The Knight at Dawn

1. The Knight at Dawn

3. Castles Moat Moat Drawbridge

4. Moat

5. 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.

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

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

8. Castle with drawbridge

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

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

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

13. Castle Well

14. 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

15. 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

18. Knights

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

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

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

25. Clothing

26. Court Jesters

27. Castle Feasts

28. The Great Hall

29. Foods

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

31. Armory

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

34. Secret passageways

35. Dungeon

36. 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/

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

38. Trap Door

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

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

42. Reins Reins are used to steer a horse.

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

44. 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

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

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

50. Memory Game