At the Castle – Talking about the past

This printable teaching pack is designed to bring the world of castles, kings, and knights into your classroom, while helping students build vocabulary, grammar, and speaking skills. Perfect for ESL learners or young history fans, the activities are low-prep and full of opportunities for interactive learning.

What’s inside:

• Castle Flashcards – Introduce key vocabulary related to medieval life, castle parts, and people.

• Before & Now Speaking Cards – Help students compare life in the past with today (e.g., “People used to ride horses. Now we drive cars.”). Great for practicing past and present tense.

• Where Were You? Game – Combines place and situation cards in a guessing activity. Students practice speaking and listening while having fun.

• Facts Worksheet – A reading task that can be used alone or paired with a video (link included). Encourages comprehension and class discussion.

• Discussion Cards – Based on the reading, these promote speaking and summarizing in small groups.

This resource blends history with language learning in a way that’s both fun and meaningful. Students will walk away with new words, stronger grammar, and a better sense of how people lived in the past.

Ideal for:

• Elementary ESL students

• Themed lessons or projects on castles or medieval life

• Cross-curricular history and language learning

• Speaking and vocabulary practice with a creative twist

Everything is ready to print and easy to use—just bring your imagination.