My daughter in 2nd grade studied Unit 10: The Feudal World last week in school. Here are the activities we did to accomplish this goal!
We learned about Castles - so I had Chickadee #2 design her own castle.
She also made a castle scene with a King, Nobles, Knights, and Serfs.
She built her own castle out of blocks.
She also built her own catapult. We did not use the K12 catapult - as it was very weird and complicated. We found our own here:
She lay siege to her castle! I love this picture - the block is flying through the air! The other kids all needed to build a catapult as well - and they played with the blocks for at least an hour. They dug them out the next day as well to start playing again.
I believe that kids learn by doing - not sitting in front of a computer screen. I also believe kids remember the activities they do in school and not the essays they write, or the books they read.
When learning about the lives of knights, I had her design her own shield. Hers has a mighty cat on it!
We read Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons, and then watched A Knight's Tale! (This movie is PG-13, and you would need to decide if it is appropriate for you family to watch.) We did have to fast forward two scenes in this movie that were not appropriate for our younger viewers. However, the rest of the movie shows what we were learning in school about knights, and makes it come alive!
We also read about the legend of Saint George in Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges and I also looked up a printable coloring page here:
For the last lesson on the Cathedral she made a stained glass window using wax paper and black construction paper. I cut out a "window" for her, and taped down wax paper to the edges. She made a scene with tissue paper. Then I put another layer of wax paper on top.
Really fun unit this week! It was enjoyed by us all!
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