Discuss the class system, the roles of each class tier and the conditions of the time with the children. Provide them with appropriate visual aids, such as a feudal system chart. Ask children to create a journal about daily life from the perspective of one of the class tiers. Have them write about daily activities, hardships or joys and routines. Select one entry from each tier to read aloud in class to give children a well-rounded view of the times. Alternatively, children may write essays discussing their opinions about the benefits and disadvantages of this kind of system.
Divide children into smaller groups and have them write a brief description of each class type to be presented to the class in a role-playing exercise. Give them a few examples of the types of things you'd like discussed during the presentation, such as the home, clothes, food and daily life or struggles. Have them research as a group, and assign each group member a defined role to present to the class. Alternatively, create an age-appropriate play for the students to act out in class.
Provided a pyramid-shape chart and instruct the children to create a diagram of the feudal system. Alternatively, give each student a blank sheet of paper on which to draw an interpretation of the class system. Another project can have children designing their own castles. Instruct them to add members from each class tier and properly label each. Have them draw their own crest design for their manor to complete the project.
Label a group of index cards with types of people that lived in medieval society, such as peasant wife, lesser lord and king. Add a color to each that represents the loyalty of each. Some may have multiple colors to represent those to and for whom loyalty is given. For example, a baron or lord needs two separate colors, one for the king and one for the lesser lords who are loyal to him. Hand out the cards and have the students arrange themselves according to their color, asking questions about roles to solidify the concept. Alternatively, hand out a matching game to students with medieval titles and questions about the role of the person, instructing students to match the appropriate description to the name.