Happy Monday and welcome to March! Last week we featured a Monday Mix-ins full of Shakespeare. This week we have a magnificent monarch, a backfiring battle, and a mysteriously missing colony. Don’t you just love history? (And alliteration?)
Resource Links:
The Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth I | NatGeo Kids presents facts and information on Elizabeth I.
Queen Elizabeth’s Speech to the Troops at Tilbury | Read the Queen’s historic speech to the troops in August 1588.
A Summary of Elizabeth I | Learn about the struggles and victories of her reign.
Elizabeth: When a Princess | Take a look at a portrait of Elizabeth before she became queen.
Color Queen Elizabeth I | Print a picture for your kids to color of Good Queen Bess.
The Kids Rule! Guide to Tudor England | A kid-friendly website with games, videos, and projects designed to teach kids all about the Tudors.
Walter Raleigh | A biography of this famous English adventurer who established the Roanoke colony.
Roanoke Island | What happened to the lost colony of Roanoke Island?
A Summary of the Spanish Armada | Find out more about King Philip II of Spain’s expensive disaster.
10 Facts about the Spanish Armada | How did it all start? Why did it fail? What did this mean for Queen Elizabeth?
10 Surprising Facts about the Spanish Armada | More interesting info about this famous event.
Video Links:
*Parents, please preview for your students first.
The Story of Elizabeth I | A cartoon suitable for all ages about the life of Elizabeth I.
Elizabeth I Fast Facts | A biography of Elizabeth I and her 44 years as Queen.
Roanoke Colony Mystery | 7 Theories About the Mysterious Vanishing of Roanoke.
The Epic Failure of the Spanish Armada | Why did the Spanish invasion fail?
