The Arrival of the Norsemen

The Arrival of the Norsemen

(Story of the World, Volume 2, Chapter 14)

Viking longship

Day 1 & 2 
1. Listen to the audio book selection or read the book. 

2. Write these on the timeline:690 Charles Martel born

790 Viking raids on Europe begin

860 Vikings settle in Russia

900-911 Viking settle in Normandy

983-986 Viking start a colony in Greenland

1000 Leif Ericsson sails to North America

1100 Viking raids end

3. Work on workbook pages and watch, "The Vikings in a Nutshell" and "Vikings - 10 Fun Interesting Facts"

Day 3 & 4
1. Listen to the audio book selection or read the book. 

2. Do notebook pages. We also read, Usborne pg. 210-211.

Day 5 
1. Listen to the audio book again and read notes from your notebook.

I happen to like genealogy and decided to add both the lineage of Thor and Loki to my notebook. The kids didn't find it as fascinating that Loki was actually the father of Fenrir and the Midguard Serpent!

Happy Homeschooling!

Michele