Medieval Festival

Jackson just finished a large study on Medieval times. As part of his assignments he made; a shield for History class, a cardboard castle with a essay inside for English class, and a weaving in art class. I absolutely love how his classes coordinate to have actives and assignments based around the same theme even though he has a different teacher (and classroom) for each subject.

The school put on a Medieval Festival for the 4th grade at the end of the unit. They attended in costume and were treated like royal lords and ladies. The kids got such a kick out of it. The school staff and volunteers out did themselves, it was a lot of fun.

 While the Lords and Ladies dined on their feast, they were entertained by "real" knights. After a brief explanation on their armor and weapons, the knights started a sword fight.  It was priceless watching the kids cheer on the two knights representing their half of the the room.

 After the feast the kids became part of the entertainment

(shot on my cell phone, excuse the poor sound/picture quality)

Singing in a round

Singing the Medieval rap they made up about the Feudal System

Hot Cross Buns 

(4th graders playing recorders, you might want to turn down your speakers haha)

After the entertainment, the kids got a chance to experience different activities from Medieval times:

 Archery

Jousting

(foam) Sword fighting was his favorite activity of the night