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
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
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