There are amazing resources out there! These are the Middle Ages books that we read and activities we tried. We had so much fun; I can’t even pinpoint my favorite topics: King Arthur, Illuminations, Samurai, Castles, Vikings… Like our study of Ancient History, we used the My Father’s World curriculum guide (Rome to the Reformation) which schedules readings of Story of the World Volume 2 (along with other books).
- My Father’s World Review of Rome to the Reformation
Here’s our family’s My Father’s World review of Rome to the Reformation, which covers the Middle Ages. It can be used for a range of kids from 2nd to 8th grade. - Books about Medieval Times: Review of AmblesideOnline Year 2
This is a review of AmblesideOnline Year 2, which focuses on books about medieval times. I read these aloud to my 7 and 9 year old kids this year. - The Middle Ages in Literature: Review of AmblesideOnline Year 7
AmblesideOnline Year 7 focuses on the Middle Ages in literature and history. I’ll start there and then move on to the other subjects. - Book Stack: Renaissance Books for Kids
I wanted to spend some more focused time on the Italian Renaissance. We used the summer months to read these few chapter books and revisit my country study on Italy! Here are the Renaissance books we read and the art we looked at. This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents… Read more: Book Stack: Renaissance Books for Kids - Book Stack: Great Books about Aztecs, Maya, and Incas
Now we get to the pre-Columbian societies in Central and South America. Here are the chapter books about Aztecs, Maya, and Incas. The chapter book selection was slim pickings! We mainly studied these civilizations using picture books. You’ll see that I pulled a lot of fun chapter books with themes relating to the Mayan, Aztec,… Read more: Book Stack: Great Books about Aztecs, Maya, and Incas - Book Stack: Best Books about the Middle Ages in Asia
After filling our hearts with stories of knighthood and chivalry in Europe, we investigated the Middle Ages in Asia. And I’m not only talking about the perspective of Marco Polo! This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping with the costs of running… Read more: Book Stack: Best Books about the Middle Ages in Asia - Book Stack: Best Fiction Books about Medieval Europe
Looking back at my Medieval Books post at the beginning of the year, I’m pretty pleased that we made it through most of them! Here are the books about Medieval Europe that we did as read-alouds or audiobooks, for my kids aged 7 through 12. Of course, I continued to find more books and add… Read more: Book Stack: Best Fiction Books about Medieval Europe - Legends of Merlin and Arthur
We spent the month of December reading these legends of Merlin and Arthur. The perfect book for us was Christmas in Camelot from the Magic Tree House series. This post may contain Amazon Affiliate Links. I may earn a few cents on qualifying purchases. Thanks in advance for helping with the costs of running this blog!… Read more: Legends of Merlin and Arthur - CS Lewis Books on the Middle Ages
This year our family fun theme is: CS Lewis Books! He wrote a lot of them. As a family, we’re reading the books he wrote for children. So these are the CS Lewis books I’m reading for me, and this is how it’s going. “Oh, that’s one of Lewis’s scholarly books. Are you a scholar?”… Read more: CS Lewis Books on the Middle Ages - Best picture and chapter books about Vikings
Cycling back around to Vikings! This time, we read books about Vikings as they fit into European Medieval history. - Books about Medieval Manuscript Illuminations
We had so much fun with these books and an activity. Trying our hand at gold leafing really made us feel like monks making medieval manuscript illuminations. - Middle Ages Books for Kids
This year we are studying the Middle Ages! This is the time period between the fall of Rome (c. 450) to c.1500. I am so excited for my lineup of Middle Ages books to read aloud to all four kids, as well as some fun books just for the younger ones. - Lego Ninjago Birthday Cake and FoodMy son wanted a Lego Ninjago birthday cake and party for his 6th birthday. I made it Japan-themed as well, tying in the Lego ninjago theme to historical ninjas in Japan. Homemade Fortune Cookies Would it surprise you to find out that fortune cookies are Japanese-American and not Chinese? I certainly was! Read about its… Read more: Lego Ninjago Birthday Cake and Food