With towering Castles surrounded by murky moats, knights in shining armor, lords and ladies, peasants and kings, and mystical legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, we enter an era of European history known as the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages began at the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity in about A.D. 500 and continued to the beginning of the modern age in 1500 A.D. Another word to describe this period is medieval, a Latin word meaning “of the Middle Ages.” Let this pathfinder be a guide to exploring the enchanted world of knights, peasants, kings and castles in the Middle Ages. Use these resources to guide you in your lesson plans and in creating an exciting unit for your classroom.

Elementary

Curr/El SocStu K52 1981 Gr. 6: te	King, Frederick M. Understanding The World. Teacher’s Edition. p. 136 - 150.
Curr/El SocStu H758 1983 Gr. 6: te	Cangemi, Joann. Our World. Teacher’s Edition. p. 105 - 111

Secondary

	Curr/Sec SocSci Hist P464 1988	Perry, Marvin. A History of the World. p. 136-197. The rise of medieval civilization, the economic growth, and the cultural achievements of the high Middle ages.
	Curr/Sec SocSci Hist S636 1987 Gr. 9+	Smart, Terry L. World History: A Story of Progress. p. 241-291. A guide to better understanding the medieval society and its organization.
	Curr/Sec SocSci Hist S368 1987 txl	Peck, Ira and Elise Bauman. The Age of Europe. p. 17-64. A guide to understanding the values of Europeans in the Middle Ages.
	Curr/Sec SocSci Hist H437 1995 te	Krieger, Larry S. World History: Perspectives on the Past. p. 174-271. A focus on the politics, society, economics, technology, and culture of the Middle Ages.

Activity

Curr/Ref SocStu M217 1991	Maifair, Linda L. In the Past: Roman Empire, Middle Ages, American Frontier, Civil War. p. 13-24 gr. 2-5. This book contains many ideas for activities involving castles, knights, and Robin Hood.
Curr/Ref SocStu P745 1993e	Pofahl, Jane. Middle Ages: Everyday Life. gr. 3-6. Take on the responsibilities as a serf or a noble by using creative ideas found in this book.
Curr/Ref SocStu P745 1993f	Pofahl, Jane. Middle Ages: Knights and Castles. gr. 3-6. Use activities, games and puzzles to learn about castles and knights in the Middles Ages.
Curr/Ref SocStu P745 1993g	Pofahl, Jane. Middle Ages: Personalities. gr. 3-6. Get to know the many different personalities of the Middle Ages from King Arthur to Elizabeth I.
Curr/Ref SocStu G549 1980	Glasscock, Paula and Sally Weber. Castles, Pirates, Knights, and Other Learning Delights. p. 33-42. Use drills, games and learning centers to explore life in the Middle Ages.

Video			Reference
VTV 1742	Macaulay, David. Castle. Colorful animation and live-action sequences tell the story of a fictional but historically accurate 13th-century Welsh castle.		Reference CR4505 .B76 1986	Broughton, Bradford. Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry.

Internet Sites

	http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html Bibliographies, text, images, and archives.
	http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/WEBSites.html This site is a link to all Medieval with a homepage containing many exciting connections.
	http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/ Experience the Middle Ages through pictures and information about churches, culture and learning, artistic innovations, intellectual quests, and much more.
	http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/index.html This sites is a link to other web sites, books, materials and stargate experiences.
	http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/technology.html Find out what technology meant to people in the Middle Ages as you explore this site.
	http://orb.rhodes.edu/ Visit this site to check out the on-line reference book for medieval studies.

Periodicals

O’Brien, Patricia. “The Middle Ages.” Educational Oasis. Jan/Feb. 1997.p. 31-38. Explore a variety of exciting ways to learn about Medieval architecture, feudalism, knights and more.
O’Brien, Patricia. “Castles and Knights.” Educational Oasis. Sept/Oct. 1994. p. 3-8 This unit focuses on castles and knights during the Middle Ages. Students are asked to gather information, organize facts, make connections, and think critically and creatively.
Healy, Terry. “Exploring the Medieval World.” The Intermediate Mailbox. Feb/Mar. 1997, pp 36-43. Sort out the facts from the Middle Ages with fun and creative activities, literature suggestions, and reproducibles.

Children's Collection

GT3520 .G53 1979	Geis, Joseph and Frances. Life in a Medieval Castle. In this book, the castle is rightly approached as the center of all medieval life.	Children Folio Easy R523s	Richardson, Jean. Stephen’s Feast. A classic Christmas carol of a king and his page as they set out in the cold to take food and fuel to a poor family.
Children 398.22 A788l	Lang, Andrew. King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table. The age of chivalry lives on in the many exciting tales found in this book.	Children Folio Easy S216e	Sanderson, Ruth. The Enchanted Wood. An original fairy tale about three sons and their quests for the Heart of the World.
Children Folio 623.19 M123c c.2	Macaulay, David. Castle. The step by step planning and construction of both castle and town.	Children 398.22 A788su	Sutcliff, Rosemary. The Sword and the Circle.
Children Folio 811 P924d	Prelutsky, Jack. The Dragons are Singing Tonight. A variety of fun poems and illustrations about dragons.	Children Fic K52k	Swan, D.K. and Michael West. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. A collection of some of the best known Arthurian stories.
Children 398.22 R655p	Pyle, Howard. Robin Hood. The many adventures of Robin Hood, his merry men and Little John.	Children Folio Easy W873k	Wood, Audrey. King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub. Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub.

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