In our quest to do some hands-on homeschool percentage maths, I turned to an unlikely resource, the Domesday Book. The Domesday Book is a record of The Great Survey of much of England and some of Wales. This was carried out by William the Conqueror in 1086, twenty years after the Battle of Hastings in…
Category: History – Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon Homeschool Presentation
About twice a year our older children put on a presentation about the period they are studying. So far we have done astronomy, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. Last night we had our Anglo-Saxon Homeschool Presentation. We are very fortunate to live in a village where we are well supported in our homeschooling endeavours. …
Homeschool Beowulf Literature Study
We are reading Beowulf as part of our literature study whilst looking at the Anglo Saxons. Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon heroic epic set in 5th century Denmark. Beowulf, prince of the Geats, attempts to destroy first Grendel, the foul fiend, his mother, the hideous sea-hag and finally a monstrous sea dragon. First, we read Beowulf by…
How to Make Anglo-Saxon Costumes
This post will show you how to make Anglo-Saxon costumes which are perfect to go along with a homeschool Anglo-Saxon unit study. You will use materials, blankets and rugs you have lying about the house. These are pretty much no-sew, although there is a little bit of threading of cord. Anglo-Saxon Clothing for Women Let's…
How to Make a Paper Mache Map
Learning takes on many forms, and tactile learning is always a favourite in our homeschool...especially messy tactile learning! Of course, over the years, we have made many maps in this way. Whenever possible, I aim to make any maps as large as I can. This allows us to add lovely details such as boats, houses…
Hands-on Anglo Saxons Unit Study for Homeschoolers
Just gathering all my Anglo-Saxon posts into one place to make finding them a bit easier. This was a very hands-on unit study, with lots of resources, map making and activities. The children carried out some literature work based on Beowulf, and created a Beowulf newspaper. The study culminated with the children giving a fabulous…
Using our Paper Mache Map to Learn about the Anglo Saxons
To see instruction on how to build a paper mache map click here. Once the paper mache map had been painted and left to dry, the children were ready to begin pictorially displaying some of the learning they had done about the Anglo Saxons. Offa's Dyke Offa's Dyke, named after one of the strongest rulers…
Anglo-Saxon Unit Study: Resources
We used so many great resources for our Anglo-Saxon unit study, I thought I would share them 🙂 Although we did this study a few years ago, we will be repeating it with my younger two so this post will be helpful to me as well. Non-Fiction Books Anglo Saxons and Vikings from Usbourne is…