This month we will learn about a couple of famous kings, how they ruled, and what life was like inside castles and out. One of the kings really lived, and one has been obscured by the mists of legend. You’ve probably heard of him!
Each month in this class you will LISTEN, WATCH, LOOK, and CREATE. (Moms, remember that this is a resource for you and you are free to adapt or leave things out as fits your week!) HERE’S A CHECKLIST FOR YOUR WEEK!
LISTEN
- Arthur, King of Legend: Listen to chapters 12 and 13 from the book Our Island Story about King Arthur. Next, listen to chapter 50 “Real Castles” in the Child’s History of the World audiobook. We’ll learn about our other king, William the Conqueror, in the videos below.
WATCH
2. Watch some of these videos about the kings!
For Little Rookies! Notice that in this version of the Arthur tale, the story is a little bit different than the story we listened to above! Which one do you prefer?:
Watch these videos to learn about our other king of the month, William the Conqueror:
This last one is an animation of a famous tapestry created to show William’s successful conquest of England. Have someone who can read read you the captions so you know what’s happening!:
LOOK
3. Look at a few photos of the Bayeux Tapestry and some castles:
CREATE
4. If you would like to, learn a little more about one of these topics or another of your choice related to our theme for the month and come to class with a short presentation to share with us what you learned:
OPTION: Draw a picture of and/or share with us something you thought was interesting from one of our stories or videos this month
OTHER TOPIC IDEAS:
King Alfred the Great
Eleanor of Aquitane
Castles and what life was like inside one
Coat of Arms
Medieval Feasts
Crown Jewels
Thrones
***If you are doing a presentation, please tell me your topic HERE so I know how many people will need time to share. Thanks!
See you in class! If you want to dress up as a king, queen, princess, knight, lord, lady, serf, etc., you can!
