MEDIEVAL TIMES - CAREERS - SPECIAL BUNDLE
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Reading passages cover Medieval Monks, Nuns, and Almoners; Scribes, Illuminators, and the Magna Carta; Embroiderers and the Bayeux Tapestry; Barbers, Apothecaries, and Plague Doctors; Architects and Engineers; Astrologers and Astronomers; Alchemists; and Cooks, Bakers, and Brewers. Classroom and enrichment activities keep students engaged as they learn. Great for use by substitute teachers, or for homeschooling or co-ops!
MEDIEVAL CAREERS - MONKS, NUNS, AND ALMONERS
In Western Europe during the Middle Ages, Christianity was the main religion. And at that time, all Christians were Catholic (at least in Western Europe). Everyone’s life was dictated by religion: from morning until night, from birth until death. Upper class and lower class alike had to follow the rules of the Church. This lesson takes a look at a few of the many religious jobs during the Middle Ages.
READING PASSAGES:
5 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:
Religion in the Middle Ages
Monks and Nuns
A Day in the Life of a Monk
Life of a Nun; The Job of Almoner
Gregorian Chants; Precentor; Monastic Herbalist
CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Job Application
Coloring Page – Medieval Priest
Listen to Medieval Monastery Chants
Writing Activity: Respond to the Prompt
Be a Monastic Herbalist!
Be an Herbalist: Make your Own Tea!
Review Worksheet and Teacher’s Key
Play Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
MEDIEVAL SCRIBES, ILLUMINATORS AND THE MAGNA CARTA
Owning a book during the Middle Ages was actually a big deal. Books were rare and expensive because they were not mass-produced. Each book was copied by hand by a Scribe or Copyist until after the invention of the printing press in the year 1440 – near the end of the Middle Ages. In order to understand the complex process, one needs to examine the various steps of creating a book. Scribes, illuminators and the Magna Carta are covered in this lesson plan.
READING PASSAGES:
5 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:
Books in the Middle Ages
Supplies – Pen and Ink
The Job of Copying and Illuminating
Illumination; Who Could Be a Scribe?
The Magna Carta
CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Job Application!
Make a Quill Pen!
Make Your Own Berry Ink!
Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
Write Your Own Great Charter
Illuminate a Letter
Be a Scribe! Copy a Portion of The Magna Carta
Review Worksheet and Teacher’s Key
Graphic Organizers
THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY AND DOMESDAY BOOK
William the Conqueror is one of the most well-known individuals of the Middle Ages. Duke William of Normandy, as he was also known, defeated King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings to become the first Norman King of England. This lesson covers his reign as well as the Bayeux Tapestry and the Domesday Book.
READING PASSAGES
7 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:
Tapestry and Embroidery in the Middle Ages; England in the Middle Ages
Embroidery in the Middle Ages
Everyone Wants to Be King!
William the Conqueror – King of England; The Bayeux Tapestry
Speculation About the Tapestry
The Domesday Book - A Census-Taker
The Domesday Book: Problems and Purpose
CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Job Application
Coloring Page – William the Conqueror
How Big is the Bayeux Tapestry Activity
Domesday Activity – Conduct a Census!
Worksheet – Bayeux Tapestry Review and Teacher’s Key
Review Game – Bingo Words and Clues
Try Finger Weaving!
Create a “Paper” Tapestry
Graphic Organizers
MEDIEVAL BARBERS APOTHECARIES AND PLAGUE DOCTORS
During the Middle Ages, effective medicine was almost non-existent. Medical treatments were frequently based on superstitions, old-wives tales and religious beliefs. Very little was known about the human body, germs, and disease. Because of this, most treatments were ineffective. In this lesson plan student will learn about the jobs of Barber, Apothecary and Plague Doctor.
READING PASSAGES:
4 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:
Barber and Apothecary; The Black Death
The Black Death
Bubonic, Pneumonic and Septicemic Plague
The Plague Doctor - Curing the Plague
CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Job Application
Be an Apothecary: Make Your Own Medicine!
Plague Doctor Picture and Chart
Prevent the Plague!
Review Worksheet and Teacher’s Key
Play “Plague in a Bag”
Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
Three Coloring Pages
Two Graphic Organizers
Suggested Books and Movies
MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS
There were many construction jobs during the Middle Ages! Not only were castles and cathedrals being built, so were manors and huts. What type of building job could you hope to find in Medieval times? Actually, there were many, many possibilities for employment: Architects, Engineers, Quarryman, Carpenters, Laborers and more! This lesson covers the jobs of the builders, the styles of the time and information on siege engines!
READING PASSAGES:
7 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:
Who Were the Medieval Builders?
Castles and Palaces; Cathedrals and Churches
Romanesque and Gothic Styles
The Grotesques and Gargoyles
Medieval Engineers
Battering Ram and Siege Tower
Peasant Huts
CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Job Application
Architects and Engineers Worksheet
Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
Stained Glass Craft Idea
Medieval Architecture Memory Instructions and Pieces
Castle Coloring Page
Contest: Use a Simple “Catapult”
Create Your Own Catapult
Graphic Organizers
MEDIEVAL ASTROLOGERS AND ASTRONOMERS
Astronomy is the study of the universe including the Sun, Moon, planets and stars. Astrology is the study of how the movements of those celestial bodies influence human and worldly events. This lesson covers the science of space during the Middle Ages and the jobs of the Astronomers and Astrologers.
READING PASSAGES:
6 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:
Science and Space in the Middle Ages
Astronomy and Astrology
Islamic Astronomers
European Astrologers
A Medieval Astrologer’s Job
Medieval Tools Used in Astrology and Astronomy
CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Job Application
Make an Astrolabe
Learn Some Constellations!
Medieval Astrologer Joke
Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
Review Chart of Zodiac Personality Traits; Complete Handout
True/False Review Game
Writing Activity: Be an Astrologer!
Read your Horoscope
Create your Own Constellation Craft
Create a Child-Centered Universe
Astrological Constellation Memory Game
2 Graphic Organizers
MEDIEVAL ALCHEMISTS
You are living in the Middle Ages, a period of time when little advancement was made in the areas of art and science. The year is 1032 AD, and you live in Western Europe. You work day and night conducting experiments with various minerals, metals and herbs. Your objective? To find the philosopher’s stone. gold, immortality, and a remedy of all diseases – these are your goals. You are a medieval alchemist!
READING PASSAGES:
6 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:
Alchemy During the Middle Ages
When, Where, Why, What, How, and Who of Alchemy
Roger Bacon and Nicholas Flamel
Religious Reasons for Symbolism in Alchemy
Alchemists’ Use of Symbolism
Success or Cheating?
CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Alchemists' Job Application
Be an Alchemist: Try Some Experiments:
Instructions for Dirty Penny Experiments
Instructions for Rusting Iron Experiment
Instructions for Vinegar and Baking Soda
Read an Alchemist’s Passage and Teacher’s Key
Writing Prompt
Play Review Game – True/False
Alchemists Worksheet and Teacher’s Key
Graphic Organizers
Suggested Books and Movies
MEDIEVAL COOKS, BAKERS, AND BREWERS
Food during the Middle Ages tasted quite different than it does today. Much of the food was boiled and without a great deal of taste. A major difference between what the peasants ate and what the nobles ate was the way the food was prepared. This lesson plan covers the medieval careers of those who prepared food: cooks, bakers and brewers.
READING PASSAGES:
4 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:
Food in the Middle Ages
Food Presentation and Preservation
Cook, Baker, and Patissier
Brewer and Brewster: What Would You Like to Drink?
CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Read a Medieval Recipe!
Job Application
Review Worksheet and Teacher’s Key
"I Witness" History - Test Your Memory
Play Review Game – True/False
Recipes to Try: Fruit or Meat Pie, Mead, Butter
Coloring Pages With Summary Lines
Graphic Organizers