The Middle Ages word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

The Middle Ages word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this Middle Ages puzzle set for my 4th graders during our world history unit. The kids had heard of knights and castles but had no idea what words like feudalism, serf, or manor meant. So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like medieval, knight, castle, king, queen, lord, lady, serf, peasant, feudalism, manor, chivalry, joust, siege, and Middle Ages. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the vocabulary finally stick.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether knights really wore heavy armor. The crossword I use for partners. I added a couple simple castle and shield drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 4th through 5th grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers write one fact about life for a serf on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.