The home page has an aerial view of the castle. Clicking on a part of the view takes youto that part of the castle. You will find out about the people that lived there and what they did. Sometimes there will also be moreinformation about an aspect of castle life, a game to play or puzzle to solve, or something YOU can do to add to the fun of Kids' Castle. Another excellent unit from CoreKnowledge.
Intensive goals lead to good research, understanding and appreciation of the subject material.
Geared to upper elementary. Students divide into teams, take a particular aspect of medieval daily life, research it, present it, and finally compare it to the same topic in present society. Students can easily dress the role for their presentations. This online museum provides an excellent resource for research papers or background info for a unit on the middle ages. From CBC Canada, superior pages on medieval life.