Step into the adventurous world of the Vikings with our exciting KS2 Vikings LEGO workshop. In this 75-minute hands-on session, students will uncover when and where the Vikings lived, explore their unique role in history, and understand their influence as explorers, settlers, and traders. Through creative building challenges, students will construct their own LEGO Viking longship, reflecting Viking craftsmanship, and design a Viking settlement with huts or forts to protect their territory. This immersive workshop offers students a memorable journey into Viking culture, combining history, creativity, and teamwork to bring Norse life and legends alive through LEGO.

Topic: Vikings / Norse Life and Legends – History KS2

Main Activity: Building a Viking Long Boat and a Viking Settlement

Duration: 75 Minutes

This workshop is part of our KS2 School Workshops series, focusing on the topic of Vikings. In addition to this workshop, we offer a variety of other engaging history themed workshops, such as Ancient Egypt, Roman Britain and Mayans. These workshops are designed to educate and inspire young learners about historical topics and what we can learn from them.

In our KS2 Vikings workshop, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of Viking society and its significant impact on history. They will explore the origins of the Vikings, their voyages across the seas, and the importance of their settlements and trade routes.

Students will delve into the roles of Viking leaders, the design and purpose of Viking longships, and the cultural beliefs that guided their lives. Additionally, they will investigate the construction techniques used to build Viking settlements and ships, learning how craftsmanship played a key role in their success. Through interactive and creative LEGO building activities, students will bring the Viking Age to life, constructing longships and settlements to create a collaborative Viking landscape.

By the end of this KS2 school workshop, students will be able to define and describe key elements of Viking society and understand the historical and cultural significance of the Viking Age. They will identify important aspects of Viking life, such as the role of seafarers and settlers, and explain the purpose of Viking longships and settlements.

Additionally, students will demonstrate their understanding by constructing detailed LEGO models of a Viking longship and a settlement, applying building techniques inspired by Viking craftsmanship. Through these models, they will reflect on the Vikings’ enduring legacy as explorers and builders, and the skills that helped shape their place in history.

Our KS2 Vikings LEGO Building Workshop is a 75-minute session filled with immersive, hands-on learning. We begin with an engaging visual presentation that introduces the Viking Age, exploring who the Vikings were, where they came from, and the significance of their longships and settlements.

This sets the stage for an exciting LEGO building challenge, where children first construct a Viking longship, learning about its unique design and purpose. They then build a Viking settlement, complete with huts or forts, to understand the importance of Viking craftsmanship and community life.

We conclude the workshop by summarising the key lessons learned and encouraging teachers to capture photos of the LEGO creations. This workshop not only educates but also inspires creativity and critical thinking through the playful construction of Viking history.