English Words with Old Norse Roots: Posters & Flashcards for 51 Words
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Go beyond Greek and Latin when teaching word origins with the resources in this bundle. With 5 resources included, your students will learn about English words that come from these languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Nahuatl & Algonquian languages, and Old Norse. There are 161 words altogether.✓Price $15.20Original Price $19.00Save $3.80
It can be hard to teach about the Viking Age and early European colonies in North America because there are so many people and places that students learn about. It’s even more difficult for English Language Learners and other students whose reading skills make it hard for them to access grade-levelPrice $32.20Original Price $40.25Save $8.05
Description
This resource presents 51 English words that come from Old Norse, the language spoken by the Vikings. A few of the words will be familiar but other words will surprise you -- berserk and saga and also crawl and steak all come from Old Norse! This is a great resource to use when teaching about the Vikings or about word origins.
Resource at a Glance:
★ What will students learn?
* 51 English words with origins in Old Norse, the language of the Vikings.
★ Who is it for?
* All students.
★ How does it help teachers?
* It gives you another language source for teaching about word origins.
* It helps students make connections when teaching about the Viking Age, reading Icelandic sagas, and/or listening to music and reading novels from the Nordic countries.
* It shows how English was influenced by a Germanic language.
* You can use the posters to create a bulletin board display when teaching about the Viking Age or the origins of words.
* Students can use the low-prep task cards in a literacy center or you can make copies and give them to your students for reference.
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What you get in this resource:
★ A table of contents for quick reference (1 page)
★ A Notes to the Teacher section with background information and 4 ways to use the words in this resource (2 pages)
★ A list of all 51 words on one page, for easy reference (1 page)
★ A guide to pronouncing the Old Norse words (1 page)
★ A list of 14 categories the words can be sorted into (1 page)
★ One set of 8.5” x 11” poster-sized words in color, with a blank template for adding your own words if desired (51 words plus 1 template for a total of 52 pages)
★ One set of 8.5” x 11” poster-sized words in black-and-white, with a blank template for adding your own words if desired (51 words plus 1 template for a total of 52 pages)
★ One set of flashcard-sized words in color, with a blank template for adding your own words if desired (13 pages)
★ One set of flashcard-sized words in black-and-white, with a blank template for adding your own words if desired (13 pages)
More Info:
Two versions of the words are included in this resource:
* In the first version, each word is shown 1 per page, in 8.5” x 11” poster size.
* In the second version, 4 flashcard-sized words are shown per page.
Please open the preview to see the complete list of words in this resource.
For both versions, the words are provided in both color and black-and-white styles. A list of all the words on one page is included for easy reference. Background information and 4 suggestions for using the words are included in the teacher notes. A page listing categories for a word sort activity is also provided. A guide to pronouncing the Old Norse words is included as well.
When you create a bulletin board display with the posters or if you distribute sets of the task cards to students for a word work activity, this resource will develop your students' knowledge of the English language.
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You might also like these resources:
★ Viking Curriculum Unit: Explorers, Rulers, Places, Gods and Goddesses
★ Early European Colonies in America: Charts for Reading & Writing, Word Searches
★ English Words with Nahuatl & Algonquian Roots: Posters & Flashcards for 30 Words
★ English Words with Arabic Roots: Posters & Flashcards for 45 Words
★ English Words with Hindi Roots: Posters & Flashcards for 25 Words
★ English Words from Hebrew Sampler: Posters & Flashcards for 4 Words (FREE)
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