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Robin Hood Literature Unit Study

The information here is for a wide range of ages, grades K-12, depending on which objectives and activities are selected, so please check first to make sure your choices are appropriate for your own family. New information will be added as time allows. Links to lesson plans and activities here represent materials that can be printed and added to your notebook for this unit.

Learning Objectives:

Many parents and teachers will need to create their own goals. You can compare the goals at these sites to create your own goals depending on how stringent your requirements need to be. All links have several suggested activities for different ages.


Use the story of Robin Hood to learn about the life and times of the Middle Ages
Use the story of Robin Hood to learn about service to others

Timeline

The Middle Ages

Vocabulary

Take vocabulary words out of the extensive list in this unit https://web.archive.org/web/20090920010322/http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/teacher%20guides/Robin%20Hood%20TG.pdf

Book Resources

DK Eyewitness Classics Robin Hood by Neil Philip https://amzn.to/3VCyJHz
Robin Hood and Little John by B. Cohen https://amzn.to/3VCyA6Z
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green https://amzn.to/3JbCufH
Robin Hood by Paul Creswick https://amzn.to/4asWYfq
Project Gutenberg The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10148/10148-h/10148-h.htm

Poetry

Robin Hood poem http://www.sunniebunniezz.com/poetry/robhpoem.htm

Games

Using the instruction guide for the GeoSafari you can create a ton of cards for this unit. GeoSafari is GREAT for long car trips https://archive.org/details/GeoSafari-Manual
Geosafari (File folder game Ideas will work for Geosafari and Vice Versa)
Donna Young’s Instructions https://donnayoung.org/homeschooling/games/geocards.htm
Make cards:
Timeline events to their date Matching card
True or false cards
Vocabulary Words to real pictures.

Choose games to make https://web.archive.org/web/20040111040408/http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/Cardboard/matrix.html
Board games
Ideas for making your own board games at Mary’s Site https://www.angelfire.com/wi2/GamesForLearning/ideas.html

Try your hand at making a file folder game to match this topic. Here are some sample File folder game boards.
Blank Game boards to create any game for this unit
https://timvandevall.com/product-category/board-game-templates/
https://justfamilyfun.com/board-game-templates/

Music

Listen to Medieval instruments https://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instruments

Clip Art

Disney Robinhood clipart https://web.archive.org/web/20151031010452/http://home.online.no/~kgroenn/disney/robinhood/

Coloring and Activity Web Sheets:
free sample coloring page https://web.archive.org/web/20010820223649/http://imagerystudios.com/cmf/captures/rob1.htm

Complete Unit Web Resources

Extensive unit on the book Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws includes vocabulary, grammar exercises, chapter discussion questions and much more https://web.archive.org/web/20061008141858/http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/teacher%20guides/Robin%20Hood%20TG.pdf

Information Web Resources

The original tale and historical information https://web.archive.org/web/20011110165130/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/8943/robin.html

Robin Hood Country – FAQs about Robin Hood and his story. https://web.archive.org/web/20000301121507/http://www.nottscc.gov.uk/tourism/FAQS/Index.htm

Worksheets:

Make your own worksheets with these worksheet creation tools:

  • SchoolHouseTech http://www.schoolhousetech.com This company gives away two free software worksheet factories one for Basic math and one for wordsearch utility that will make wonderful complements to this unit when you include the clipart listed in the clipart section.
  • Start Write – This program makes nice reports and handwriting worksheets for the unit. https://www.startwrite.com/
  • Teacher’s Pet will turn any text into a worksheet I like to use it with the Wikipedia text or texts from Project Gutenberg. Open up a Microsoft Word “New” and then open the template and add ins’ for Teacher’s Pet and add one paragraph at a time and click the appropriate tab for the type of question you want. https://www.teachers-pet.org/
  • TeachNology has several online worksheet makers and a ton of Rubric makers. Rubrics work great with Homeschool Tracker because they give you total points and you count up exactly how many points your child gets. https://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/
  • Online Crossword Puzzle Maker to use with your vocabulary words or locations or even dated from the timeline. https://www.happychild.org.uk/wks/english/ssm/crosswords01.htm

Evaluation Ideas:

Assemble a three ring binder and please include: