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The Middle Ages

 


Free - Books for Teachers - many pages freely online: 

Middle Ages Europe Lesson Plans 
Middle Ages - Fun Projects 

The Middle Ages - Units & Lesson Plans

UNIT (7th grade)  

Medieval France UNIT

Core Knowledge: Many Wonderful Units

Turrets and Treachery Unit Plan

Medieval Life - Squires, Maidens, Peasants

Life in the Towns/Daily Life Unit

Medieval Europe (lessons)

Lesson Plans

The Middle Ages (Discovery)

Times Medieval (lesson)

Everyday life in the Middle Ages (lessons)

Experiencing Life in the Middle Ages (lesson)

Medieval Life: Squires, Maidens, Peasants UNIT (7-9)

Medieval Unit (Pine River)

Medieval Life - Squires, Maidens, Peasants (ynhti)

Feudal System - Castles at War (lesson) 

Castle Keep (lesson)

Middle Ages (lesson)

Medieval Times

Learning about the Middle Ages (gifted, 4/5)

Middle Ages (school site with activities)

Middle Ages/Renaissance

Saints and Sinners Unit

Folk Tales from Europe and the Five Themes of Geography


Feudalism Lesson Plans

Feudalism (rise and fall) - lesson 1 & lesson 2  

The Feudal Game (the original)

Feudalism - Free Presentation in PowerPoint format

Feudalism for Kids


Due Process/Magna Carta Lesson Plans

Magna Carta & Right to Petition (lesson)  

Writing the Declaration of Independence - Based on the Magna Carta (lesson)

Due Process (lesson)

Magna Carta for Kids


The Crusades Lesson Plans

The Crusades: Download a free UNIT

The Crusades -- Cultural Diffusion (lesson)

Lesson Plan on the Crusades 

Crusades (Discovery)

The Crusades for Kids 

Effects of the Crusades for Kids


The Black Death / Bubonic Plague Lesson Plans

Bubonic Plague Role Play

The Black Death for Kids


Role of the Medieval Church Lesson Plans

Medieval Church - unit

Not everyone lived in castles (lesson)

Role of the Church and Popes (lesson 3)

Cathedrals, Pyramids & Mosques UNIT (4-5)

Role of the Church - Learning Modules for Kids
Parish Priests and the Sacraments 
Medieval Nuns, Monks, Benedictine Rule 
Medieval Abbots, Bishops, Cardinals, Pope 
Church Councils and Religious Beggars (Friars) 
The Inquisition 
Cathedrals 
Stained Glass Windows 
Holy Relics 
Illuminated Manuscripts 

Gregorian Chants 
Medieval Plays/Drama 


Life in a Castle Lesson Plans

Big Castle Maze (to print and use in class, I prefer this one)

Castle Maze (to print and use in class)

Medieval Feasts (lesson) 

Castles for Kids


Heraldry/Honor Lesson Plans

Heraldry

Make your own shields - your own coat of arms

Heraldry for Kids


The Life of a Knight Lesson Plans

Days and Days of Knights (unit, plus lesson ideas)

Lesson Idea: Write your own code based on today's social code of behavior
Modern Code of Chivalry

Medieval Arms Race (PBS, with teachers guide)

Design a Coat of Arms

How to make a medieval Coat of Arms

How to make a Tabard (costume clothing)

Knights for Kids


Medieval Music/Food/Fairs Lesson Plans

Of Monks and Minstrels (lessons)

Music in the Middle Ages


Vikings, Saxons, Franks - The Barbarians Lesson Plans

Vikings (Donn) 

Vikings - Free Presentations in PowerPoint format 

Anglo-Saxons

Saxons - Free Presentations in PowerPoint format

Saxon Invaders (Vikings)

Franks - Charlemagne (learning module) 

Normans - Free Presentations in PowerPoint format 

The Norman Conquest (quiz, worksheets, lessons)

Many worksheets for world history 


Free Clip Art

World History Clip Art (Phillip Martin) 


Additional Resources

Free Medieval Times Presentations (Pete's Power Point Station)

Middle Ages for Kids - Learning Modules, Games, Focus on Reading (donn)

The Game of Goose - includes game board 

Medieval Church Personalities - bios

Thinkquest: Middle Ages (index of entries) 

Medieval Times Resources (Whitehorse Elem)

Middle Ages for Kids Links

Free Games Online 

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