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The Knight at Dawn. Castles. Moat. Moat. Drawbridge. 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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