ThisweekwewillbecontinuingwithourHistorytopicwhichisaboutAnglo–SaxonandScotSettlementsinBritain.

History:Anglo–SaxonsandScots

ManyofthenamesoftownsandvillagesinBritainalsocamefromtheAnglo-Saxons.Haveyouevernoticedthatmanyplacenamessharesomesimilarities?Forinstance,howmanyplacenamescanyouthinkofwhichhavetheendingsshownonthesignpostsbelow?1.Useamapsoratlastomakealistforeachtypeofending.Whatdothinktheymightmean?

2.Lookforplacesonamaporatlasthathavethesewordendings.CanyoulabeltheplacesonamapofBritain?

3.UsetheinternettoresearchandfindoutmoreaboutoneoftheAnglo-Saxonjobs.ThencreateapostertoadvertiseforanAnglo-Saxonworkerforyourjob.YoushoulddrawapictureofanAnglo-Saxonworkerdoingthejobinthemiddleandprovidedetailsaboutthejobandthequalitiesneededtodoitintheboxesaroundtheoutside.Youcanchooseoneofthesejobstowriteabout:

smith,tanner,weaver,jeweller,woodworker,potter

4.UsingalltheinformationyouhavelearntaboutwhatanAnglo-Saxonvillagewaslikecanyounowdesignanddrawyourownvillage?Youcoulduseartmaterials,junkmodellingmaterialsorbuildingbricksifyouhavethemathome.

• Youshouldtrytoincludeasmanyfeaturesasyoucantomakesureyourvillageisbusyandthriving!

• Youwillalsoneedtowritelabelstoannotateallthefeaturesofyourvillageandshowyouunderstandwhatitwasliketolivethere.

Belowaresomeextraactivitiesyoucandoathomeifyouwouldliketo.1.ImagineyouareanAnglo-SaxoninvaderwhohasjustsettledinBritain.CanyoumakeupanameforyourownvillageortownusingtheAnglo-Saxonvocabularysheetsandyourknowledgeoftheinvasionsandsettlers?Canyoualsoprovideadefinitionforthename?YoucouldevenproduceanimaginarylistofAnglo-SaxonplacenamescoveringthewholeofBritain.2.CanyoufindoutthenamesofanyplacesthatcomefromthenamesofAnglo-Saxongodsorsuperstitions?3.CanyoumakeupagamethatwillhelpotherchildrenlearnaboutAnglo-Saxonplacenamesandtheirmeanings?4.CanyouactinroleasavillagerinanAnglo-Saxonvillagetotalkaboutwhatitisliketolivethereandthejobsthathavetobedone?5.CanyouwritestepbystepinstructionsonhowtoperformoneoftheAnglo-Saxoncrafts,suchasweavingormakingpottery?Includediagramsforeachstageoftheprocesstoo.Youmightneedtoresearchhowtodothisusingtheinternetfirst.6.ResearchwhatanAnglo–Saxonhousewaslike.Canyoudrawandlabeltheinsideofthehouse?

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