Castles
10/17-10/21
This weeks' workshop activities:
1. Craft – Miniature Castle Models
2. Key Points – World Castles
3. Collaborative – Castle Architecture
4. Writing - Heteronyms
5. Math/Logic - Auction
6. Character Connection – Hero's Cycle: Attainment/Return in Triumph
7. Big Activity – Castle Building
8. Movement – Raid the Castle
Quests to do at home:
Identify the architecture styles of various castles.
Research King Arthur. Did he really exist, or is he only fairy tale? Explain your opinion in your journal.
The medieval times are often called the Dark Ages. Why? Could we have dark ages again? Why or why not? Write your thoughts in your Journal.
Discover more about Hogwarts architecture here:
http://hendricksarchitect.com/architecture/hogwarts-castle-architecture/
http://hendricksarchitect.com/architecture/architecture-hogwarts-castle/
Do some online trebuchet activities: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/
Do some online jousting: http://www.tudorbritain.org/joust/index.asp
Make a coat of arms:
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/her_act.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldry.htm
Play a heraldry game: http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/index.html
Compare different types of residences. Make an attribute chart to compare the different qualities of the structures.
Other miniature castles ideas:
Use cardboard, sugar cubes, or ice blocks.
http://zenseeker.net/Castle/MiniCastles.htm
http://www.stormthecastle.com/miniatures/miniature-castle-stuff.htm
http://kidoinfo.com/ri/make-a-castle-out-of-foam-board/
http://alipyper.com/2012/02/25/free-gingerbread-castle-template/
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/castle.htm Label the castle parts.
Locate castles on six continents.
Do a Voldemort logic puzzle: http://www.sporcle.com/blog/find-voldemort-harry-potter-logic-puzzle/
Have the students create a floor plan of Hogwarts or another castle: https://www.teachervision.com/harry-potter/lesson-plan/2696.html
Read an English pronunciation poem: http://www.learnenglish.de/pronunciation/pronunciationpoem.html
Create a Medieval marketplace, complete with guilds.
Translate some olde English language.
Write a modern-day legend.
Explain the system of Royalty in medieval times.
Play some traditional Medieval games such as:
Bocce ball -- played with croquet balls.
Sheep throw -- participants grab a stuffed sheep by the legs and try to throw him over their shoulders and through the goalposts.
Archery -- use rubber-tipped arrows or rubber-band and q-tips.
Lance throw -- use pool noodles.
Ball toss -- use plastic cups to catch balls.
Hold a “Medieval Day” with activities such as:
Make and eat some Medieval food
Games of skill and chance (probability)
Chess
Dice and card games
Petanque
Presentation of research to an audience
Role plays
Puppet plays
Diary writing: "A day in the life of …"
20 questions: What Medieval figure am I?
Play Chess knights: Teach the students how the knight in chess moves and demonstrate on a chess board. On a giant grid, each student lines up along one edge and take turns, moving as a chess knight. The first one to get to a certain spot wins. Also, you may have each student attempt to take out the other persons by landing on their square. Materials: Giant grid, chessboard, chess pieces
As you read sections of Harry Potter, periodically stop to sketch a quick picture of what you've just read or what you think might happen next.
Compare medieval times to our times. Notice the good and bad of each time. Which time do you prefer to live in and why? Write your thoughts in your Journal.
Compare different types of residences. Make an attribute chart to compare the different qualities of the structures.
Organize a kingdom, using people that you know. Who would be part of the court? What positions would they hold?
Play sports that might have been played in a castle.
Design your dream castle. Draw the front of it and the floor plan. Write an explanation of the features that you include.
Write a story that’s set in a castle.
Play real estate and try to calculate the total value of Hogwarts.
Make up your own W.O.M.B.A.T. test on Wizarding: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Wizards%27_Ordinary_Magic_and_Basic_Aptitude_Test
What contributes to the consistent look of the Harry Potter series? Write about and illustrate the factors such as font, illustration, chapter headings, and jacket style.
Tell the story of your own “return with triumph” experience.
