Art & Design:
Pupils could design a coin, including symbols to express aspects of their lives or personalities. This might include their name and a few words, as well as symbols of things that are important to them.
Pupils could also be asked to draw a pattern around the edge. Viking coins used patterning so that it was easy to see if people had clipped bits of silver off the coin!
Creative writing:
Inspired by Egill's 'Head Ransom' poem (download the poem text) and their own research into the Viking world, pupils could write their own poem attempting to persuade someone of something.
English/Literacy:
Ask pupils to choose an object from this resource and create a character from Viking York who might have used or owned it. The character might be like them in some way - or completely different.
They can then draw a sketch to show what their character looks like and write a fact-file imagining:
- What job they do
- Where they live
- Who they live with
- What they are afraid of
- Their hopes or dreams