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Castles, Knights and Kingdoms: Join us as we explore life in the Middle Ages. Students will construct a castle complete with arrow loops, crenels, merlons, turrets and a drawbridge. We will learn about the training of becoming a knight and participate in a dubbing ceremony. Kings and queens will be studied and crowns, orbs and scepters will be made to enhance the understanding of the significance of a coronation. Students will examine feudalism and compare that to our political system today. Students will make a coat of arms and a learn about the tools of medieval conflict resolution: armor, chain mail, catapults, and crossbows. Literature, music and writing will be incorporated throughout the week to enhance the students understanding of this captivating time period. Our culminating activity will be a medieval feast where food will be served on trenches and, in the medieval tradition, we will eat with our hands! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The teacher – Margaret Ann Knaub earned a BS in Elementary Education and a certificate in Administration I from Towson University. She holds a masters degree as a Reading Specialist from Loyola College. During her fourteen years at Darlington Elementary, she was a classroom teacher, gifted and talented teacher and reading specialist. She currently works full time being a mother and homes schooling her children from pre-K through eighth grade. |
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