Vikings and Anglo-Saxons
Reinforce Vikings and Anglo-Saxons skills with this free Year 5 worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 History programme of study. Free to edit and download on Chalkie.ai.
Worksheet details
What is inside this Vikings and Anglo-Saxons worksheet?
This Year 5 History worksheet focuses on Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. It gives pupils printable practice for this objective: examining the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor, including raids, resistance and settlement. It can be used in class, for homework, or for extra support.
Learning focus
Pupils practise the target skill through a focused set of printable tasks.
Key learning points
- The worksheet is built around Vikings and Anglo-Saxons for Year 5 History.
- The questions support the objective: examining the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor, including raids, resistance and settlement.
- Tasks can be used for independent practice, small-group support, or homework.
- The worksheet can be customised in Chalkie before printing or sharing.
How to use this worksheet
- Review the key idea for Vikings and Anglo-Saxons before handing out the worksheet.
- Have pupils try the first task with support so expectations are clear.
- Let pupils complete the main questions independently or with a partner.
- Review answers together and ask pupils to explain one strategy or mistake.
- Use Chalkie to customise the worksheet if pupils need more scaffolding or extra challenge.
Practice tasks
- Use the worksheet after a lesson on Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.
- Set selected questions as a short homework task.
- Use the first few questions for intervention or small-group work.
- Ask pupils to correct one answer and explain what changed.
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