Excaliber (for grades 9 - 12)
In King Arthur: Man or Legend?, students compare King Arthur's persona from the legendary and historic perspectives, and craft an outline for a theater piece featuring the symbolism, characterization, and context they have learned. In Castles and Cornerstones, students will explore the historic importance and function of castles in King Arthur's time, and create a castle of their own design in three dimensions, using found materials. In Chivalry and Courtly Love, students will examine the way the Arthurian ideals of chivalry and courtly love have influenced our modern concepts of love, inspiring students' execution of a short thematic play.
King Arthur: Man or Legend? (esp good for 7th grade)
Writing: The Middle Ages: Twelve Activities Take Students Back in Time! Learn how a unit on the Middle Ages inspired great writing among fourth and fifth graders in Chandler, Arizona. Included: 12 great activities for teaching about the Middle Ages.
Read The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli's Newbery Award-winning book about a boy growing up in medieval Europe.
Life in the Middle Ages This site includes a list of more than 20 possible projects on the Middle Ages. The activities are appropriate for middle school students and above.
The Middle Ages Global Studies Project This site contains ideas for two individual and one group project on the Middle Ages, appropriate for middle school students and above.
Sworn to Serve In this WebQuest, students in middle school and above explore the feudal system in medieval England.
Kids in the Castle: virtual tours, etc.
Life in a Medieval Castle: Five Art Activities for an Integrated Medieval Unit This site provides art activities involving stained glass, tapestry, and heraldic shields. The activities are designed for students in middle school and above but can be adapted for almost any age-group.
Cardboard Box Castle Enchanted Learning Software provides complete illustrated directions for building a 
cardboard box castle. Students in elementary school and above can complete the project, although younger students will need adult assistance with some of the cutting.
KinderCastles Nancy Yost, a kindergarten teacher at Indiana University of Pennsylvania's lab school, provides a variety of resources for teaching about the Middle Ages. Sections include literature, integrated activities, songs and poetry, software, recipes, armor, teacher resources, and links. Most activities are appropriate for students in kindergarten and above.
Days and Days of Knights: A Unit on the Middle Ages
Science-
Make your own paper. Although it's believed that the Chinese invented paper before the first century A.D., it wasn't introduced in Europe until the tenth century. Introduce your students to the science of paper making by sharing An Adventure in Paper Making, created by middle school students from Mancos, Colorado.
And do check out the list o f"Greta sites" / "Sites to see" at :
http://www.education-world.com/a_sites/sites001.shtml
Costumes:
Archer's Simple Hood
Knight's Med. Shirt
Teutonic Knights Ensemble
Child's knightly tunic and shirt
Child's Swordsman Shirt
Velvet Fighting Cape
(Renaissance Costume: renaissance-boy-costume-brown )
More medieval resources online
- Early Middle Ages http://homepages.udayton.edu/~schuerwc/study%20guide%205.htm
- (I think that year 7 in the
- Castles http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/castles.shtml
- Medieval Life http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/life.shtml
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