Leif erikson activities

The viking world

Handy free printable leif erikson for kids worksheet and coloring pages to make into readers to learn about famous early explorer!

Leif Ericson and his Vikings may have been the first Europeans to come to Newfoundland. Sail on a legendary journey in your own sturdy ship.

This Viking shield craft for kids uses cardboard and leftover craft supplies to make a super epic Viking Shield. Kids of all ages will have fun making the

Daily Update 2.2 Week 3: Module 2: Date 2/13/13 Yesterday we learned a little bit about the first people in recorded history to have rowed across the Atlantic. Today we are going to go a bit farther back in history and look at the Viking explorers of the 10th and early 11th century. Popular history credits Eric the Red with the discovery of Greenland after leaving Iceland, around 982. It is believed that other Vikings, namely Gunnbjorn Olfsson, had made the “discovery” of this North American…

This painting portrays a Viking longship leaving the shore for open sea. As one of the primary vehicles the Vikings used for transportation, longships such as this served as the tool to bridge the ocean between Scandinavia and Britain. The connectivity such creates allows for a spoken-word legend of a viking monarch to become the most well known narrative in the Old English tongue.

My family likes to play games and if yours does too, you’ll love this printable tafl board game. It’s simple, yet complicated, like chess. Print the game and pieces from OneMamasDailyDrama.com, then learn the simple rules – and a bit of history. #vikings #boardgame #printable #printablegames

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The push to recognize Viking exploration wasn't just a matter of concern about getting the history right

Read "Leif Erikson: Was He The First Man To Discover America?" by Cullen Gwin available from Rakuten Kobo. Why do we celebrate Columbus Day? Christopher Columbus wasn't the first man to discover America. He wasn't even the firs...