History
Literacy / Grammar
Art
Poetry –Erik’s victories / Kennings.
Links to DT
Anglo-Saxons, Scots & Vikings
Persuasive writing – Why I should be the one to go
out with Erik
Design Viking Art (knots)
Non-Chron reports on monsters in stories / battle
wear of a Viking/ Anglo-Saxon.
Newspaper Report on Erik’s victories
Science
PSHE
Playscripts – scenes from book
Light & Shadow
Forces and Magnets - linked to Geog & DT
Recount - Biography of Erik
Letter – create correspondence between Erik and
his wife.
Metals / composition
PE
Narrative – Erik retelling victories – 1st person,
descriptive.
Invasion games
Nordic Mythology type stories
Perseverance – Erik & his men
Friendship / Bullying
Music
Percussive – represent the sea, wind, battle
Tag games (stealing treasure)
Vegetable flute
Enrichment
Invaders
Jorvik Centre
West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village
Text – The Saga of Erik
the Viking
D&T
History of music
Geography
Location and topology of Scandinavia.
Housing
Using a compass (linked to Science)
Design a Heorot (pillars, material properties)
Vegetable flutes (link to music)
Create your own magnets (Science & Geog)
Numeracy
Viking knots (Art) – rotational & reflective
symmetry.
RE
Creation stories – link to Lit more than RE