Mr. Roughton
The Geste of Robin Hood
This isn't your traditional Robin Hood tale! Explore a Middle English ballad with your young historians, and examine the underlying structure and purpose of historical texts.
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Robbing the 'Hood?
Students investigate historical figures and how they play a role in tourism by reading and discussing the article "When Robin Hood Supped, Was it Yorkshire Pudding?" In groups, students investigate issues related in the article in...
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Robin Hood Rap: Matching Words and Definitions
In this Robin Hood vocabulary worksheet, students match 15 words with their meanings. Students put rhyming words into pairs and use those words to fill in blanks in a rap about Robin Hood.
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Robin Hood
Fourth graders read and analyze the novel, Robin Hood. They create a vocabulary word map, complete a Venn diagram comparing Robin Hood and Little John, act out a chapter, create a wedding announcement, and write a new epitaph for Robin...
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Robin Hood Rap: Quiz
In this Great Britain worksheet, students complete a ten question quiz about common facts about Great Britain. This pertains to the story of Robin Hood.
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Everything I Do I Do It For You
In this songs learning exercise, students fill in the blanks to stanzas in the song Everything I Do I Do It For You by Bryan Adams and fill in the blanks to sentences and pictures about Robin Hood. Students complete 3 activities.
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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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Connect the Dots
In this connecting the dots worksheet, students connect the dots numbered from 1 to 42 to form a picture of Robin Hood looking at a castle.
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"Robin Hood"
In this "Robin Hood" instructional activity, students, with a partner, discuss the differences in meaning between rob and steal, match eight words associated with Robin Hood and match six words/phrases with their proper definitions.
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Vocabulary for Robin Hood
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to sentences from the story Robin Hood. Students complete 24 problems on this worksheet.
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Forest Joe: Outlaw or Hero?
Pupils read a narrative about a 19th century fugitive slave named Forest Joe. They research the legend of Forest Joe and compare it to Robin Hood and other similar legends from various ethnic groups.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Robin Hood and Allin a Dale
The text of a ballad about Robin Hood, collected by Francis James Child in a work called, "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, the...
BBC
Bbc History: British History: Middle Ages: King John and the Lusignan Affair
An overview of John's succession to the throne and his reign. Archived.
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: Robin Hood
"Robin Hood", published in 1889 by McLoughlin Brothers , has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 14 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
Other
Bold Outlaw: Search for a Real Robin Hood
A website devoted to the quest to find the facts behind the folklore of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Other
Ben Turner's Robin Hood Page: Robin Hood Legend
Site-creator Ben Turner shares his passion for the Robin Hood Legend, including Robin Hood's biography, Robin Hood's England, and the Merry Men. Perhaps the most entertaining section, Multimedia, contains audio clips and links...
Other
Robin Hood, Bold Outlaw of Barnsdale and Sherwood
Attractive, well-researched personal site. This site gives viewers options to find out about possible backgrounds for the Robin Hood legends, transcriptions of early ballads, information about the significant characters in many Robin...
Britain Express
Britain Express: Myths and Legends of Great Britain
Website source with links to the myths and legends of Great Britain.
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University of Rochester: Robin Hood Project
Similar to the Camelot Project, this site from the University of Rochester provides access to numerous original texts that are part of the Robin Hood legend, as well as links to other sites that deal with the legend.
Other
World Wide Robin Hood Society: Robin Hood Legend
This site deals with the Robin Hood Legend (legend background and very brief synopses of "Tales of Robin Hood," including a link to the tale "Robin Hood and the Monk"), historical research (where and when he lived, where he is buried),...
Other
Folklore and Myth: Robin Hood
Links to a comic book and ten ballad poems about Robin Hood. Each poem is followed by discussion questions.
Britain Express
Britain Express: Myths and Legends: Robin Hood
Brief, general background of the Robin Hood Legend, with links to two Robin Hood sites.