Before class, I helped create The Michalek’s Coat of Arms and made some basic images for the kids to assemble their own on cardboard during class. Our Family Motto is based on our school prayer. “Be pleasant. Have joy in God’s Graces. Show Love.” Or in latin “Adfulgeo. Exultatio Honors Prae Deus. Affectus.” Sounds more like a magicians spell? Anyways, our symbols represent our adorning love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Brigid as our patron saint, hope to reap rewards of hard work, mothering spirit, and Jesus and Mary at the center of our days. Every square inch of it has a meaning.
You can learn more and create your own from ideas found on the web.
http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/heraldry.html
http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/symbols.htm
http://www.heraldry.ca/kids_en/heraldry_make_shield.htm
http://www.storyboardtoys.com/gallery/coat-of-arms-lesson-plan.htm
Create your own Medieval Persona: http://www.box.frodelius.com/Medieval/handouts.html
We discussed and reenacted the plague
and watched a youtube video about “The Worst Jobs of the Middle Ages.”
And we tasted some tasty snacks. We had baked apples with honey and buckwheat pancakes. Mmmm, surprisingly.
