greater easterhouse pathfinder

Please go to the new East Glasgow Pathfinder website for latest information about the area. This website will only be kept as a legacy webebsite until further notice, but all updates will be made on the live East Glasgow Pathfinder from the 3/7/2008.

Lochend Family Learning

Topics A - Z

CS=Case Study

Monks and monasteries

Illuminated bible Interior from a monastry

Webpage link	Description	Task
www.cleo.net.uk/resources/ displayframe.php?src=210/ consultants_resources% 2Fhistory%2Fabbeys4%2F Information and games	Building a monastery, Daily Life Wealth Power The end of monasteries	Go to Building a Monastery to Tour an Abbey. Go to Daily Life then Praying to listen to monks singing a prayer. Go to Daily Life then Fasting to see which food monks were allowed.
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/ education/sysm/scots/ index_choice.shtml Interactive	Click on the pictures of the monastery, the herb garden or the monk’s cell to find out about his life.	Visit the Herb Garden then see if you can treat the patients. Will you kill or cure?
www.historyforkids.org/ learn/medieval/people/ monks.htm Information	Read about the medieval monk.	Why did the monk have his head shaved? For what different reason did men become monks? Watch a video about modern monks in the north of Scotland.
www.tudorbritain.org/religion / index.asp Interactive	Was there freedom of religion in Tudor times?	Do the quiz to find out
www.bbc.co.uk/history/ scottishhistory /games_index_targets.shtml Interactive	The Impact of the monk. Historical Targets	Can you choose the correct target answer for these questions about monks?
www.bbc.co.uk/history /scottishhistory/ games_index _noughts_crosses.shtml Interactive	Play the computer, or a friend at Historical Noughts and Crosses.	Click on a square for a question about monks. If you win you get a O if you are not correct the computer gets a X. Can you get 3 in a row?
www.cleo.net.uk/resources/ displayframe.php?src=210/ consultants_resources/ history/ abbeys4/ Interactive	Paint a manuscript.	Click on a letter to decorate. Choose a colour and use the pen. You can change the thickness of the pen or the depth of colour using the arrow keys.
www.monklands.co.uk/ monklands/index.htm Information	History of the Monklands area and the influence of the monks.	Who were the first people to mine coal in the Monklands area?
/www.britainexpress.com/ History/medieval-monastery-map.htm Information	A map of a medieval monastery.	Use the map of the monastery to find out about the lives of monks.

The Pathfinder includes links to 3rd party sites which are deemed to be useful or of interest to residents of Greater Easterhouse as part of the Learning Network service. However the Greater Easterhouse Learning Network is not responsible for the content on 3rd party websites and a link to a site should not be regarded as a recommendation of the service.