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The Viking Series

Are you a middle-grade ninja?

Try these:

Cartoon of a young girl dressed as a Viking warrior, holding a battle axe in one hand and a sign that says 'Go into battle with these teasers', with a blue background and yellow sparkles.

A cartoon medieval young man with blonde hair, blue eyes, smiling, holding a rake, surrounded by gold coins, in front of colorful tents, with castle towers and a blue sky with clouds in the background.

Rewrite your favourite nursery rhyme in the Viking language of Futhark (hint: Karl and Finch translate Futhark in Those Vikings)
Draw a picture of a Viking longship
Dig into some facts about Norse gods

Black and white illustration of a Viking warrior with a horned helmet and fierce expression.

A cartoon illustration of a smiling young man in armor riding a brown horse, holding a sign that says 'Joust with these teasers,' with green background and radiant lines.

Find some Latin words that we use today (hint: Archer reads Latin words in The Books of Neven)
Sketch a medieval castle
How did medieval peasants spend their days

Illustration of a collection of runes with various symbols, some stacked, on a colorful background with radiating stripes and sparkles.

The Neven Trilogy

Colorful comic-style illustration with the words 'Patu Latin' in large 3D yellow and blue letters at the center, surrounded by various smaller comic bubbles with Latin words like 'Panini,' 'Cate,' 'Cult,' 'Vatici,' 'Fip,' and phrases like 'Patu Latin' and 'Lognam Lakm.' The background has vibrant yellow and orange rays with clouds and scattered black dots.

Dig Deeper–Teachers

Are you a teaching superhero? Help yourself to these:

Vikings 48 Grid (Middle-Grades) educational chart showing six thinking levels: Verbal, Mathematical, Visual/Spatial, Kinaesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Naturalist, with corresponding activities and learning objectives.

Feel free to use the ideas below

A large wooden pirate ship sailing through ocean waves at sunset with dark clouds in the sky.

A silver mallet with a brown handle and a zip tie grip, viewed from an angle.

Medieval 48 Grid with six thinking levels: knowing, understanding, applying, analysing, creating, evaluating, covering topics like verbal skills, math, visual arts, hands-on sports, music, interpersonal skills, intrapersonal skills, and naturalist caregiving, with detailed descriptions for each level.

A dark, gothic castle perched on a rocky hill under stormy skies, with rugged mountains in the background.

Stylized Viking head with a helmet and long hair and beard, in gray, white, and gold colors.

Black and white abstract design combining an eye with a snail shell spiral within the eye.

A stone lighthouse standing on rocks at the shoreline with waves crashing against it, cliffs in the background, and a cloudy sky.

Black and white illustration of a wizard with a long beard wearing a pointed hat, holding a staff in one hand and raising the other hand.

Brain Box

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Humanist Theory

How do you learn best? If you haven’t thought about it, perhaps your teacher has thought about it for you. One thing you can be sure of is that we have different ways of learning. You learn differently from the person sitting next to you in class. You learn differently from your brother or sister.

Situated Learning

Have you ever noticed how much more enjoyable it is to learn something when you're actually doing it? That's the joy of situated learning! It's like learning to bake a cake by actually baking one, not just reading a recipe.

Transformational Learning

You have built towers with blocks, right? You know, LEGO, DUPLO, or any of the gazillion other types of blocks. At first, you stack them however you want. Your tower falls over if it gets too high. So, you start over, determined to build it so it stays upright. The more you build it, the higher you can go without it falling over. You learn what works and what doesn’t. Your learning transforms, which is a fancy way of saying it changes.

Experiential Learning

You learn a lot of things through trying them out. Mostly, you make decisions about what you’ve experienced. That plate of vegetables with dinner? You try them out and, like many kids, you decide you don’t like them. Before you decide, though, you have to experience the taste. You have to be actively involved in the process.