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The Knight at Dawn

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.

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The Knight at Dawn

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  1. The Knight at Dawn

  2. Castles Moat Moat Drawbridge

  3. Moat

  4. 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.

  5. Moats • Some people believed crocodiles lived in moats.

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

  7. Castle with drawbridge

  8. What is a drawbridge made of? • A drawbridge is made from wooden planks. • http://www.zazzle.com/road_with_bridge_battle_map_poster-228373999956944601

  9. Hawks were trained to hunt other birds and small animals.

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

  11. Castle Well

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Knights

  15. Armor &Weapons Sword Javelin Helmet Suit of Armor Armor for horses

  16. Fanfare http://livesax.com/Herald.htm

  17. What is Fanfare? • http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/showplayer_frame.asp?ID=070205

  18. Clothing

  19. Court Jesters

  20. Castle Feasts

  21. The Great Hall

  22. Foods

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

  24. Armory

  25. Torch • Torches were used as a source of light.

  26. Secret passageways

  27. Dungeon

  28. 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/

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

  30. Trap Door

  31. What is a precipice? • A precipice is a very steep or overhanging place. • http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precipice

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

  33. Reins Reins are used to steer a horse.

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

  35. Tools of the Mind Resources #2 The Knight at Dawn Background info and books to use as resources http://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/ Information about the parts of a castle http://library.thinkquest.org/J002390/knights.html Information about knights Osborne, 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 castle Drawn picture of a medieval horse with its armor Large picture of a knight Props for play http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading6/knight6a.htm helmets and hats http://www.dltk-kids.com/fantasy/mknight.html knights toilet paper puppet http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/birthday/mcastle.html toilet paper castle http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldry_activityt.htm info for coat of arms http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading6/knight4a.htm how to make a pomander http://www.homeschoolshare.com/docs54367/knights_pk/memory_cards.pdf memory game

  36. Elkonin Boxes/How Many Sounds Games(Some are included with Tools of the Mind Set) Well Knight Tree Pie Moat Castle Others????

  37. Games • Tools of the Mind-How Many Sounds? • Could also be made into a math game. • How Many Sounds Board Game.doc.pdf

  38. Memory Game

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