The Mighty Vikings: Emergency Lesson Plan
Viking-themed emergency lesson plan for grades 1-2, built on a two-part nonfiction passage about Vikings as warriors, explorers, farmers and storytellers, with reading, writing, math and word-work pages.

- Grades
- Grades 1–2, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, History, History: Europe
- Topic
- social studies, emergency lesson plan
- Resource types
- Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans
- Preparation
- Print ready
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What's inside this resource
This resourceful teaching guide bestows an engaging, cross-curricular lesson plan for first and second-grade teachers. With a thematic focus on the intriguing world of Vikings, this resource transcends multiple educational disciplines.
Primary Focus:The primary content is situated around a non-fictional text about Vikings. This invites students to engage with various learning tasks like:
- Answering questions related to the text
- Picturing themselves in Viking-era settings
- Solving story problems associated with Viking activities and more
This multifaceted teaching resource imparts knowledge about Europe's rich history. By balancing fascinating narrative details and thought-provoking exercises, it goes beyond being just an ordinary lesson plan; it transforms into a captivating journey across time!
Flexible & Convenient Solution: Our Mighty Vikings Lesson Plan is also designed as an 'emergency' choice - perfect for times when educators are engaged elsewhere or need to bridge gaps before school events such as assemblies.Brief Profile of Key Features:
- No-preparation time needed: Ready-to-teach at your convenience.
- Digital ready:The plan comes easily downloadable in PDF format containing eight print-ready pages.
- Cross-curricular relevance:Specially caters to Social Studies with primary focus on European History.
Invaluable Role In Curriculum Management!
Whether used as a study unit guide by the entire class, customized for individual learner instruction plans or set aside for homework assignments; its use could be varied according to immediate needs, making The Mighty Vikings: Emergency Lesson Plan a commendable partner in effective curriculum delivery management.In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Answer multiple-choice questions about a nonfiction passage on Vikings
- Count the syllables in vocabulary words
- Solve Viking-themed addition, multiplication and subtraction word problems
Teaching tips
- The Check It Out page lists BBC, PBS and Learning Haven websites, so those optional extensions need internet access.
Skills covered
- Plural nouns — students form plurals on the Word Play page
- Creative response — students draw and name themselves as a Viking warrior
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Vikings
- Nonfiction reading
- Syllables
- Plural nouns
- Futhark runes
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