A no-prep, 6-lesson history unit on Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots. Written for Year 3 (ages 7-8). Pick it up at lunchtime, teach it that afternoon - every lesson has a full teacher script, projectable slides, a pupil worksheet, and an exit quiz.
Driving question: Who came to Britain after the Romans left - and how did they turn it into ENGLAND?

What’s included

• 6 x Teacher lesson plans (Word, fully scripted)
• 6 x Pupil worksheets in 3 differentiated tiers (Support / Core / Stretch)
• 6 x Projectable slide decks (PowerPoint, ~22 slides each)
• 6 x Exit quizzes (single-page printable, with answer key)
• 1 x Knowledge Organiser (Word, 2-page A4 landscape)
• 1 x End-of-unit assessment with baseline + mark scheme
• 50+ original illustrations included throughout
• Curated kid-appropriate YouTube videos linked from each lesson’s slide deck

Curriculum links

• UK National Curriculum - KS2 History: Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots - A Year 3 study
• Britain after the Romans
• Anglo-Saxon villages, kingdoms and crafts
• Sutton Hoo and the arrival of Christianity

What pupils will learn

• Pupils know the Romans LEFT Britain in AD 410, and Anglo-Saxons began to settle soon after
• Pupils know the Anglo-Saxons came from northern Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands
• Pupils know an Anglo-Saxon VILLAGE had longhouses, animals, fields and a great hall
• Pupils know about SUTTON HOO and what it tells us about Anglo-Saxon kings
• Pupils know the Anglo-Saxons brought new gods, then CONVERTED to Christianity from c. AD 597 onwards

What pupils will be able to do

• Pupils can place Anglo-Saxon Britain on a timeline (c. AD 410-1066)
• Pupils can describe an Anglo-Saxon village
• Pupils can analyse a Sutton Hoo treasure and explain what it tells us
• Pupils can use ‘because’, ‘so’ and ‘however’ to explain ideas
• Pupils can compare Anglo-Saxon Britain with Roman Britain

Every lesson is 100% no-prep with a retrieval starter, key vocabulary, modelled examples, differentiated practice (Support / Core / Stretch) and an exit quiz with answers - ideal for supply cover, homework or whole-class teaching. National Curriculum aligned. Verdana / Calibri, A4, prints cleanly on any school PC.