When we were given the opportunity to review Knights & Nobles from Homeschool Legacy, we jumped on the opportunity. This year we have been studying the time period from the Resurrection of Christ through the Reformation. This once-a-week unit study tied right in to what we had been learning and added a fun, rich element to our lessons. Knights & Nobles and the other Homeschool Legacy unit studies are written by Sharon Gibson a veteran, homeschool mom.
Knights & Nobles is designed to be used once-a-week for four weeks for students in 2nd-12th grades. A few of the activities included:
- family game nights featuring games that have been passed down since the middle ages
- learning about medieval art and architecture
- learning about knights
- learning about life in a castle
- prepare a meal fit for a king.
Knights & Nobles Week 1: Castles
Reading
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli is recommended as the read-aloud for week one. We also watched two of the videos that were suggested, Castle and Cathedral both by David Macaulay which took the place of the books by the same titles. We were able to get both dvd’s from Netflix which was very handy!
Family Devotional
The first family devotional focused on Jesus as the cornerstone and the capstone and what those terms mean. Then we read and discussed 1 Peter 2: 4-7 and Psalm 71: 3.
Arts and Crafts
One of the suggestions was for the kids to make their own castles out of LEGOS. This was exceptionally fun for them; since they all love building with LEGOS.
Research/History/Language:
The students assignment was to research and write about why The Middle Ages are also often called The Dark Ages.
History
The students begin a Timeline Notebook that they will continue to add to with this and other studies.
Math
The students have to determine how long The Middle Ages time period lasted.
Field Trip/Art
Exploration of the Biltmore Estate is encouraged either by physically visiting or looking through the Biltmore Estate book. Another suggestion was to visit local churches and view their stained glass or visit a stained glass artist.
Family Fun Night
There are some games that have been passed down since The Middle Ages including Chess, Marbles, backgammon, draughts and billards.
Other weeks also have Art, Language, Physical and Musical activities.
We have had fun with the Knights & Nobles once-a-week unit study. The hands-on activities have really brought life to our study of The Middle Ages!
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Blessings,
Jennifer
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