This half term our focus will be around history and the children will focusing on the following question,
Why, where and how did the Anglo-Saxons settle in Britain?
We will learn all about:
KQ1: Where did the Anglo-Saxons come from and why did they invade Britain?
KQ2: Where did they settle and how do we know?
KQ3: How was Anglo-Saxon Britain ruled?
KQ4: What was life like in England during this period and how do we know?
Key Vocabulary
Withdrawal, invade, Kingdom, invade, settler, tribe, Cyning, peasantry, settlement, conflict, religion , archaeology, primary source, secondary source, period of history, concurrent.
If you want to find out more and do some learning at home too the BBC Bitesize website is a great place to start and has lots of useful information and clips.
Anglo-Saxons - KS2 History - BBC Bitesize