Medieval Entertainment Worksheets, Rich vs Poor, History Source, Digital-Print

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Description

No-prep medieval entertainment worksheets with activity designed for middle and high school students exploring daily life in the Middle Ages. This resource compares how the rich and poor spent their leisure time through comprehension questions, primary source analysis, and visual presentations. Students examine feasts, tournaments, falconry, mob football, festivals, and more using structured activities, writing prompts, and comparison tasks. Includes editable slides, digital worksheets, and a full solution key—perfect for engaging social history lessons.

What’s Included:

Editable slide presentation (PPTX)
Visual overview of entertainment options for different social classes in the Middle Ages
Comprehension worksheets with activity (PDF & digital)
Includes reading and source questions for both rich and poor medieval life
Comparison chart task
Students categorise entertainment types into rich, poor, and shared categories
Cloze activities
Students complete summaries on rich and poor entertainment with scaffolded word banks
Primary source evaluation (Source A & B)
Students analyse historical menus, feast preparations, and descriptions of mob football
Perspective writing extension
Write from the viewpoint of a noble at a feast or a peasant celebrating a Church fair
Creative task
Design a medieval celebration poster that includes historically accurate entertainment
Solution key
Includes full answers for comprehension, source tasks, and writing supports

Skills Developed Through This Activity:

Comparative historical thinking
Primary source analysis
Reading comprehension and inference
Understanding social hierarchy in daily life
Empathy and perspective building
Creative expression and visual literacy

How to Use this Activity in your Classroom:

Begin with editable slides to introduce key differences in entertainment across classes
Assign comprehension worksheets individually or as a group task
Use the comparison chart to encourage synthesis and discussion
Facilitate cloze and source-based questions to reinforce understanding
Guide students in creative and perspective writing tasks
Use the solution key to support feedback or peer marking

Extension Activities with the Resource:

Class discussion: What does entertainment reveal about power and inequality?
Feast design task: Plan a noble or village celebration using historical sources
Role-play: Recreate a medieval fair or banquet scene
Compare pastimes across eras: How do medieval games compare to today’s?
Timeline activity: Place key festivals and events on a medieval calendar