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COOLHISTORYFORLITTLES

BiblioPlan,Year2,Week8:COMPANION/CLASSTIMEREADINGS/GLOBEORMAP

READINGSUGGESTIONSFORTHELITTLESFROMTHECOMPANION: ThreeNorthEuropeanPeninsulas:Scandinavia,FennoScandiaandJutland,TheVikings(parentalchoice),TheVikingRaidon Lindisfarne,VikingWeaponry,VikingLonghouses,NorseMythology(parentalchoice),NamingtheDaysoftheWeek,Runestones, Hnefatafl,VikingNavigation,ErictheRed,LeifEricsson,ChurchHistoryinBrief,WhytheVikingColoniesinVinlandandGreenland Failed

QUESTIONSFROMTHEREADINGS 1. WhydidtheearlyVikingschooseChristianmonasteriesastargetsfortheirraids? 2. WhattypesofweaponsdidVikingwarriorsuse? 3. WhatkindofbedsdidVikinglonghouseshaveinsidethem? 4. HowoldwereVikinggirlswhentheymarried?HowoldwereVikingboys? 5. GiveanothernameforVikinglongships. 6. NameThorsthreemagicalpossessions. 7. WhichdaysoftheweekwerenamedforNorsegods? 8. WhatgamereplacedHnefatafl? 9. WheredidEricsnicknameTheRedprobablycomefrom? 10. AftertheEastWestSchism,whatwastheEasternchurchcalled?WhatwastheWesternchurchcalled? COLORINGPAGE:VikingShip GIANTSOFTHEFAITH:None

COOLHANDSONACTIVITY:Findahandsizedstoneandusepainttomakeitintoarunestone. GLOBEFUN 1. Reviewthesevencontinentsandthefiveoceans. 2. ReviewthelocationsofFrance,England,IrelandandScotland. 3. Reviewthedefinitionofapeninsula(anareaoflandthathas wateronthreesides)andlocatetheScandinavian,Fenno ScandiaandJutland(Denmark)peninsulas. 4. Identifythebodiesofwaterthatsurroundthesepeninsulas. Reviewtheotherpeninsulasstudiedthisyear:Balkan,Arabian andSinai. 5. TracethetrailoftheVikingstoNorthAmericathroughIceland, GreenlandandNewfoundland.

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