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Be a Viking
http://coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/06_3_Viking.pdf
Be a Viking ... 8 lesson plans

A-Viking We Will Go (pdf)
http://coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/04_3_VikingWeGo.pdf
A-Viking We Will Go (pdf)

The Vikings of Scandinavia (pdf)
http://coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/3_97_Vikings.pdf
The Vikings of Scandinavia (pdf) ... worksheets for 3rd Grade

Viking Voyagers: Navigating Online
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=919
Viking Voyagers: Navigating Online
This lesson focuses on student investigation of the Viking culture.
Students will implement before-, during-, and after-reading strategies to support their comprehension while navigating websites and a Viking Quest. This experience will also require students to work cooperatively, research, and synthesize the information acquired.

Vikings Topic at 42explore
http://www.42explore2.com/viking.htm
Vikings Topic at 42explore

Viking resources at the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/index.shtml
Viking teaching and learning resources at the BBC

The Vikings
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/
Welcome to the companion Web site to "The Vikings," a two-hour NOVA program originally broadcast on May 9, 2000. The program examines a new, less barbarian image of the Norsemen based on recent archeological investigations. Here's what you'll find online:

Secrets of Norse Ships
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/ships.html
Secrets of Norse Ships
The drekar, or dragon-headed longships, were stealthy troop-carriers.
They could cross the open oceans under sail and then switch to oars for lightning-fast hit-and-run attacks on undefended towns and monasteries.
Far surpassing contemporary English or Frankish vessels in lightness and efficiency, longships carried Viking raiders from northern England to north Africa.

Play the game of ... Viking Quest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml
Play the game of ... Viking Quest
Play the game of 'Viking Quest', which takes you back to AD 793. Can you build a ship, cross the seas, loot a monastery and return home to claim your prize? Your chief has set the challenge, it's up to you to respond.
Turn up your sound for the full Viking experience.

Write you name in Runes
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/runes.html
Write you name in Runes
The Vikings are often portrayed as illiterate, uncultured barbarians who evinced more interest in plunder than in poetry. In fact, the Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone, wood and metal, all written in the enigmatic symbols known as runes. They relied on these symbols not only for writing but also to tell fortunes, cast spells, and provide protection.
The runic alphabet, or Futhark, gets its name from its first six sounds (f, u, th, a, r, k), much like the word 'alphabet' derives from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta. Each rune not only represents a phonetic sound but also has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left). Scholars believe that early peoples used the runes originally as a means of communication and only later for magical purposes.

Lots of Viking Pictures and KS2 School Visits
http://www.ydalir.co.uk
Lots of Viking Pictures and KS2 School Visits
Re-enactment group with lots of photos. Information about school visits.
Ydalir Vikings have an educational programme for schools in the (UK) Greater Manchester area in support of the National Curriculum KS2: Invaders and Settlers. Members of our experienced team will visit your school in full Viking dress, and lead a half or full-day session which can be tailored to suit your needs.

Vikings at Snaith Primary School (UK)
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/vikings.htm
Vikings at Snaith Primary School (UK)

Viking House (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/flash/viking.html
Look at a Viking House and try and see what is wrong.
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Vikings : 4 2 Explore
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/viking.htm
This web project provides "four to explore" for each topic.
On each page you'll find definitions, activities, 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the thematic topic.
In some cases, we've listed more than four websites on a particular topic. For example, we might provide a few for younger readers and others for more advanced learners.
Each school, classroom, and teacher is unique. As such we didn't try to provide specific activities for particular grade levels. Instead we suggest that teachers explore each link, then design specific, developmentally appropriate activities such as discussion questions, small group activities, or webquests to fit the needs of their curriculum.
The links on this site are safe for children.
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The Viking - Led Zeppelin Version
http://www.rathergood.com/vikings/
The Viking - Led Zeppelin Version .... you need to be able to hear the sound ... nice and loud .. or if in an IT room with other students then plug those earphones in!

Vikings: The North Atlantic
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/
From the rise of the Scandinavian kingdoms during the Viking Age (A.D.750 to 1050) to the demise of the Greenland colonies around A.D. 1500, Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga examines the history of the western expansion of the Vikings and sheds new light on a well known culture.