What a voyage this week! You learned that the Vikings came from Scandinavia — the cold northern lands of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. They were farmers, traders, and the greatest sailors of their time.
You explored the longship, with its square sail, rows of oars, and dragon prow. Longships could cross deep oceans and slide up shallow rivers, which helped Vikings travel farther than anyone — even to North America!
You wrote with runes, learned about runestones, and discovered that Thursday, Wednesday, and Friday are named for Viking gods. Now let's see what you remember!
1. Where was the Viking homeland?
2. What made the longship so special?
3. What are runes and where were they carved?
4. Name one day of the week that came from a Viking god.
1. The Vikings came from .
2. Their fast, narrow ship was called a .
3. The dragon head was carved on the .
4. Viking letters made of straight lines were called .
5. Thursday is named for the god .
6. Vikings were great who even reached North America.
Write T for true or F for false in each circle.
Write V if it belongs to the Vikings, or N if it does not.
| Item | V or N? |
|---|---|
| Longship with a dragon prow | |
| Runestone | |
| Television | |
| Square sail and oars | |
| Airplane | |
| Old Norse language |
Draw yourself as a Viking on a great adventure. Where are you sailing? What do you see?
This week you learned:
• Vikings came from Scandinavia and were amazing sailors
• Longships could cross oceans and sail up rivers
• Vikings wrote with straight-line letters called runes
• Viking gods gave us the names Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
Next week: We return to the Middle Ages to see how kings, lords, knights, and peasants all worked together — and what daily life was really like!
| I can... | Circle one |
|---|---|
| Tell where the Vikings came from | YES / NOT YET |
| Describe a longship | YES / NOT YET |
| Name something Vikings gave to our world today | YES / NOT YET |