Learners discover artist Georges Seurat and his technique of Pointillism and create Pointillist examples using Q-Tips and watercolors in this exciting multi-level art lesson. This lesson can be adapted for various grade levels and...

Students are shown proper stance, nocking, targeting, and release techniques of archery. They follow basic safety procedures involved in handling and using archery equipment. Students practice shooting aluminum or fiberglass shaft arrows.

Students explore measurements.

Students, after taking a field trip to a museum, use paint to try to restore old objects.

Students study Mexican music. In this Mexican culture lesson, students research mariachi bands and then design posters that accurately advertise them.

Forget the romantic view of the Middle Ages. What was it really like? Lesson plan focuses on exploring the lives of the peasants, craftsmen, and monks. Hyperlinks lead to great illustrations.

An experienced teacher provides creative lesson and unit plans for teaching about the Middle Ages.

History Questions: Daily Life in the Middle Ages Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

History Questions: Entertainment in the Middle Ages Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

A history quiz over the Anglo-Saxons during the Middle Ages.

Descriptions of the various roles of people who lived in medieval society.

Describes how the Bubonic Plague was brought to Italy from China in 1347, how quickly it spread, and the devastating impact it had on Europe's population. Includes links to lots more information.

Lesson, drawing on maps from the collections of the National Archives, asks students what knowledge they can gain about life in the Middle Ages from studying a map of medieval Chertsey. They then compare the medieval map with another of...

A few activities for learning about medieval torture instruments. Includes fact cards that could be used for student research.

From paintings, frescos, and manuscripts the middle ages was full of art and literature. This site contains information about the art and literature during the Middle Ages and Medieval times.

Students will examine European world maps from the Middle Ages, the Age of Discovery, and the period of New World exploration. They will then look at maps that record the early exploration of the American West and collect present-day...

History Questions: Wars of the Roses Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

Kids learn about daily life in the Middle Ages and Medieval times including food, clothing, school, housing, city life, and country life on this site.

On this site, students learn about entertainment in the Middle Ages and Medieval times including feasts, games, sports, festivals, music, and troubadours.

Students learn about the glossary and terms from the Middle Ages and Medieval times. Words and definitions you need to know about this time period can be found on this site.

Kids learn about the events and timeline of the Middle Ages and Medieval times in history on this site.

Kids learn about famous queens from the Middle Ages and Medieval times such as Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella I of Spain, and Margaret I of Denmark.

Study a knight's armor and weapons from the Middle Ages and Medieval times including chain mail, metal plate armor, lances, and siege weapons on this website.

Kids learn about monasteries during the Middle Ages and Medieval times. This site explores orders of religion and vows.