explore the life of the Vikings
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Comprehensive site on most aspects of Viking life. Covers who they were, their sea skills, their warrior nature, their towns and much more. Includes quizzes and classroom activity suggestions.
View full descriptionStrand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Use as a learning centre or station during a unit on the Vikings. The interactive games and quizzes would be a great way to help students review in addition to expanding upon that knowledge base. The activity sections within each area are really great and will provide lots of ideas for class.
Information about the Vikings
View full descriptionStrand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Eight videos in relation to weapons, role of women, beliefs, wealth and trade, arrival and their legacy.
View full descriptionStrand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: Learning about the Vikings in Ireland and especially suitable before a field trip to the National Museum
Ask About Ireland webpage based on Vikings.
View full descriptionStrand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
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Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
This is a collection of 6 learner guides and 36 class clips on the Vikings. It answers questions such as: who were the Vikings, how did the Vikings fight and Viking traders and explorers.
View full descriptionStrand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Interactive animated map from Dublinia, with narrated videos, showing the development of Dublin and aspects of daily life in Viking and Medieval times. This is an online version of a DVD produced by Dublin City Council and it also contains a mock newspaper from the times in question and multiple choice quizzes.
View full descriptionStrand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: This would be particularly good on the class IWB. Play the videos or read the 'newspaper' Life in Medieval Times.
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
Suggestions for use: This would be particularly good on the class IWB. Play the videos or read the 'newspaper' Life in Medieval Times.
Have some fun dressing a Viking! One template of a Viking plus one template of his clothes to print and colour.
View full descriptionStrand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Suggestions for use: Have some fun dressing a Viking! One template of a Viking plus one template of his clothes to print and colour.
Explore details of the life of the vikings
View full descriptionStrand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
A visual activity to explore Viking Times and how people lived on a day-to-day basis. How have things changed between Viking times and today?
View full descriptionStrand: Continuity & Change Over Time
Suggestions for use: A visual activity to explore Viking Times and how people lived on a day-to-day basis.
Strand: Early People /Ancient Societies
Strand unit: Vikings
Suggestions for use: A visual activity to explore Viking Times and how people lived on a day-to-day basis.
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