Vikings on Tour

Viking and Saxon history brought to life
43 Croft Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 1SQ 
Tel: 0121 784 6408

Viking Visit sample programme

Aim:    To link Viking History and a topic on strength of materials and making things stronger.

Planning:   Visit set up after several telephone sessions to determine content, location of work bases, level of adult support, maps & directions, equipment required, costs etc.

Personnel:      Two Costumed VIKINGS

Two classes of 40 children from year 3 aged about eight
Four teachers plus four parents.
Morning session two groups each in a classroom
Afternoon session all together in school hall.

  Programme:

9.45     Two groups

1) Video of Battle of Maldon followed by trying on Viking Costume etc.

2) Talk on life and times linked to making things strong, sails on ships, spinning and weaving, metal casting, wire making. Each session about three quarters of an hour groups changing over at playtime

11.45   Lunch.

13.00   Craft work bases. Eight blocks of tables set up by dinner ladies in the school hall. Each group of children with an adult helper spending 10 to 15 minutes at each base.

            Choice of bases:
1)         Casting molten chocolate jewellery
2)         Pattern welded knives from tin foil and coloured paper
3)         Repouce tin foil brooches
4)         Cord making with circular weaving cards
5)         Weaving with stick looms and flat card looms
6)         Coloured beads using FIMO
7)         Helmet and Moesgard masks from paper and card.
8)         Rings and brooches from soft wire.
9)         Spare base.   finger and spindle spinning.
To take up children either two quick or having difficulty at other bases.

  15.00   Clear up.

R.B.Sheard "Vikings on tour"  Tel: 0121 784 6408