History and Art go together. In high school, two of my teachers in History and Art were married. We did art in History often. Medieval History has many possibilities for projects. The Met has a teacher resource for Medieval art. The Walter’s Museum has a series of images with background and questions. I want to use some of these, such as Essay 2, the Diptych with Virgin.
This mom has 12 weeks of medieval project ideas. Make catapults! Make a trebuchet! (Here are complicated instructions and include all manner of slinging mechanisms. Here’s my favorite diy catapult. We nail our block to the wood plank.)
The BBC offers ideas for a Medieval Feast. If you are planning a feast, don’t forget Medieval games.
Take a look at this Medieval History guide from the U.K.
What are we going to do? I’ll start with a poster project debunking common Myths. We’ll combine History with British Literature. (I’m using these books for Anna and Angel. We’ll do a few readings from this period.). I’m thinking about Chaucer bumper stickers—definitely doing bumper stickers for Shakespeare.
We won’t spend hours on any of these projects. Instead, I’m going to add 30 minutes activities to her regular schedule.
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