Sonlight HBL C’s Usborne Time Traveler Extras and Activities
Sorted by Page Number
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P 2-3
P 4-5
- Coloring Page
- Medieval forms of transportation (11 minutes)
P 6-7
- Coloring Page
- What is a Castle (7 minutes)
- Build a Castle (Punch out castle-building book)
- Castle-building blocks
- Kinetic Sand castle kit
- Playmobil castle kits with knights
- Lego Castle and knights minifigures
P 8-9
- Coloring Page
- Inside a castle’s keep (7 minutes)
- Free knights and castle lapbook
- Castles Song (2 minutes) (suggested by Courtney W.)
P 10-11
- Coloring Page
- Dressing up a medieval woman (8 minutes)
- Dressing up a medieval man (4 minutes)
- Life of a noblewoman (3.5 minutes)
P 12-13
- Coloring Page
- Medieval falconry (9 minutes)
- Modern Falconer (5.5 minutes) (Suggested by Courtney W.)
P 14-15
- Coloring Page
- Building a medieval castle replica (11 minutes)
P 16-17
- Coloring Page
- Exploring a Medieval Village (6.5 minutes)
- Daily life in the Middle Ages (5 minutes, suggested by Courtney W.)
P 18-19
- Coloring Page
- Medieval feasting food ideas (along with a video for making Medieval Torte plate trencher (note: in the video, he jokes a lot and drinks wine, as is appropriate for the times)
- Medieval foods (10 minutes)
- Medieval feast
- More medieval feast ideas
P 20-21
- Coloring Page
- Squires (6 minutes)
P 22-23
- Coloring Page
- Medieval Knights (23 minutes)
- Another Video about Medieval Knights (5 minutes) (suggested by Courtney W.)
P 24-25
- Coloring Page
- Jousting (4 minutes)
P 26-27
- Coloring Page
- Horrible Histories Crusades (3 minutes) (I’ve tried hard to find a “clean” video about the crusades, and surprisingly, Horrible Histories is among the best. Warning: There is a brief reference to cannibalism at 1:51).
P 28-29
- Coloring Page
- Assorted siege weapons (20 minutes)
P 30-32
- Coloring Page
- Horrible Histories: Nasty Knights (18 minutes) (as with everything Horrible Histories, use with discretion, although I did find one with less questionable content)
HK
P 34-35
- Coloring Page
- There is a TV show called Vic the Viking, based on an even older Japanese show called Vicky the Viking. There is also a Vic the Viking movie or two. Both series have 78 episodes, and I have not watched any beyond the ones I linked here for content, but if your children want to watch Viking shows that are more fun than educational….
- For older children or those who want more readers or read-alouds, the Viking Quest series is fantastic. It combines Viking Historical Fiction through the story of two children who are captured by Vikings and have to use their faith to help them each find their own way home.
P 36-37
- Coloring Page
- Life at a Viking Farm reenactment
- Vikings in a Nutshell (Suggested by Courtney W)
- Vikings Toys/Action Figures from Amazon
- Girls Viking Costume
- Boys Viking Costume
P 38-39
- Coloring Page
- Viking Longhouse Replica (4 minutes)
- Build a Viking Longhouse starter ideas and samples
P 40-41
- Coloring Page
- Building a Viking Ship Replica (10 minutes)
- Extra book: Sir Cumference and the Viking’s Map: A Math Adventure
- Watch the video (Suggested by Lorraine Y)
P 42-43
- Coloring Page
- Viking Weapons/Fighting (7 minutes)
- Make a Viking Sword/Helmet Video (9 minutes)
P 44-45
P 46-47
- Coloring Page
- Viking Raids Reenactment (5 minutes)
P 48-49
- Coloring Page
- Runes (printables) (Suggested by Courtney W)
- Viking Feast recipes
P 50-51
- Coloring Page
- Viking Boat Funeral questions (might want to pre-watch)
- What Were Viking Funerals Like (Suggested by Courtney W)
P 52-53
P 54-55
- Coloring Page
- Viking Traders (we liked the second video on this page better)
Silver and Gold
The Vikings loved silver and gold, and both the men and women wore jewelry. Children can create replica Viking jewelry by cutting circles from metallic silver and gold craft paper. Glue these circles to a thin foam strip cut to fit the child’s wrist as a bracelet. The silver and gold medallions can be further decorated with glitter glue.
Viking Coins
Vikings used coins for trading. Children can create “coins” from silver and gold craft aluminum foil. Using a stylus, children can emboss symbols onto the foil. Then, cut out the foil into circular shapes. For added stability, first, cut circles from cardboard. The children can cut the foil coins larger than the cardboard ones and fold the foil around the cardboard base.
Create pouches for the coins by folding sheets of brown felt in half and stitching around two sides. Use a piece of twine to tie the pouch shut (treasure safely inside).
P 56-57
- Coloring Page
- Cliffs at Látrabjarg (may need subtitles on)
P 58-59
- Coloring Page
- Viking “Thing” (might wish to pre-watch)
- Viking Festival Reenactment
P 60-61
- Coloring Page
- Veggie Tales: Lyle the Kindly Viking
- How to Train Your Dragon (available at multiple sources, contains dragons and a bit of war, so use at your own discretion)
P 62
- Coloring Page
- How the Vikings Discovered North America
- Assorted Viking-themed videos and books recommendations
P 63-64
- Coloring Page
- Viking History (11 minutes)