Activity 5 History

Activity 5 History

Activity 5 – History

Anglo-Saxons and Scots - Village Life

By the end of this lesson your child should be able to describe a typical Anglo-Saxon village and explain what jobs the people did.

Before you start the lesson, I recommend you first view the

BBC Anglo-Saxon Britain Village Life - A tour around an Anglo-Saxon settlement video and then click on the link for the interactive activity below which gives a view of life in Anglo-Saxon Britain, shown through the eyes of a typical family. This will set the scene for the lesson and beyond. After this go on to the lesson powerpoint and complete the tasks set:

My Anglo-Saxon Village Labelling Activity Sheet

Along with the Anglo-Saxon Job Description Sheet

A tour around an Anglo-Saxon settlement

A tour around an Anglo-Saxon settlement Bede’s World is a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village in Jarrow, north-east England. Some houses in the village are made from wood, some from wattle and daub and some from all three. The buildings were used for housing as well as workshops.