For the past seven years, our middle school students have hosted a Medieval Fair for our entire school. We read literature pertaining to the Middle Ages, study the history of the time period, and then put our knowledge to use by creating a town fair, complete with jousting tournaments, swordplay, dramatic presentations, juggling, stilt walking, music, and of course, booths of food and wares.
In our blogging adventures, we have noticed that Mr. Miller and his class at Chalone Peaks Middle School in King City, California, also study this era in history, but in a very different way. They bring a modern twist to the Middle Ages by recreating Medieval villages through Minecraft. (Click on the photo to visit Mr. Miller.)
Mr. Miller’s Medieval Minecraft
Mr. Chiu’s class at Aldergove Public School in Ontario, Canada, also studied the Middle Ages. They created 3D models and made oral presentations. Visit Mr. Chiu’s class by clicking on the photo.
A 3D model of a castle in Mr. Chiu’s class
The Year 6 students at Tirlebrook Primary School in Gloucestershire, U.K., took a field trip for a Magnificent Medieval Day this past July. You can watch them in action in a slide show on their blog.
Elder Tree student playing a game of 9 Men’s Morris
Of course, you can see how we celebrate by visiting any of our archived posts listed under Medieval Fair.
In 1271, a young Marco Polo sailed from his home in Venice, Italy, to exotic lands in the Far East, bringing back tales of his adventures. Like the Venetian explorer from the Middle Ages, you can visit other far off classrooms to discover how their studies of the Medieval Era are similar to and different from ours and then write about your travels in a comment or post. Start a conversation with another class who is also studying the Medieval time period.
In addition to blogs, you can visit some cool websites as well!
Happy traveling!