Vikings and Anglo-Saxons Venn Diagram

Year 5 HistoryVikings and Anglo-Saxons3 pages

About this worksheet

A Year 5 history sort over three pages. Pupils read twelve information cards and write each one under Anglo-Saxons Only, Both Groups or Vikings Only. The cards include Arrived c. AD 410, Raided Lindisfarne in 793, Sutton Hoo burial treasure and Demanded Danegeld tribute. Four go in each column, and Worshipped pagan gods first and Converted to Christianity are shared. Two Historical Reasoning questions ask for the hardest card and one new fact for each column. The answer key adds example facts such as the Danelaw and Jorvik. It follows the England National Curriculum.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Anglo-Saxons and Scots

โ€œBritain's settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scotsโ€

Partly met. Arrived c. AD 410, Ruled seven kingdoms and Sutton Hoo cover Anglo-Saxon settlement. The Scots do not appear.

Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

โ€œThe Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessorโ€

Raided Lindisfarne in 793, Demanded Danegeld tribute and King Alfred the Great point to the struggle. The sheet stops well before Edward the Confessor.

What's inside this worksheet

Information Cards

Twelve cards, from King Alfred the Great and Ruled seven kingdoms to Sailed from Scandinavia and Longships with carved beasts.

Classification Table

Three columns headed Anglo-Saxons Only, Both Groups and Vikings Only.

Historical Reasoning

Pupils explain which card was hardest to place, then write one new fact for each column.

How teachers use it

Hinge question

Hold up Crafted intricate jewellery and ask for a show of hands for each column. The split shows who still sees Vikings only as raiders.

Timeline link

After the sort, put AD 410 and 793 on the class timeline and ask pupils where Alfred fits.

Paired talk

Pairs share their question 1 answer with another pair and agree on the hardest card.

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