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title: "Village Life"
description: "Daily life in a late medieval English village: homes, fields, a church, farming, baking bread and fetching water; comparison with a home that has electric lights and water taps"
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# Village Life

Daily life in a late medieval English village: homes, fields, a church, farming, baking bread and fetching water; comparison with a home that has electric lights and water taps

Subject: History · Area: Medieval Times · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/history/village-life-mt_PThM5P7Umd

## Ready when they can

- Describe features of a medieval English village, such as thatched homes, nearby fields and a church
- Name at least three daily tasks a medieval villager would do
- Give two differences between life in a medieval village and life today

## Lesson: Life in a Medieval Village

Picture a village in late medieval England. Many homes had straw roofs. This roof covering is called thatch. Food grew in fields near the homes. A church, a building used for prayer, was often nearby. Villages did not all look the same.

*(drawing: This is one imagined day for Sam. Other days could have different jobs.)*

**Example.** Sam is a child in our village story. Today, he helps fetch water from a well in a bucket. Next, he helps bake bread in an oven heated by a fire. Later, he helps in the fields. Children had jobs to do, but they could play too.

Sam's home has no electric lights or water taps. Firelight or candles give light. His family carries water in buckets. Many homes today have electric lights and taps. Many ovens today use gas or electricity. Sam's family heats its oven with a fire.

**Recap.** Sam helps fetch water, bake bread and work in the fields. His village home has no electric lights or taps.

*Lesson, questions, worked answers and flashcards written for this dataset.*

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

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