The First Kings of England

The First Kings of England

(Story of the World, Volume 2, Chapter 15)

King Alfred of Wessex

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

2. Write these on the timeline:

867-874 The Vikings (also called Danes) invade England

871 Alfred becomes king

899 Alfred the Great dies

1066 Battle of Hastings

3. Work on workbook pages and watch, Horrible Histories "Battle of Hastings" and "The Animated Bayeux Tapestry" (this is amazing).

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

2. Do notebook pages. Read: Usborne pg. 214-215.

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

Our history club is not meeting in December, so we have a lot more time before the next chapters are due. The activity I am having the kids do next week is to make their own Bayeux Tapestry of an event in their life. It will be a little break from history, but I think they will enjoy it. I am going to give them copies of this comic style sheet to draw on. I will post pictures when we have finished. 

Happy Homeschooling!

Michele