The Knight at Dawn

Castles

Drawbridge

Moat

Moat

Moat

What is a moat?

• A moat, which is a deep, wide trench, was built around castles in the olden days. They were usually filled with water.

• If the enemy tried to swim across, archers on the castle walls could shoot at them.

Moats

• Some people believed crocodiles lived in moats.

Drawbridge

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Drawbridge.gif

Castle with drawbridge

What is a drawbridge made of?

• A drawbridge is made from wooden planks.

• http://www.zazzle.com/road_with_bridge_battle_map_poster-228373999956944601

Hawks were trained to hunt other birds and small animals.

Hawk House

• The Hawk House was in the inner ward of the castle.

Castle Well

What is a well?

• A well is a hole sunk into the earth to reach a supply of water.

http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Well

Windmill

• Wind mills could be used to grind flour, crush olives, make cloth, tan leather and pound pulp for paper.

• The mill usually stood on a river bank.

http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/middleages2000/dailylife/dailylife.html

Knights

Armor & Weapons

Helmet

Suit of Armor

JavelinSword

Armor for horses

Fanfare

http://livesax.com/Herald.htm

What is Fanfare?

• http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/showplayer_frame.asp?ID=070205

Clothing

Court Jesters

Castle Feasts

The Great Hall

Foods

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/printable/peacock.html

Peacock

Armory

Torch

• Torches were used as a source of light.

Secret passageways

Dungeon

What does crouch mean?

• squat: sit on one's heels;

• the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

http://www.fotosearch.com/ITS136/itf036053/

Tunnel

http://homepages.cwi.nl/~aeb/math/samos/eupalinos_tunnel.jpg

Trap Door

What is a precipice?

• A precipice is a very steep or overhanging place.

• http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precipice

http://www.123rf.com/photo_3264944.html#

Reins

Reins are used to steer a horse.

Medieval Times

http://educators.medievaltimes.com/#1-2-facts

Tools of the Mind Resources#2 The Knight at Dawn

Background info and books to use as resourceshttp://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/ Information about the parts of a castle

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002390/knights.html Information about knightsOsborne, M.P., Murdocca, S. & Osborne, W.

Knights And Castles (Magic Tree House Research Guide)Steele, P. I Wonder Why Castles Had Moats and other Questions about Long Ago.

Turnbull, Stephanie. Knights. (Usborne Beginners) Classroom Decorations

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/docs54367/knights_pk/knight_photo.pdf use with child’s photo to make each child a knight

Room can be decorated to look like a castle—a large box or large pieces of cardboard can be painted with stone bricks and with an opening, or butcher paper can be used to paint bricks

like on a castleDrawn picture of a medieval horse with its armor

Large picture of a knightProps for play

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading6/knight6a.htm helmets and hatshttp://www.dltk-kids.com/fantasy/mknight.html knights toilet paper puppet

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/birthday/mcastle.html toilet paper castlehttp://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldry_activityt.htm info for coat of armshttp://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading6/knight4a.htm how to make a pomander

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/docs54367/knights_pk/memory_cards.pdf memory game

Elkonin Boxes/How Many Sounds Games

(Some are included with Tools of the Mind Set)

WellKnightTreePieMoatCastle

Others????

Games

• Tools of the Mind-How Many Sounds?

• Could also be made into a math game.

• How Many Sounds Board Game.doc.pdf

Memory Game

Resources and References

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading6/knight_at_dawn.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medknight.html

http://www.castlewales.com/montgom2.html

•http://www.ndaviess.k12.in.us/elemshare/Teachers/jweathers/Medieval.htm