Activity 1: Narrate the Lesson
- After you read or listen to the lesson, narrate the events aloud using your own words.
Activity 2: Study the Story Picture
- Study the story picture and describe how it relates to the story.
Activity 3: Map the Story
- Find the original home of the Norsemen. Is it flat or mountainous?
- Find America, Ireland, England, France, Germany, Iceland, and Greenland.
- How many Norse ships do you count?
- Find the illustration of the wind and a whale.
- Follow the migration of the Norsemen between 810 A.D. to 1000 A.D., numbered from 1 to 4.
- When did the Norsemen discover America? Is this before or after Christopher Columbus?
- Find the countries of Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) on a modern map of Europe.
- Trace the path of the conquering Norsemen from Scandinavia to Germany, France, the Netherlands, and England (Southern UK).
Activity 4: Complete Copywork, Narration, Dictation, and Art
Click the crayon above. Complete page 69-70 of 'World History Copywork, Narration, Dictation, and Art for Third Grade.'