What was life like in a Medieval Village?

A really fun, unusual and highly interactive lesson that uses archaeology to explore Wharram Percy, a deserted medieval village. Lesson comes complete with a little booklet to fill out which makes things much easier in terms of recording information.

There are extra bits of information in the notes section of each Powerpoint slide to help

-Fun activity plotting earthworks, introducing the toft and croft

• Assessing a skeleton - what can the bones tell us about life there?
• Guessing some archaeological artefacts, and assessing what they can teach about life in a medieval village
• examining a reconstruction
• examining a painting about the harvest
• finishes with a fun true or false task

I LOVE teaching this, the students always get really into it. Lots of work went into putting it together, so hopefully all will enjoy!