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Checkmate

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students start identifying the cause and effect relationships in games of Chess. Using the internet, they research the history of the game and how the roles for each of the pieces. They develop a skit based on the roles and...
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Compass Building Instructions

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students build their own compass following a given procedure. For this technology lesson, students explain how a compass is used in navigation. They trace the history of its development.
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Bestiarity and Gargoyles

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete an art project. For this gargoyles lesson, students learn about gargoyles and other medieval architecture features and discuss their purposes. Students create their own monsters using an etching technique. This lesson...
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Garden Guard

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read about the history of farming with the use of scarecrows and then sort clothing, build scarecrows, write descriptions, and more. In this scarecrows lesson plan, students also play a game called Garden Tag.
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Knighthood and Chivalry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Arthurian legends to determine the steps young men must take to become knights. After completing a series of academic tasks, students are dubbed "knights" in a classroom ceremony.
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King Arthur's Family Tree

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the genealogy of King Arthur. They create a poster of his family tree and shares with the class. They also place other key figures of the time period on the poster to put his life in perspective.
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The Middle Ages

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read books about the Middle Ages. They discuss characteristics of the Middle Ages. In groups, students construct a castle and draw a map to scale. Pupils create a Venn diagram comparing rules in different countries in the...
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The 4 Humours - middle ages med

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this social studies activity, students find the words that are terms used to describe the middle ages. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Knights word search

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this knights worksheet, students search for words in a word search that represent knights. Students search for 18 words in this word search.
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Knights and Dragons Cloze Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this knights and dragons cloze activity worksheet, students read a 4 paragraph selection and fill in the blanks with words from the provided word bank.
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Youth In the Middle Ages: Reading Comprehension

For Students 4th - 5th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage from the Middle Ages that says bad things about the youth in the early 12th century. Students answer 9 multiple choice questions about the passage.
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King Arthur - How He Became King

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Holidays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare the holidays celebrated in the Middle Ages to those celebrated in American culture today. In this cultural tradition instructional activity, students read Internet-linked articles about holidays of the Middle Ages....
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A Knight's Life

For Students 3rd - 6th
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.
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Vocabulary 2 Word Search

For Students 8th - 11th
In this language arts worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to literature. There are ten words located in the puzzle to find.  
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Word War Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students play a game with knights and monsters and if they can say the word under the knight, the knight will win, but if not, the monster wins. In this words lesson plan, students try to make all the knights win.
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SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students research one of the six wives of Henry VIII in groups to provide expert presentations. In this European History lesson, students view a film and take notes on Henry VIII's wives. Students evaluate the information from the...
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Midnight Magic Discussion Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This discussion guide accompanies the fiction book Midnight Magic written by Avi, enforces story elements, inferences, and theme/plot. Have the class work on it over time, it will engage even your reluctant readers. 
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Troubadours

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform an original piece in the style of a Medieval troubadour.  In this troubadour lesson, students discuss the role of the troubadour and identify facts from a story that a troubadour might share.  Students listen...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Armenian Tragedy of 1915

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the fall of the Roman Empire and the Armenian tragedy. In this world history lesson, students read handouts about both world history events and create presentations that feature the events.
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The Birth of a Dynasty

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view a video about the rise of the Medici family of Renaissance Italy. They complete a chart comparing Medieval Europe to Renaissance Italy.
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Back in Time - Next Stop the Middle Ages

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are introduced to the Middle Ages through Powerpoint presentations and books. During the presentations students work on various reading skills by reading made up papers about the Middle Ages detailing certain events in history.
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Horsepower: Harnessed for War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the technology of war. In this war technology lesson, students research the fighting styles of the Vikings, the Normans, and Medieval Knights.
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The Truth about Knighthood and Japanese and European Feudalism

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Medieval Times instructional activity, students read 3 articles about Knighthood, chivalry, European feudalism, Japanese feudalism, and Samurai. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions.

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