Wilson Primary School Homework Grid
Weekly Homework:
Reading
Year: 4
Spellings
(Speaking and listening,
language and literacy)
Maths & Problem
Solving
(Maths, thinking skills, Logic,
Problem solving)
Science and the
Outside environment
(Science, PE, Healthy lifestyles,
Eco issues and investigation)
Humanities and
Citizenship
(RE, History, Geography, Moral
& Social and Economic
Awareness)
Creative Arts
(Art, Design & technology,
Music, Drama & Dance)
Times table
Learning Opportunities
Topic: Vikings
Literacy &
Communication
Term: Autumn
Write some
messages
using Viking
runes.
Make a comic strip version
of a Viking based story like
we’ve read in Erik The
Viking..
 Write a
Create a timeline to show
when the Viking period was.
Add other historical periods
before and after the Vikings
and include the Tudors.
What did the Vikings use for
money?
Draw some
symmetrical
designs for
Viking longship
sails.
The Vikings were great
farmers. Make your own
egg box
vegetable
patch.
 How did the Vikings keep
A famous Viking settlement
was called Jorvik. What was
life like in JorviK?
Draw a plan of the town
and draw a family who may
have lived there. Name and
label the family.
Make a
Viking
shield.
diary for your
Viking
raiding quest.
Write a job advertisement
for a Viking warrior.
Wanted – Viking Warrior
Must be...
Must be able to...
Must be good at...
The Vikings used bows and
arrows to hunt and in battle.
Make a target game and
record the totals you score.
(Use bean bags or balls instead of
arrows!!)
Make a list of the animals
Vikings kept on their farms
and explain what the
animals were used for.
Vikings were good
fishermen. Find out about
the different fish Vikings may
have caught.
Choose one of the
countries that the Vikings
were from (Denmark,
Norway, and Sweden). Find
out what the country is like
now and make a poster to
tell people all about it.
 Make a
 Draw yourself and a
booklet
about Viking
gods and
goddesses.
Viking child. Label the
differences between your
life and their life. (Include
Make up your own Viking
sketch like the ones on
Horrible Histories. Act it out at
Make a Viking long ship
Using the tune of a well
known song, make up your
own song about the Vikings
to teach the class.
healthy? Find out and write
a fact file about sport, food
and medicines in Viking
times.
(can you sail it on water?).
home, Film it or take
photographs.
information on school, toys,
homes, pets, work).
This is a really useful website that will give you lots of information about the Vikings http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/
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Remember to choose at least x1 activity from each row. You must do at least one activity with a
Homework needs to be completed and ready to present to your Class and Teacher on: Monday 16th December .