The Middle Ages for Kids

The Middle Ages for Kids - Check these links to learn more about this dangerous but exciting time.

History and Maps	Art	Black Death	Castles
Cathedrals	Chivalry	Clothing	Crusades
Food	Feudal Life	Games	Heraldry
Houses	King Arthur	Knights	Literature
Monks and the Church	Music	People	Robin Hood
Technology	Tournaments	Transportation	Ideas For Teachers Kid's Literature

    History:

        Interactive Introduction to the Middle Ages - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/index.shtml

        History for Kids - History + timeline, religion, clothing, food - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/

        Mr. Donn - http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/World.html

        Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport to the Middle Ages - http://www.mrdowling.com/703middleages.html

        Eyewitness to History - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mefrm.htm

Learner.org Annenberg CPB Middle Ages - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages

dmoz - http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Social_Studies/History/By_Time_Period/Middle_Ages/

Exploring Ancient World Cultures Middle Ages - http://eawc.evansville.edu/mepage.htm

Social Studies for Kids - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/middleages.htm

        Mrs. Sunda's class site - http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/enter.htm

        Timelines of Events - http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Timeline.html
                                                http://sirdragontamer.com/MA_index.html

        Bullfinch's Mythology - http://www.bartleby.com/bulfinch/
                                                    http://www.bartleby.com/182/
                                                    http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/bulfinch/thomas/b93chi/

      SCORE Resources from California -
               http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/lessons/grades/?u=89

        Mrs. LeDuc suggests: http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/research/index.html
              Online Textbooks - http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/textlist.html
                                                    http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/
                                                    http://www.netserf.org
                                                    http://www.likesbooks.com/lifekeep.html


        The End of Europe's Middle Ages -
                 a tutorial from University of Calgary - excellent but high reading level needed
                    http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/

        A Medieval Scavenger Hunt - topical categories
             http://web.archive.org/web/20040622182022/http://www.greenwichschools.org/Resources/virtuallibrary/Social_Studies/Middle_Ages/middle_ages.html

       Maps:

Europe maps http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_europe.html
A Medieval Atlas - http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa071000a.htm
A Periodical Historical Atlas - http://www.euratlas.com/summary.htm
Medieval Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbookmap.html

      Art: Medieval art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art -
                          http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/department.asp?dep=17
                    Art of the Middle Ages - http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html
                    Bayeaux Tapestry - http://hastings1066.com/history.shtml
                    History for Kids - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/art/index.htm
                    Medieval Art from University of Minnesota - http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/medieval.html
                    Web Gallery of Art - http://www.wga.hu/index.html?CFID=2561145&CFTOKEN=94278107
                Wikipedia Art - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_art

       Black Death: http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/heathsid/Subjects/History/plague.htm
                                        http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/plague/
                                        http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html

      Castles:
            NGS Castles - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/castles/enter.html
            Castles Learning Center - lots of good stuff including what did they have for bathrooms?
                    http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm
            Castles - http://kevin.lps.org/Middle_ages/castles/default.html
            Castles of the World - http://www.castles.org/index.htm
            Build a Medieval Castle – download the free program and print the different parts -
                     http://www.yourchildlearns.com/dircast.htm
                    Putting the castle together - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/castle_inst.htm
            Kids' Castle - http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/teachers/castle.htm
            Cardboard Box Castle - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Boxcastle.shtml
            Make Merlin’s Castle – print outs - http://www.rain.org/~philfear/castle.html
            Castle Page - http://sirdragontamer.com/ma/castle.htm
            The Castles of Wales - http://www.castlewales.com/home.html
            Castle trivia - http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle85.htm

       Cathedrals:
            British - http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Cathedrals/Cathedrals1.htm
                             http://myweb.lmu.edu/sshepherd/med.htm

French - http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menufrance/mainfran.html

The Cathedrals of Britain - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/architecture_cathedral_01.shtml

Cathedrals of the Middle Ages - http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/resources/MiddleAges/page3.htm

Cathedrals of the Middle Ages -
http://web.archive.org/web/20050203010045/http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/96-97/agespages/middle-ages/architecture.html

            Cathedral vocabulary and picture links and worksheets - http://kevin.lps.org/Middle_ages/default.html

       Chivalry: Kidzone –   (nobles) http://www.chronique.com/Kids/nobles.htm
                                               (crusaders) http://www.chronique.com/Kids/crusader.htm

                            Chivalry, heraldry, tournaments, and more - http://www.medieval-life.net/chivalry.htm
                            The Art of Chivalry with essays, an interactive game, and a Teacher's Guide
                                    http://www.humanities-interactive.org/medieval/chivalry/

       Clothing: Medieval Clothing - http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/clothing.htm
                                 Medieval Clothing - http://www.medieval-life.net/clothing.htm
                                 Clothing of the Middle Ages - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/clothing/
                                 Footwear of the Middle Ages - http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOM3.HTM
                                 Introduction to clothing - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/clothing.html
                                        Hat quiz - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/clothact.html
                                 Elizabethan Clothing page - http://www.lepg.org/clothing.htm

        Feudal Life: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html
                    Camelot Village's Medieval Life - http://www.camelotintl.com/village/index.html
                    Life in Middle Ages http://sirdragontamer.com/ma/keep.htm
                    Medieval Life - http://historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm

        Games: Medieval Games - http://www.medieval-life.net/games.htm
                     Games of Anglo-Saxons - http://www.regia.org/games.htm
                     Rules for Medieval Games - http://www.tarahill.com/instruct.html

       Heraldry:
                     Beginner's Guide to Heraldry - http://web.archive.org/web/20041012131536/http://www.heraldryunlimited.com/guide/home_page.htm
                     Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry
                      Virginia school's page about heraldry -
                            http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/96-97/agespages/middle-ages/heraldry.html
                             Intro, beasts, vocab - http://www.skell.org/explore/herintro.htm
                      Heraldry Game - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/index.html
                      Make Your Own Coat of Arms (shield) - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldry.htm
                 Heraldry Symbols - http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/symbols.htm
                                                          http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm

       Houses:
                       Peasant homes http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/houses.htm
                                                     http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/lohouse.html
                       Homes http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/homes.html
                                     http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/lointro.fief.html
                                     http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/morehome.html
                       Houses - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_manor_houses.htm

       King Arthur: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4186/Arthur/htmlpages/kingarthur.html
                    Arthur for Kids - http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Emerrie/Arthur/kidstory.html
                    King Arthur - http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html
                                             http://www.2020site.org/kingarthur/
                                             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur

       Monks and the Church -
               Monastery: http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval-monastery.htm
               Life in a Medieval Monastery - http://www.mtangel.edu/library/subject/monastic.htm
               Map of a Medieval Monastery - http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval-monastery-map.htm
               Virtual Abbey - http://www.newyorkcarver.com/Abbey.htm

       Music: Overview - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/moremusic.html
                       Medieval Life - http://www.medieval-life.net/music.htm
                       Explanation - http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/music.html
                       History - http://www.hypermusic.ca/hist/medieval.html
                                        http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/history-med.htm
                       Medieval Instruments - http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instrumt.html
                       Wikipedia Music of Middle Ages - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_music

   People:
            People of the Middle Ages - http://www.themiddleages.net/people_middle_ages.html
            Occupations of the Middle Ages - http://members.tripod.com/hkcarms/occ.html
            Eleanor of Aquitaine- http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html
                       http://www.geocities.com/henry8jane/EleanorAquitaine.html
            People page http://sirdragontamer.com/ma/people.htm
            Nobles - http://www.chronique.com/Kids/nobles.htm

       Robin Hood: http://www.boldoutlaw.com/robbeg/index.html
                                       http://www.robinhood.info/robinhood/legend.html
                                       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood
                                       http://www.nottinghamshiretourism.co.uk/
                                       http://www.robinhood.ltd.uk/robinhood/factorfiction.html

Technology: Middle Ages Technology - http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Subjects.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_technology

       Tournaments: Tournaments - http://www.medieval-life.net/tournaments.htm
                 Jousting - http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa051298.htm
                                     http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/1brian.htm
                 Joust page - http://sirdragontamer.com/ma/joust.htm
                 Tournaments - http://www.hyw.com/Books/History/Tourname.htm
                 Wikipedia Tournaments - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournament_%28medieval%29

Transportation: http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Subjects.html
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/trade.html

Middle Ages Clip art - http://us.dk.com/static/cs/us/11/clipart/medieval/book_medievallife.html

    Ideas for Teachers:
            Mrs. Donn's Lesson Plans - http://worldhistory.mrdonn.org/middleages.html
            Medieval Webquests - * http://www.milton.k12.vt.us/WebQuests/SChristensen/webquest-middle_ages.htm
                                                          http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/Webquest/gardner.htm
                                                          http://www.lcms.srvusd.k12.ca.us/LibMediaCenter/7th%20Grade/middle_ages_webquest.htm
                                                          http://www2.lhric.org/irvington/ims/6th/midages.htm
                                                          http://winnebago.esu1.org/lbotma/web1.html
                                                          http://www.shcsc.k12.in.us/arthur/begin.htm
                                                          http://www.moffatsd.org/admin/technology/webquest/medievalages/
                                                          http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/webquests_themes/medieval_theme.html

            Journey Through the Middle Ages Webquest -   http://library.thinkquest.org/4051/

            Create a Skit for the King Webquest - http://www.milforded.org/schools/eastshore/pbegin/wq/medieval.html

Vocabulary Games for Middle Ages from Jennifer Cahill - http://www.quia.com/custom/4179main.html

Middle Ages Projects from Fordham Prep School - http://www.fordhamprep.com/socstud/middle.htm

Castle Builder Activity from California - http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/castle_builder/

Special lessons about the Middle Ages from Education World -
       http://www.education-world.com/a_special/millenium_01.shtml

Medieval Times - http://www.42explore2.com/medieval.htm

DiscoverySchool - http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/timesmedieval/

Jerrie Cheek's Middle Ages and Castles and Knights web pages

The Middle Ages from A to Z - http://www.geocities.com/abecedarius/MiddleAges.html

ProTeacher - http://www.proteacher.com/090074.shtml

Tapestry in the Middle Ages - http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-1/lesson0024.shtml

Middle Ages for fifth grade - Creating a Medieval Village
        http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/math/it/webquests/MiddleAges/index.htm

Middle Ages Art and Architecture - http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/ma/index.htm

Middle Ages Scavenger Hunt - http://home.rochester.rr.com/lagana/mash.html
Medieval Feasts - http://eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/World_History/WRH0006.html
Middle Ages for Grade 3 - http://web.archive.org/web/20041106085032/http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Midage.htm
                              Grade 5 - http://web.archive.org/web/20041011220000/http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Lane.htm

Late Middle Ages activities for students http://www.help4teachers.com/lava.htm

Not Everyone Lived in Castles - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=448

Medieval Fun Day - http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr191.shtml

The Middle Ages - 12 Activities for Grades 4-5 - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson156.shtml

Medieval Internet Sites for Grade 4 - http://www3.sympatico.ca/ferndale/Medieval.htm

Sworn to Serve Webquest - http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/sworntoserve/

Destroy the Castle Interactive Game - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/destroywave.html

Literature:

Adam of the Road - Elizabeth Janet Gray
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/adam/adamtg.html
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Culbert/index.htm

Beowulf - A long version http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/beowulf/bl-beowulf1.htm
                   Online version http://www.lone-star.net/literature/beowulf/
               Summary - http://pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmBeowulf06.asp
               Lesson plan - http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view_printer_friendly.asp?id=814

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
        http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/ccb/ccbtg.html
        http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/catherinecalledbirdy.html
        http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/cimpullitti/webquest.html

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/TwaYank.html

The Door in The Wall - Marguerite De Angeli
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/door/doortg.html
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/ibickman/door/doorindex.htm

King Arthur - http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/

The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
    http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/midwifesapprentice.html
    http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/m/midwifesapprentice.html
    http://www.mrcoward.com/slcusd/midwife.html

Sir Lancelot - http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/lanmenu.htm

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver - E. L. Konigsburg
http://www.ala.org/ala/booklinksbucket/eleanoraquitaine.htm
http://www.forestridge.org/faculty/fierce/medieval/scarlet/scarletguide.htm

Robin Hood - a play by Tennyson - http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/forest.htm
- stories - http://www.kellscraft.com/Robinhood/robinhoodcontent.html

The Second Mrs. Giaconda - E. L. Konigsburg

Castle from http://www.clipsahoy.com/
Knight from Metropolitan Museum of Art
Crusaders from http://members.easyspace.com/Brig/mca/clips.html
Midi from http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~makoyan/

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