This set of downloadable PDF documents has been specially written for teachers. They contain teachers' notes, classroom activities and clear illustrations to support children studying the Vikings as raiders, traders and settlers.

You can use these materials as stand-alone resources for the classroom, or to support a Vikings programme at the Museum.

Within each section, the materials are further separated into:

• Ships and navigation
• Costumes and dyes
• Trade and artefacts
• Literacy links

Each section can be easily identified by an icon on the top left of the page.

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1. Teachers' notes

Ships and navigation

• How did the Vikings build their ships? (314k)
• Viking ships (388k)
• Viking navigation (287k)
• Viking ships activity outline (291k)

Trade and artefacts

• Vikings as traders (882k - large file)
• Viking trade activity outline (734k - large file)
• Viking dress (453k)
• Natural dyes (289k)
• Natural dyes activity outline (296k)

Literacy links

• Using the fact file for literacy activities (142k)
• Timeline (136k)
• Viking world map (279k)
• Viking routes (374k)

2. Classroom activities

Ships and navigation

• Viking longship picture (84k)
• Viking knarr ship picture (122k)
• Viking longship investigation (88k)
• Viking knarr ship investigation (128k)

Trade and artefacts

• Trade goods pictures (293k)
• Vikings and trade (144k)

Costumes and dyes

• Costume - man (165k)
• Costume - woman (163k)