This sheet describes a number of different fields and asks you to choose which ones you think would be most likely to have interesting archaeology hidden underground. It then asks you to decide which materials you would be most likely to dig up. Lastly you can draw the grass in on a cross-section to show how tall it grows over different features, forming lines seen on aerial photos.

This is a multi-activity sheet. Tell us why this Anglo-Saxon tribe were called the Gewissae, match their kings to the places named after them and identify the scenes on the Long Wittenham Bucket from the list. 

This sheet shows pictures of lots of items that would be familiar to Romans and lots of items that would be familiar to Saxons. Identify each group of items and colour them in two different colours.  Includes teachers' notes.

Not available as a free sample. 

This sheet shows a cartoon strip telling the story of the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons under King Vortigern of Britain. The speech bubbles, however, are blank and you must fill in what the characters are saying. You could also cut up the six pictures prior to presenting them to those doing the activity and ask them to put them in the correct order. Same as Vortigern's Story Sheet.

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This is a multi-activity sheet. It shows a map of the countries bordering the North Sea and asks you to name the different groups of people found there in the Dark Ages and draw arrows showing how some came to Britain. It also asks for the three Fs that brought the Saxons to Britain: Floods, Fighting & Friendship. And there is a pick the Saxon and the Briton lineup. Same as the British Attacked Sheet.

This sheet shows a map of an imaginary Saxon landscape with lots of possible sites to build a village. You are asked to make up names for all the villages using place-name words. Then choose the site with the best resources where you would build a village. Includes place-name parts list.

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This sheet shows a two ancient houses: one Saxon and one British. You are asked what differences you can see between the two. Same as the British Houses Sheet.

This sheet shows a bird's eye view of a typical Saxon village. Use page two to choose your occupation and write a descriptive story telling of your experiences as you travel through this village. Can you guess which craftsmen and women live in some of the houses?

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This sheet shows the four Saxon craftsmen. You are asked to name the type of craftsmen they are and say what they are doing.

This double page sheet shows the Anglo- Saxon alphabet and asks you translate the secret messages with your friends.

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This sheet shows lots of items dug up from Saxon times and asks you to guess what they are. Includes clues and teachers' notes.

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This sheet shows more items dug up from Saxon times and asks you to guess what they are. Includes clues and teachers' notes.

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This sheet shows pictures of lots of food items. You must identify which ones were eaten by the Saxons in the Dark Ages. Same as the British Food Sheet.

This sheet has a game board and rules for playing the ancient Saxon game of Taefel (known in Welsh as Tawl-Bwrdd). Same as the Brirish Tawl-Bwrdd Game Sheet.

This sheet shows pictures of two Anglo-Saxons: A man and a woman from the early Anglo-Saxon period. You are asked to describe how they look different from how we dress today.

This sheet shows a picture of the Kingston Brooch from Kent: Gold & garnets from the 7th century, but can you find your way through the maze hidden within?

Make six of your very own early Saxon warrior finger puppets with this easy-to-use cut-out sheet. 

With this easy-to-use cut-out sheet, make three of your very own finger puppets of wild animals now extinct in Britain.

This sheet shows twelve different people from the Dark Ages. By looking at their costumes and weaponry, you must work out which person goes in which section of the triple-circle venn diagram on the next page. You can write their names onto the existing diagram or create a giant one, cut out the pictures and stick them on.

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This sheet shows a Saxon and a British warrior and asks you to look for differences between what they are wearing. Same as the British & Saxon Costume Comparison Sheet.

This sheet asks you to think about early Saxon Kings: How they came to power, how they retained their position, why their families were thought to be important and why they moved around their kingdom. The picture shows the Royal Palace complex at Drayton, near Abingdon, in Old Berkshire/Modern Oxfordshire.

This sheet shows a plan of the Saxon Royal Palace at Yeavering in Northumberland. You must use the descriptions of the buildings to work out what they were used for. Includes clues and teachers' notes.

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This sheet shows four Anglo-Saxon gods and a list of their names, each with an identifying feature. You are asked to identify each one and say which ones had days of the week named after them.

This sheet shows three Anglo-Saxon goddesses and a list of their names, each with an identifying feature. You are asked to identify each one and say which one has Friday named after her.

Use the descriptions of the saints and their stories to learn about the holy men who evangelised Anglo-Saxon England. Identify their symbols and the kingdoms they preached in, in this fun logic problem.

Find out all about minsters and how they were different from monasteries. Answer the questions, fill in the blanks and do some drawing.

This three-page sheet shows the Anglo-Saxon monastery at Monkwearmouth in County Durham and lots of monks undertaken different daily tasks. Create a wall mural and add the monks in the correct perspective.

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On this sheet you must work out a plan from an elevation, name the parts of a cathedral, fill in the missing words from the list, check out the bishop's portrait and more.

Saintly bones and other relics weren't just popular in medieval times, the Saxons hoped they would heal them too. Use this multi-activity sheet to find out all about it while you decorate a reliquary, fill in the missing words, explore the pilgrim's emotional state, play sudoku and more.

Saxon Gravestone

Use the two alphabets on the second page to write your name on this 7th century-style gravestone, just like the ones found at Lindisfarne and Monkwearmouth.

Not available as a free sample. 

This sheet suggests a scenario from Northumbria during the time leading up to the Synod of Whitby and asks you to write a letter to King Oswy about Bishop Wilfrid.

This sheet has instructions on how to make a sand ship burial, cover it with a mound and then excavate it. It enables you to understand how archaeology works and to see how, even though the Sutton Hoo Ship rotted away, it could still be seen in the earth.

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This sheet shows a picture of the burial chamber on board the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial. You are asked to use the picture to help you list items buried in the ship that you have previously studied. There are also a couple of questions about what is going on in the picture.

This sheet shows a plan of the Sutton Hoo Burial Chamber, but where was was the body? Was there a body at all? You must decide what area to test.

This is a multi-activity sheet. Tell us what the eating & drinking vessels were used for; pick the probable game that the counters were from; pick the pet which had the little bell; and a maths challenge to work out the height of a Saxon great hall.

This is a multi-activity sheet. Tell us what things you would take to the afterlife; how many rowers the man in the Sutton Hoo Ship hired; who he hoped to feast with in the afterlife; and work out whether he was a Christian or a Pagan. 

This sheet shows the man buried in the Sutton Hoo Ship, dressed in full ceremonial armour. Also the wolf man from the Sutton Hoo purse lid which you are asked to decribe. You are asked how we know that the deceased was rich and then to pick his likely identity from a list of kings of East Anglia.

This sheet shows pictures of the detail on the Sutton Hoo purse lid and cloak clasps. You are asked to identify the birds and the beasts shown. You can also colour them in.

This sheet shows a picture of the great gold buckle from the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial. You are asked to examine it carefully and try and find as many entwined animals as you can amongst its decoration. It's more difficult than it sounds!

This six page set of sheets gives you all the parts you need to cut out and make your very own Sutton Hoo Helmet. Comes with full instruction sheet. See photo at the top of this page.

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This sheet shows an outline of the Sutton Hoo Helmet. You are asked if you can draw it in the blank space. Looking at a photo of the helmet is advisable.

This sheet shows pictures of the detail on the panels of the Sutton Hoo Helmet. You are asked to examine them and record what you think the people are doing and what jobs they might have. You can also colour them in.

This sheet shows some of the items found at Sutton Hoo that are thought to be Christian. Can you say why and work out what the Greek inscriptions say?

So much more than a word search. You must find the listed Ship Burial words and identify the shaded letters in them. Make a clue from these & work out where the treasure is hidden. Then mark the route to it on the map.

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This sheet shows a picture of a Saxon fended off an extinct auroch. You are asked to fill in some missing words and answer a couple of questions about the auroch drinking horns found at Sutton Hoo.

This sheet shows the wooden-lined burial chamber of a King of Essex, found at Prittlewell near Southend-on-Sea. There a some short statements about it and you must try and fill in the missing words.

This sheet shows Tappa lying in his Tump surrounded by all his possessions. You are asked to use the picture to help you remember what he had buried with him and then list the items.

Many Anglo-Saxon hoards of treasure have been found in Britain. Use this sheet to draw in your own dream treasure from this time. Then have a think about why someone might have hidden it back then.

This sheet shows lots of tiny pictures of armed men worked in gold and found in the Staffordshire Hoard. Can you work out what they tell us about Saxon soldiers?

This sheet shows a Saxon warriors and asks you to match items found in the Staffordshire Hoard with those that he is wearing.

This sheet shows an elaborately dressed warriors worked in raised gold and found in the Staffordshire Hoard. Can you work out what he tells us about Saxon arms and armour?

This sheet shows details of four pieces of decoration from various items of the Staffordshire Hoard. You are asked to see if you can guess what animals are shown on them.

This sheet shows some of the Christian items found in the Staffordshire Hoard; but why would they be mixed up with all the military stuff?

Here is the outline of a typical rich Saxon buckle, but it has no decoration. Can you fill it in? 

A multi-activity sheet telling of St. Aidan's arrival in Lindisfarne, including picture story, speech bubbles, a map to colour, blanks to fill in and some thoughts about why Aidan was given the Holy Island. 

Multi-activity sheet looking at the Saxon Cathedral: finish the plan, draw your own Saxon Church, tell us what it was made of and think about the surrounding buildings.

Two page sheet with templates for making a Saxon bishop's mitre, including Celtic designs for decorating it.

Not available as a free sample. 

Can you identify the Lindisfarne saint from the short descriptions? And what were they patrons of?

This double page sheet tells how St. Cuthbert was a great friend to all the animals of coastal Northumbria. Read the stories and see if you can explain, in the speech bubbles, how each one helped him at different times in his life.

Not available as a free sample. 

Make six of your very own finger puppets featuring St. Cuthbert and people from his life with this easy-to-use cut-out sheet. 

When St. Cuthbert died, a magnificent pectoral cross was placed in his coffin. This special version has a maze hidden within its fine goldwork. Can you find your way from entrance to exit? 

A multi-activity sheet looking at why the monks left Lindisfarne and went travelling round the country: Work out why, from the suggestions. Mark up the map. Draw a character from Cuthbert's coffin. And what can you tell from the gravestone carvings?

Lots of drawing in imitation of the Lindisfarne illuminators. Plus information about how the monks got to that point. Sort out the order, pick the right answers and fill in the blanks.

This simple colouring sheet shows one of the magnificent 'carpet' pages from the 7th century gospels written at Lindisfarne Priory in Northumberland.

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This sheet suggests a scenario following the famous Viking Raid on Lindisfarne in AD 793 and asks you to write a letter to the Archbishop.

Saxon Gravestone

Use the two alphabets on the second page to write your name on this 7th century-style gravestone, just like the ones found at Lindisfarne.

Not available as a free sample.