John William Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott, 1888
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We have one more round of supplemental links to share, and this time it’s all about research and resource sites that may come in handy on your home days. Feel no obligation to use any of this, and there is much more online if you want to search further, but here are some great resources as well as some interesting things to check out for fun:
- Time Maps – If you have a middle schooler you may be familiar with this website, which is linked from Mrs. Frago’s website. These are great interactive maps that show change over time.
- Maps of Europe over time – Here’s another style of map, featuring a map for every 100 years, with links below each map to highlight locations of the different people groups/kingdoms/countries. This site also includes detailed maps of specific regions.
- Sole Surviving Manuscript of Beowulf – some of the teachers sent this link with their grids, but if you didn't get it, this is cool to see.
- Timeline of the Middle Ages – this site has several kid-friendly links to all kinds of topics related to the Middle Ages.
- The Middle Ages for Kids – here’s another site with tons of links for kids all about our time period. If you’re looking for more info on a particular medieval subject, this might be the place to go!
- Middle Ages Timeline pieces – this appears to be a pdf download and is only 50 cents! If you keep a home timeline, print these for an easy way to add to it.
- Medieval vs. Modern – learn about the medieval lifestyle and how it compares to life today.
- King Arthur for Kids – all about the great British hero
- Old english tutorial on medieval speech – use these fun phrases around the house to get into the spirit of the middle ages!
- Parts of a Knight’s Armor – this can also be a coloring page
- Medieval Art Collection – from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 10 Facts About the Vikings – from National Geographic Kids
- Norse Myths Pronunciation Guide – this is from a different book than what we are reading this year, but may still come in handy as you tackle some of these tricky names.
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The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland – in case you were interested, this is the book Lisa Ann Dillon mentioned in her Literature training last week.
And of course, we have a wonderful list of books on our Supplemental History Resources for 2014/15. Find this document on our password-protected parent resources page – click here!
If any of the above links do not work, please send an email to Down Home and let us know.
SLO Classical Academy is not affiliated with any of the above mentioned websites or businesses.
