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Out and About: King Arthur
Students explore the legend of King Arthur. In this folklore lesson, students visit King Arthur's Great Halls, King Arthur's Labyrinth, and Glastonbury Abbey online or in person to discover details about the legendary tales.
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Medieval Social Divisions
Students examine the class structure of the feudal system. In this Middle Ages lesson, students define vocabulary relative to the topic and then create "feudal trees" that feature the class structure. Students also research the lives of...
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Goods and Trade
Students examine the trade that took place in Medieval Times. In this Middle Ages lesson, students read and discuss the roles of the guild members, the town merchants, and the individuals in trading goods. Students make maps of Medieval...
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Cherstey: What was Cherstey like in the middle ages?
Young scholars examine maps of a medieval village. In this medieval town lesson, students identify major buildings and make inferences about village life. Young scholars could draw a modern day map of medieval Cherstey.
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Feudalism at Work
Students examine feudal class structure. In this Medieval Ages lesson, students participate in a classroom simulation and then discuss the roles of kings, barons, bishops, lords, and peasants in the feudal world. Students respond to...
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A Knight's Life
In this knights activity, learners view the videos about knights and fill in the blanks to sentences about what they saw. Students complete 8 sentences and 7 spaces in a crossword.
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Charlemagne
Students examine the life and accomplishments of Charlemagne. In this medieval times lesson, students create timelines that feature events of Charlemagne's life. Students record the events as well as Charlemagne's opinion of the events...
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Merchants and Craft Guilds
Students compare and contrast the craft guilds of the middle ages to the production of goods today. For this Middle Ages lesson, students discuss the structure of craft guilds after they have read articles on the topic. Students conduct...
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Medieval Newspaper
Sixth graders create a Medieval newspaper. In this history lesson students work in groups to write portions of a Medieval newspaper. The articles are compiled to complete a newspaper. Extra or additional articles are also assigned to...
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The Middle Ages
Students discuss the Middle Ages. In this social science lesson, students role-play that they are medieval lords, knights, and ladies who keep diaries. Students write what they would have put in their diaries and decorate their diaries.
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Holidays
Pupils compare the holidays celebrated in the Middle Ages to those celebrated in American culture today. In this cultural tradition lesson, students read Internet-linked articles about holidays of the Middle Ages. Pupils create greeting...
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From Pages to Knights
Young scholars research the training that knights received. In this Medieval times lesson, students design posters that feature the attributes of knights.
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The Middle Ages: A Contract Unit
Students explore the Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages activity, students participate in classroom activities regarding the feudal system, Charlemagne, the process to become a knight, castles, daily life, and the Crusades.
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King Arthur - How He Became King
Young scholars discover how King Arthur became king. In this King Arthur instructional activity, students read sections of the book The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle. After reading young scholars answer...
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Symmetry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Students examine knightly virtues and will measure Gawain's strength in the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In this poetry analysis lesson, students identify the bob-and-wheel poetic form and analyze symmetry in the poem. Students...
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Checkmate: Chess, and the connection to the Middle Ages
Students investigate the different aspects of Medieval Times and the connection to chess. In this world history lesson, students complete a chart answering questions about the lifestyles of men and women in the Medieval Times. Students...
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Castle bingo cards
In this castle bingo cards worksheet, learners cut out the cards that have things that represent a castle on them and then play bingo. Students cut out and play with 160 cards.
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Knights word search
In this knights learning exercise, students search for words in a word search that represent knights. Students search for 18 words in this word search.
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Robin Hood: England's Man of Mystery
Students study the tale of Robin Hood to further their knowledge of character traits, improve their vocabularies, and increase their knowledge of the Medieval Ages. In this Robin Hood lesson, students complete 14 lessons that help them...
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People and Culture in the High Middle Ages
In this online interactive world history activity, students answer 13 multiple choice questions regarding the Middle Ages. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Early Middle Ages
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the early Middle Ages. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Rise of the Medieval Town
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the rise of medieval towns. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Late Middle Ages (1)
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 12 multiple choice questions regarding the late Middle Ages. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Medieval Knight Life
Students research the Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson, students complete lessons about feudalism, life on a manor, chivalry and knighthood, an activity about the Battle of Hastings, the growth of Middle Age towns, the trial by...