Book Summary
The idea of exploration has fascinated humankind for centuries, and in Vikings students will learn why. This is an informational text about the Vikings that also looks at two famous Vikings, Eric The Red and his son Leif Ericson. The book discusses the life and times of these men and their exploration of many new lands.

Vocabulary
Content Words
Vikings
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
victories
bravery
warriors
Iceland
Greenland
democracy
Newfoundland
North America

Reproducibles
Worksheets
Worksheet 1-summarizing information from the text
Worksheet 2-antonyms, synonyms

Lesson Objectives

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as students work to understand the text. The targeted comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize ideas.

Word Work

Antonyms
Identify and list antonyms

Synonyms
Identify and list synonyms

Visual Literacy
Read and interpret a map