Discover the Vikings, plunderers and pillagers of the 9th and 10th centuries. Students will uncover historical facts while integrating history and language arts.

Topics include shipbuilding, navigation and conquests, as well as Viking ways of life from farming and fashion to government and religion.

This resource includes teacher tips and ideas to implement the topic, 12 information cards and reading follow-ups, and language arts activities. 

Introduction and Teacher Planning Information:

• List of Skills
• Teacher Input Suggestions
• Viking Story – Surprise Attack
• List of Vocabulary
• Glossary of Viking Words
• Student Tracking Sheet
• Map of Europe
• Map of the World
• Viking Snip Art
• Viking Review Test
• Answer Key – Student Review Test 

Activities: 

Information Cards & Reading Activities:

Each information card has a reading follow-up activity. Answer key for all included.

1.  Information Card #1: The Vikings
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Recalling Information
2.  Information Card #2: Viking Shipbuilders and Navigators
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Noting Details
3.  Information Card #3: Viking Government
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Word Meaning/Evaluation
4.  Information Card #4: Viking Homes
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Recording Information on a Chart
5.  Information Card #5: Fashion in Viking Times
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Recording Information on a Chart
6.  Information Card #6: Food for a Viking
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Classifying/Recalling Facts
7.  Information Card #7: Farming in Viking Times
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Evaluating/Classifying
8.  Information Card #8: Viking Religion
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Noting Details
9.  Information Card #9: Viking Recreation and Sports
   • Reading Follow-up Skill: Classifying/Word Meanings

•  Information Card #10: Viking Children
  • Reading Follow-up Skill: Recalling Information/Classifying
•  Information Card #11: Going Into Battle
  • Reading Follow-up Skill: Brainstorming/Evaluating
•  Information Card #12: Exploration and Conquest
  • Reading Follow-up Skill: Mapping/Drawing Conclusions 

Language Activity Worksheets:

Answer Key

1. Composing Sentences
2. Classifying Nouns/Verbs
3. Capitalization/Punctuation
4. Paragraphing
5. Classifying Adjectives/ Adverbs 

Word Study:

Answer Key

1. Alphabetical Order
2. Synonyms
3. Homonyms
4. Compound Words
5. Plurals
6. Syllabication
7. Word Search
8. Crossword Puzzle 

Phonics Activities:

Answer Key

1. Double Letters
2. Hard/Soft "C" and "G"
3. Blends
4. Digraphs
5. Vowel Combinations 

Creative Writing Activities:

1. Writing a Legend
2. Writing a Personal Saga
3. Writing an Ancestral Saga
4. Writing an Acrostic Poem
5. Writing an Adventure Saga
6. Writing a Cinquain 

Research Activities:

1. Runes and Rune Stones
2. Researching a Country
3. Norse Mythology
4. Mapping
5. A Viking Glossary
6. Days of the Week

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