Curated OER
France's New Medieval Castle Takes Shape
Students explore how a dream to build a medieval castle came to reality. In this lesson, students read an article about a knight's castle that is being built in France, then complete numerous activities such as a quiz, a debate, a class...
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Medieval Times Alphabet Activity
In this alphabetizing words to the first through third letters worksheet, students use word bank to alphabetize terms about medieval times. Students write 10 answers.
Curated OER
Medieval Music
In this music worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to Medieval music. They select the best response for each multiple choice question. Then, students draw some notes the way they were written in the...
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Medieval Times Wordsearch
In this word search puzzle worksheet, students read the Medieval Times words and then locate them within the puzzle. Students find 10 words.
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Medieval Times Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read the sentences and select the correct word about Medieval Times to complete the 10 sentences.
Curated OER
The Middle Ages Gazette
Seventh graders research and obtain information about topics from the Middle Ages and write news reports that be compiled into a Gazette or newsletter. The reports can be on feudalism, castles, jousts and tournaments and/or the Crusades.
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Quintaine Practice
In this Medieval history activity, students read an excerpt about quintaine and how it was created and used by a knight. They respond to three questions about jousting and how a squire became an expert using the quintaine. Finally,...
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A Knight's Life
In this knights worksheet, students 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.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Joust Challenge
Test your knowledge of medieval knights and armor by playing this interactive jousting game.
Other
Educastur: Caballeros Y Castillos
Terrific introduction to the Middle Ages, in Spanish. Learn about the people, cities, and life by clicking through beautifully illustrated screens while a jester narrates. Click objects, e.g., the castle gate, a cathedral door, or a...
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Tournaments and Ceremonies
Note on the jousting tournament and its cultural meaning and literary representation (such as in Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale").
Harvard University
The Geoffrey Chaucer Page: Clerk of the Works
Transcript of a document instructing the poet Chaucer, as Clerk of the Works, to oversees the building of jousting tournament scaffolds.