MEDIEVAL TIMES
We have started our study of Medieval Times this week. I have decided to make this a short unit study and we are focusing on familiar literature of the time, including Robin Hood and the legends of King Arthur. M has been a bit apprehensive about reading Robin Hood (the original) as it is actually pretty hard to get through, it is written in classic English. I think he is ready to step it up a little in his reading, though. He is a proficient reader and though it may be a bit annoying with all the "hitherto(s)" and "quoth(s)" he is enjoying it. C has been reading about dragons, which he loves, and we have been enjoying the legends of King Arthur (full of fun boy stuff;) They have both completed their architecture art of a castle (www.deepspacesparkle.com) and today they made a poster sized coat of arms. We (yes, me too!) learned that a coat of arms was used to cover up a knights true identity but yet signified who he was through the use of the graphics and colors on his coat of arms (a sleeveless shirt he would wear over his armor). I am planning to print pictures of their art onto paper and transfer onto shirts...we'll see if it happens, I will post pictures if we get it done.