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http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/index.html
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Explorers links
Might want to save this for the Explorer unit.Lots of good stuff here.Debra
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http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/index.html
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You know what I have been doing
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/index.html
Midi Hymns OnlineSwiss Family Robinson - online
The whole text of this book is available online at:
http://www.ccel.org/w/wyss/swiss/swiss.html
I believe it is unabridged - it was scanned in from the Puffin Classics edition.
http://www.ccel.org/w/wyss/swiss/swiss.html
I believe it is unabridged - it was scanned in from the Puffin Classics edition.
Collection of Info 2
Renaissance/Reformation File
Books/Videos:
1. Biographies we liked for the Renaissance: Joan of Arc; Soldier Saint, Morning Star of the Reformation as well as several by Louise Vernon: The Bible Smuggler (William Tyndale), The Man Who Laid the Egg (Erasmus), and Thunderstorm in the Church (Martin Luther). My ds read a biography about Leonardo DaVinci by Emily Hahn, which was a bit dry in the beginning, but once into it, he really enjoyed it. My ds also highly recommends Renaissance fiction The Trumpeter of Krakow.
2. A marvelous art book is Art Fraud Detective by Anna Nilsen. This is like a mystery book in which the reader has to spot forgeries in some masterpieces in an art gallery. The originals are shown with a little background on each painter. My kids are loving just looking for clues and hearing about the various artists.
3. A book that is not to be missed is The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente. We also enjoyed these:
Leonardo daVinci for Kids,
Michelangelo by Diane Stanley
The Renaissance Art Book: Discover Thirty Glorious Masterpieces by Leonardo Da Vinci,
Michelangelo, Raphael, Fra Angelico, Botticelli By Wenda O'Reilly
We did some of the activities in these books: Discovering Great Artists and Art in Story.
4. I, Juan de Paraja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino is a wonderful book about a slave working for Velasquez (a Spanish painter). The characters are all based on fact. The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood is another good one. The 2nd Mrs. Gianconda by E. L. Konisburg is about Leonardo da Vinci. There are several good ones about the different reformers by Louise A. Vernon.
5. Videos: Most of these videos are available through Christian Book Distributors, but may be found in your library as well.
videos on Rome and Italy, and the Sistine Chapel
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (excellent but long)
John Hus
God's Outlaw - The Story of William Tyndale
Joan of Arc - the 1948 version
The History of English (found this at the library and watched the first two parts)
The Agony and the Ecstasy - a movie about Michelangelo starring Charlton Heston.
We listened to an audio CD set from the Library - Shakespeare for Kids (Midsummer Night's Dream and Taming of the Shrew). I also found this site with a listing of different movies for the period; of course, I suggest you review movies if you are not familiar with them. http://dahoov2.topcities.com/Renaissance/movies.htm
6. Here is a list of books we have read:
Martin Luther by May McNeer (a young people's biography)
Leonardo Da Vinci the Universal Genius by Iris Noble (old, but great bio)
Spy for the Night Riders by Dave Jackson. A story of intrigue based on Martin Luther' s life
Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick
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General Info. and links:
I. General Sites
This site may have some very helpful stuff to use with LA! http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm
www.mariner.org/age/menu.html
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/index.htm
www.leraner.org/exhibits/renaissance/
I just had to share this site with you as I have been browsing looking for Renaissance sites for my teenagers. Everyone, no matter what age, should get a kick out of the info on this page, which explains the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." It has a recipe on how to make a pie out of which live birds can fly when you cut into it. (Reportedly one nobleman who was feeling mischievous had his pies filled with live frogs to make the ladies shriek!) http://members.aol.com/renfrowcm/gretepye.html
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/edugroup/educational-activities.html
http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html
Great site for history study (all periods of history study) and provides some written work for the kids if that is what you want. Click on the "download quiz” in the upper right hand corner of the page and it accesses the info booklet you can print out, and the worksheets and tests. They are available in PDF and Microsoft 2000. I downloaded both and that way I can alter the page if I see fit. Permission is granted on the web site to do that.
Reformation Sourcebook Fordham University http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1y.html
Renaissance & Medieval http://www.angelfire.com/mi/spanogle/medieval.html
Renaissance Sourcebook Fordham University http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1x.html
II. Astronomy/Solar Systems
This site may have some very helpful stuff to use with LA! http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm
Go to www.wunderground.com, type in your zip code, get your weather and on the left hand side under the astronomy button get the constellation chart for your area.
Space unit at www.learningpage.com.
Amazing Space site & more on-line lessons, Hubble telescope, & more
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/edugroup/educational-activities.html
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcdowne.htm
A great web page with a LOT of links for unit studies. (There was about 5 or 6 on Space.) http://www.thefourwheelers.com/units
http://www.abcteach.com/SolarSystem/SolarSystemTOC.htm
A. Coloring pages/Worksheets on solar system:
Here are some coloring pages with information about the planets:
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/coloring_book/SS_Beg_new2.pdf
Print-outs (elementary) about solar system (pgs.2-13)
http://www.stf.sk.ca/teaching_res/library/teach_mat_centre/teach_mat_units/solar/system.pdf
Create a solar system to scale: http://cosmos.colorado.edu/%7Eurquhart/Scale/solar_systemt_k.html
Some other fun print-outs: http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/science/solar_system/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com has some neat space coloring, labeling and craft ideas. There are links to find out how to figure how much you would weigh on the moon, Mars, and the other planets (math).
There are some great worksheets covering different subjects (math, science,etc.) all about space here: http://learningpage.com/
B. Space flip books
Nice site for space flipbooks, which can be used in a lap book or notebook. Also contains online information.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/flipbooks/flipbook_main.html
C. Astronomy games
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/ There is a game section, and an astronomy section under that. We did all 3 levels of play, had some fun, and amazed ourselves at the knowledge we already possessed.
I haven't played any of these yet, but it looks good. http://www.quia.com/dir/astro/
just have to say, that my older son just completed day 136 and had so much fun making up his own game based on astronomy. He used a piece of cardboard and made the game from that. He added Q/A cards that he made up (with answers on the back.) You had to answer a question every time you reached a planet.
Then, my younger son (6) decided he wanted to make a game too - his is so much different - not as educational, but more of a fun value. He made his using "warp speed", black holes, and aliens. Quite fun to play and very challenging. I was quite surprised at how much thought he put into his game.
III. Biographies
Galileo Project his life and works http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/
Leonardo's Workshop
Someone has changed history! You must travel back in time to the Renaissance and explore Leonardo da Vinci's workshop in search of clues. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/leonardo/index.html
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.html
Martin Luther http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=9616
Leonardo da Vinci http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=2692
Michelangelo http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=2879
Isaac Newton http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=6205
IV. Art/Music
Classics for Kids http://www.classicsforkids.com This site is fantastic! You can use this site to teach about the classical composers. You can listen to stories about the composers, listen to their music, see a timeline, and play games.
The Symphony: An Interactive Guide http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/
Here is a great link to music and composers down thru history. http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Here is the blurb from the site: "Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's the site for basic information about classical music. Created in cooperation with W.W. Norton & Company, it's built around Essential Classics, the series specially designed to introduce you to the best music of every period. All through the site you'll find almost 200 excerpts from Essential Classics.
You'll also find:
Eras: Overviews of the six main periods in music history -- Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century.
Composers: Brief biographies of nearly 70 composers, which will bring to life the artists and their works.
Glossary: 200 definitions with numerous musical examples."
Handel's Masterpiece Of Faith - Bio for Ren & Ref (This site also has several other Christian bios, including Susanna Wesley and Martin Luther.)
http://www.intouch.org/myintouch/mighty/portraits/george_frideric_handel_213708.html
I have tried a few songs here: .http://users.snowcrest.net/lassen/midi.html
Hymmal music online. Here is a list (I think I got them all) of links to midi files. The majority has some great information too. [Ed.: I have not checked these links for accuracy.]
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/c/ocomocom.htm
All Creatures of Our God and King - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/c/acoogak.htm
Prayer of St. Francis - (More than one version/music) - http://www.praisechrist.net/praisemusic.htm
http://www.abcsoffaith.com/html/sound5.html
A Mighty Fortress is Our God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/i/mightyfo.htm
Now Thank We All Our God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/o/nowthank.htm
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/t/pttlta.htm
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/p/sptgowra.htm
Fairest Lord Jesus - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faljesus.htm
Be Still My Soul - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/e/bestill.htm
All Glory, Laud and Honor - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/g/aglahonr.htm
Jesus the Very Thought of Thee - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/t/jtveryth.htm
Oh Sacred Head, Now Wounded http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/s/osacredh.htm
Be Thou My Vision - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/t/btmvison.htm
Doxology - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/r/praisegf.htm
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenisur.htm
Jesus Shall Reign - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/s/jsreign.htm
Joy to the World - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/o/joyworld.htm
All People on Earth Do Dwell - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/l/allpeopl.htm
The Lord is my Shepherd - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/o/lordismy.htm
O God, Our Help in Ages Past - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/g/ogohiap.htm
I Sing the Mighty Power of God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/s/isingthe.htm
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/s/wshepwtf.htm
We Gather Together - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/e/wegattog.htm
(Day 150) Let Everything That Has Breath, Praise the Lord. Ok, not in the curriculum, but this is a wonderful song that can get kids praising God with contemporary music. "Everything That - Has Breath". Found on WOW Worship, Songs for Worship and Shout To The Lord Kids! . Check with your local Christian Book/Music store. Powerful, jumping and hand clapping type song. (Phillips, Craig and Dean sing this (my preference), as well as a some other groups such as Passion.)
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Art:
Pictures of the Mona Lisa to print and color are found on www.enchantedlearning.com. There are also coloring pictures there from Michelangelo and Raphael.
Wonderful site with most of the artists and samples of their works. www.artchive.com/artchive/renaissance.html http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site_reg.htm
Click on Mark Harden's Artchive: "Artchive"; click on an artists name; scroll to the bottom of the page; click on thumbnails to see examples of the artist's work. For example...when Leonardo da Vinci is introduced (p.536 / Day 124 / Renaissance unit) you could look at thumbnails of the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, etc. Very nice!
Renaissance art link: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/index.html
Lots of info about the artists and step-by-step art lessons to try (drawing portraits, etc.) http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/ Click here: Art Education and ArtEdventures from Sanford and A Lifetime of Color
http://www.scribbleskidsart.com/generic0.html Click here: Scribbles - The Masters http://www.scribbleskidsart.com/generic1.html Click here: Scribbles - Art Projects Lots of great ideas & info in these sites!
National Gallery of Art Loaner Program Over 150 teaching resources are loaned free of charge to educational institutions, community groups, and individuals. Programs are designed to meet national standards in the visual arts. The catalogue is indexed by subject area and presentation format. Resources available include DVDs, videotapes, slides, multi-media, and PDFs.
http://www.nga.gov/education/ep-main.htm
+ We found the series, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists, very fun to look at and read! I purchased them from curric. suppliers but noticed the School Box store had them as well.
+ We are currently using the "Renaissance" section from a book entitled DISCOVERING GREAT ARTISTS by MaryAnn Kohl. It gives a hands-on project for each artist mentioned. For instance, for Ghiberti, the students make a Florentine relief, for Van Eyck a triptych panel and for Michelangelo they paint lying down on their backs. Other artists mentioned for this time period include: Angelico, Masaccio, Botticelli, Da Vinci, Durer, and Raphael. The ISBN is 0-935607-09-9.
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After my class read the book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, my students wanted to know a little more about the famous artist, Michelangelo. We then did a mini-unit studying about his life and paintings. One of his most famous pieces of work is the painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. My students couldn't believe that he could do all that while painting up side down. To give them a taste of what that might be like, I had each of them tape a piece of white drawing paper underneath their desks and gave each one their own watercolor set. They got underneath their desks, flat on their backs, looking up at their picture. They were to paint a picture using this method. They thought it was wonderful and we had some pretty interesting paintings!
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Renaissance Life:
(Info. taken from a friend's wedding at the Ren. Faire in Council Bluffs, IA the summer of '02.)
The basics of today's wedding ceremony has remained very similar to what it was hundreds of years ago. Most of what has changed over the years has been the addition and evolution of the traditions that are part of the ceremony and reception. Here are a few of the traditions from the past that we will be incorporating into our wedding.
In the thirteenth century, the medieval Church announced intended marriages through a process called the banns of marriage. The banns were proclaimed in the parish church for three successive weeks during Sunday worship, and the practice continued in Scotland for over six hundred years. We will post the banns of marriage below and have them announced before the ceremony.
Herein do I publish the banns of marriage for... If there be any reason why these two should not be lawfully wed, then approach now. This is the first time of asking.
The processional used to be quite different with the bride, groom, attendants, families and friends all going to the church together. We will walk through the Faire to the wedding with a processional.
Before the popularization of the white wedding dress, women simply wore their best dress. .... Wedding dress will be blue.
Herbs were once more popular in bouquets than flowers. To down play the use of flowers in our wedding, embroidered handkerchiefs will be used in place of boutonnieres and corsages, and bouquets will contain more greenery than flowers.
Walking through an arc of swords following the ceremony was done to ensure the couple's safe passage into their new life together. We will walk through an arc of swords at the end of the ceremony.
In the Middle Ages the guests of a wedding would bring small cakes and stack them together. It became traditional for the couple to kiss over a cluster of small cakes. Later, a clever baker decided to amass all these small cakes together, covering them with frosting. Instead of a tiered wedding cake, we will have a stack of Scottish shortbreads.
Most of life's important events are filled with traditions. Here you
can find out more about some wedding traditions and how they
started.
To get things started, here is an old poem about choosing the
day for a wedding.
Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday best of all,
Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, Saturday for no luck at all.
Most people now ignore this poem and choose Saturday, most
likely because it is the most convenient day for their out of town wedding guests.
Pre-wedding Traditions
The custom of proposing on one knee hearkens back to the days of chivalry when it was
customary for a knight to dip his knee in a show of servitude to his mistress.
In earlier times, the engagement, or betrothal ring, was a partial payment for the bride and
was a pledge of the groom's intentions.
Ancient Greeks believing the fire of a diamond reflected the flame of love, actually thought
them to be teardrops from the gods. Ancient Romans also endowed them with romantic
powers, believing diamonds to be splinters from falling stars that tipped the arrows of the
Eros, the god of love. In the Middle Ages diamonds were credited with the power to reunite
estranged marriage partners
Back during the times when marriages were arranged, the bride was expected to have a dowry. The dowry was money, goods, or estate that she brought to her husband, which was provided by the bride's family. In return, the groom paid a "price" for the bride and promised to provide for and support her.
The word trousseau comes from the French word, trousseau, which means bundle. The trousseau originally was a bundle of clothing and personal possessions the bride carried with her to her new home. The trousseau includes all of the new items for the household, as well as for the bride herself.
The bridal shower has its roots in Holland. When a bride's father did not approve of the husband-to-be, he would not provide her with the necessary dowry. The bride's friends would therefore "shower" her with gifts so she would have her dowry and thus marry the man of her choice.
Ancient Spartan soldiers were the first to hold bachelor parties. The groom would feast with his male friends on the night before the wedding. There he would say good-bye to the carefree days of bachelorhood and swear continued allegiance to his comrades.
Finally, a poem about selecting the wedding month:
Married when the year is new, he’ll be loving, kind & true.
When February birds do mate, You wed nor dread your fate.
If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you’ll know.
Marry in April when you can, Joy for Maiden & for Man.
Marry in the month of May, and you’ll surely rue the day.
Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you’ll go.
Those who in July do wed, must labor for their daily bread.
Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.
Marry in September’s shrine, your living will be rich and fine.
If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.
If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember.
When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last.
Wedding Party Traditions
During ancient times when a man captured his bride-to-be, he would take along the best swords man to help fight off any opposition. A best man around AD 200 carried more than a ring. Since there remained the real threat of the bride's family attempting to forcibly gain her return, the best man stayed by the groom's side throughout the marriage ceremony, alert and armed. For such an important task, only the best man would do.
When the groom was about to abduct his bride, he needed the help of many friends, the "bridesmen" or "brideknights." The "gentlemen" would make sure the bride got to the ceremony on time and to the groom’s house afterwards.
Inviting women to be members of your bridal party dates back to ancient times. One Roman custom was to dress the bridesmaids in a fashion similar to the bride's to confuse evil spirits trying to kidnap the bride. Bridesmaids also had the role of fending off unsuitable suitors, leaving the bride for her groom.
Clothing and Accessory Traditions
Queen Victoria popularized the white wedding dress. Before that time, women simply wore their best dress.
A poem about wedding dress colors:
Married in White, you have chosen right,
Married in Grey, you will go far away,
Married in Black, you will wish yourself back,
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead,
Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
Married in Blue, you will always be true,
Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl,
Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow,
Married in Brown, you will live in the town.
The wedding veil originated in ancient times from the belief that brides and grooms should not see each other until after the wedding ceremony. A young bride always wore her hair long and loose as a sign of her youth and innocence.
This good luck saying dates back to Victorian times, though the traditions that the poem is based on are much older. Something Old represents the link with the bride's family and the past. Something New represents good fortune and success and her hopes for a bright future in her new life. Something Borrowed is to remind the bride that friends and family will be there for her when help is needed. Borrowing is especially important, since it is to come from a happily married woman, thereby lending the bride some of her own marital bliss to carry into the new union. Something Blue is the symbol of faithfulness and loyalty. A Silver Sixpence in her Shoe is to wish the bride wealth.
The carrying of a bouquet by the bride has its roots in ancient times when it was believed that strong smelling herbs and spices would ward off and drive away evil spirits, bad luck and ill health. Herbs and later flowers were given special meanings.
The groom's boutonniere is a nod to medieval times when a knight wore his lady's "colors," proudly displayed for all to see.
Ceremony Traditions
Because the early groom so often had to defend his bride from would-be kidnappers, she stood to his left, leaving his sword-arm free.
Early farmers thought a bride's wedding day tears were lucky and brought rains for their crops. Later, a crying bride meant that she'd never shed another tear about her marriage.
The ancients Romans thought that a special vein, which they called a "vena amoris" or vein of love, ran from the finger directly to the heart. By putting on a fitted ring, the affections were bound in and could never flow out the finger tips
The custom of the wedding march dates back to the royal marriage of Victoria, princess of Great Britain, and Empress of Germany, to Prince Frederick William of Prussia.
No ceremony is complete without the kiss. Dating back from early Roman times, the kiss represented a legal bond that sealed all contracts.
Beginning in the Middle Ages, rice became a symbol of fruitfulness and it was thrown as a symbol of the guests' good wishes for the new couple.
Walking through the arc of swords following the ceremony was done to ensure the couple's safe passage into their new life together.
Reception Traditions
Beginning in early Roman times, the cake has been a special part of the wedding celebration. A thin loaf was broken over the bride's head at the close of the ceremony to symbolize fertility. The wheat from which it was made, symbolized fertility and the guests eagerly picked up the crumbs as good luck charms. This tradition evolved and spread to England in the Middle Ages where the guests of a wedding would bring small cakes and stack them together. During the Middle Ages, it became traditional for the couple to kiss over a small cluster of cakes. Later, a clever baker decided to amass all these small cakes together, covering them with frosting.
Toasting comes from an ancient French custom of placing bread in the bottom of the glass - a good toaster drained the drink to get the "toast." According to legend, when a bride and groom drink their wedding toast, whoever finishes first will rule the family.
In the 14th century, having a piece of the bride’s clothing was thought to bring good fortune. In order to obtain a piece of this lucky attire, some rowdy guests would grab at the wedding dress and tear off pieces of it, leaving the dress in tatters. In order to stop this practice, brides began to cover their dresses with ribbons and later pass out ribbons as favors. The favor along with bouquet and garter tosses are thought to have evolved from this as a way to pass along the good luck of the bride while keeping her clothing in tact.
The term "honeymoon" is credited with many origins. One thought is that it originated from the times when a man captured his bride. The couple would remain in hiding for a cycle of the moon after the wedding and drink honey wine.
more links found at http://wedding.goethos.com/Pages/links.html
http://www.drizzle.com/%7Ecelyn/mrwp/mrwp.html http://www.renaissance-weddings.net/
http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/ http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/celtic/intro.html
http://www.costumes.org/pages/16thlinks.htm - dress of period
Books/Videos:
1. Biographies we liked for the Renaissance: Joan of Arc; Soldier Saint, Morning Star of the Reformation as well as several by Louise Vernon: The Bible Smuggler (William Tyndale), The Man Who Laid the Egg (Erasmus), and Thunderstorm in the Church (Martin Luther). My ds read a biography about Leonardo DaVinci by Emily Hahn, which was a bit dry in the beginning, but once into it, he really enjoyed it. My ds also highly recommends Renaissance fiction The Trumpeter of Krakow.
2. A marvelous art book is Art Fraud Detective by Anna Nilsen. This is like a mystery book in which the reader has to spot forgeries in some masterpieces in an art gallery. The originals are shown with a little background on each painter. My kids are loving just looking for clues and hearing about the various artists.
3. A book that is not to be missed is The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente. We also enjoyed these:
Leonardo daVinci for Kids,
Michelangelo by Diane Stanley
The Renaissance Art Book: Discover Thirty Glorious Masterpieces by Leonardo Da Vinci,
Michelangelo, Raphael, Fra Angelico, Botticelli By Wenda O'Reilly
We did some of the activities in these books: Discovering Great Artists and Art in Story.
4. I, Juan de Paraja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino is a wonderful book about a slave working for Velasquez (a Spanish painter). The characters are all based on fact. The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood is another good one. The 2nd Mrs. Gianconda by E. L. Konisburg is about Leonardo da Vinci. There are several good ones about the different reformers by Louise A. Vernon.
5. Videos: Most of these videos are available through Christian Book Distributors, but may be found in your library as well.
videos on Rome and Italy, and the Sistine Chapel
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (excellent but long)
John Hus
God's Outlaw - The Story of William Tyndale
Joan of Arc - the 1948 version
The History of English (found this at the library and watched the first two parts)
The Agony and the Ecstasy - a movie about Michelangelo starring Charlton Heston.
We listened to an audio CD set from the Library - Shakespeare for Kids (Midsummer Night's Dream and Taming of the Shrew). I also found this site with a listing of different movies for the period; of course, I suggest you review movies if you are not familiar with them. http://dahoov2.topcities.com/Renaissance/movies.htm
6. Here is a list of books we have read:
Martin Luther by May McNeer (a young people's biography)
Leonardo Da Vinci the Universal Genius by Iris Noble (old, but great bio)
Spy for the Night Riders by Dave Jackson. A story of intrigue based on Martin Luther' s life
Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick
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General Info. and links:
I. General Sites
This site may have some very helpful stuff to use with LA! http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm
www.mariner.org/age/menu.html
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/index.htm
www.leraner.org/exhibits/renaissance/
I just had to share this site with you as I have been browsing looking for Renaissance sites for my teenagers. Everyone, no matter what age, should get a kick out of the info on this page, which explains the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." It has a recipe on how to make a pie out of which live birds can fly when you cut into it. (Reportedly one nobleman who was feeling mischievous had his pies filled with live frogs to make the ladies shriek!) http://members.aol.com/renfrowcm/gretepye.html
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/edugroup/educational-activities.html
http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html
Great site for history study (all periods of history study) and provides some written work for the kids if that is what you want. Click on the "download quiz” in the upper right hand corner of the page and it accesses the info booklet you can print out, and the worksheets and tests. They are available in PDF and Microsoft 2000. I downloaded both and that way I can alter the page if I see fit. Permission is granted on the web site to do that.
Reformation Sourcebook Fordham University http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1y.html
Renaissance & Medieval http://www.angelfire.com/mi/spanogle/medieval.html
Renaissance Sourcebook Fordham University http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1x.html
II. Astronomy/Solar Systems
This site may have some very helpful stuff to use with LA! http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/3-5.htm
Go to www.wunderground.com, type in your zip code, get your weather and on the left hand side under the astronomy button get the constellation chart for your area.
Space unit at www.learningpage.com.
Amazing Space site & more on-line lessons, Hubble telescope, & more
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/edugroup/educational-activities.html
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcdowne.htm
A great web page with a LOT of links for unit studies. (There was about 5 or 6 on Space.) http://www.thefourwheelers.com/units
http://www.abcteach.com/SolarSystem/SolarSystemTOC.htm
A. Coloring pages/Worksheets on solar system:
Here are some coloring pages with information about the planets:
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/coloring_book/SS_Beg_new2.pdf
Print-outs (elementary) about solar system (pgs.2-13)
http://www.stf.sk.ca/teaching_res/library/teach_mat_centre/teach_mat_units/solar/system.pdf
Create a solar system to scale: http://cosmos.colorado.edu/%7Eurquhart/Scale/solar_systemt_k.html
Some other fun print-outs: http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/science/solar_system/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com has some neat space coloring, labeling and craft ideas. There are links to find out how to figure how much you would weigh on the moon, Mars, and the other planets (math).
There are some great worksheets covering different subjects (math, science,etc.) all about space here: http://learningpage.com/
B. Space flip books
Nice site for space flipbooks, which can be used in a lap book or notebook. Also contains online information.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/flipbooks/flipbook_main.html
C. Astronomy games
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/ There is a game section, and an astronomy section under that. We did all 3 levels of play, had some fun, and amazed ourselves at the knowledge we already possessed.
I haven't played any of these yet, but it looks good. http://www.quia.com/dir/astro/
just have to say, that my older son just completed day 136 and had so much fun making up his own game based on astronomy. He used a piece of cardboard and made the game from that. He added Q/A cards that he made up (with answers on the back.) You had to answer a question every time you reached a planet.
Then, my younger son (6) decided he wanted to make a game too - his is so much different - not as educational, but more of a fun value. He made his using "warp speed", black holes, and aliens. Quite fun to play and very challenging. I was quite surprised at how much thought he put into his game.
III. Biographies
Galileo Project his life and works http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/
Leonardo's Workshop
Someone has changed history! You must travel back in time to the Renaissance and explore Leonardo da Vinci's workshop in search of clues. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/leonardo/index.html
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.html
Martin Luther http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=9616
Leonardo da Vinci http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=2692
Michelangelo http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=2879
Isaac Newton http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=6205
IV. Art/Music
Classics for Kids http://www.classicsforkids.com This site is fantastic! You can use this site to teach about the classical composers. You can listen to stories about the composers, listen to their music, see a timeline, and play games.
The Symphony: An Interactive Guide http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/
Here is a great link to music and composers down thru history. http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Here is the blurb from the site: "Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's the site for basic information about classical music. Created in cooperation with W.W. Norton & Company, it's built around Essential Classics, the series specially designed to introduce you to the best music of every period. All through the site you'll find almost 200 excerpts from Essential Classics.
You'll also find:
Eras: Overviews of the six main periods in music history -- Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century.
Composers: Brief biographies of nearly 70 composers, which will bring to life the artists and their works.
Glossary: 200 definitions with numerous musical examples."
Handel's Masterpiece Of Faith - Bio for Ren & Ref (This site also has several other Christian bios, including Susanna Wesley and Martin Luther.)
http://www.intouch.org/myintouch/mighty/portraits/george_frideric_handel_213708.html
I have tried a few songs here: .http://users.snowcrest.net/lassen/midi.html
Hymmal music online. Here is a list (I think I got them all) of links to midi files. The majority has some great information too. [Ed.: I have not checked these links for accuracy.]
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/c/ocomocom.htm
All Creatures of Our God and King - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/c/acoogak.htm
Prayer of St. Francis - (More than one version/music) - http://www.praisechrist.net/praisemusic.htm
http://www.abcsoffaith.com/html/sound5.html
A Mighty Fortress is Our God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/i/mightyfo.htm
Now Thank We All Our God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/o/nowthank.htm
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/t/pttlta.htm
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/p/sptgowra.htm
Fairest Lord Jesus - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faljesus.htm
Be Still My Soul - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/e/bestill.htm
All Glory, Laud and Honor - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/g/aglahonr.htm
Jesus the Very Thought of Thee - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/t/jtveryth.htm
Oh Sacred Head, Now Wounded http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/s/osacredh.htm
Be Thou My Vision - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/t/btmvison.htm
Doxology - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/r/praisegf.htm
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenisur.htm
Jesus Shall Reign - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/s/jsreign.htm
Joy to the World - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/o/joyworld.htm
All People on Earth Do Dwell - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/l/allpeopl.htm
The Lord is my Shepherd - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/o/lordismy.htm
O God, Our Help in Ages Past - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/g/ogohiap.htm
I Sing the Mighty Power of God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/s/isingthe.htm
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/s/wshepwtf.htm
We Gather Together - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/e/wegattog.htm
(Day 150) Let Everything That Has Breath, Praise the Lord. Ok, not in the curriculum, but this is a wonderful song that can get kids praising God with contemporary music. "Everything That - Has Breath". Found on WOW Worship, Songs for Worship and Shout To The Lord Kids! . Check with your local Christian Book/Music store. Powerful, jumping and hand clapping type song. (Phillips, Craig and Dean sing this (my preference), as well as a some other groups such as Passion.)
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Art:
Pictures of the Mona Lisa to print and color are found on www.enchantedlearning.com. There are also coloring pictures there from Michelangelo and Raphael.
Wonderful site with most of the artists and samples of their works. www.artchive.com/artchive/renaissance.html http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site_reg.htm
Click on Mark Harden's Artchive: "Artchive"; click on an artists name; scroll to the bottom of the page; click on thumbnails to see examples of the artist's work. For example...when Leonardo da Vinci is introduced (p.536 / Day 124 / Renaissance unit) you could look at thumbnails of the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, etc. Very nice!
Renaissance art link: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/index.html
Lots of info about the artists and step-by-step art lessons to try (drawing portraits, etc.) http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/ Click here: Art Education and ArtEdventures from Sanford and A Lifetime of Color
http://www.scribbleskidsart.com/generic0.html Click here: Scribbles - The Masters http://www.scribbleskidsart.com/generic1.html Click here: Scribbles - Art Projects Lots of great ideas & info in these sites!
National Gallery of Art Loaner Program Over 150 teaching resources are loaned free of charge to educational institutions, community groups, and individuals. Programs are designed to meet national standards in the visual arts. The catalogue is indexed by subject area and presentation format. Resources available include DVDs, videotapes, slides, multi-media, and PDFs.
http://www.nga.gov/education/ep-main.htm
+ We found the series, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists, very fun to look at and read! I purchased them from curric. suppliers but noticed the School Box store had them as well.
+ We are currently using the "Renaissance" section from a book entitled DISCOVERING GREAT ARTISTS by MaryAnn Kohl. It gives a hands-on project for each artist mentioned. For instance, for Ghiberti, the students make a Florentine relief, for Van Eyck a triptych panel and for Michelangelo they paint lying down on their backs. Other artists mentioned for this time period include: Angelico, Masaccio, Botticelli, Da Vinci, Durer, and Raphael. The ISBN is 0-935607-09-9.
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After my class read the book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, my students wanted to know a little more about the famous artist, Michelangelo. We then did a mini-unit studying about his life and paintings. One of his most famous pieces of work is the painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. My students couldn't believe that he could do all that while painting up side down. To give them a taste of what that might be like, I had each of them tape a piece of white drawing paper underneath their desks and gave each one their own watercolor set. They got underneath their desks, flat on their backs, looking up at their picture. They were to paint a picture using this method. They thought it was wonderful and we had some pretty interesting paintings!
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Renaissance Life:
(Info. taken from a friend's wedding at the Ren. Faire in Council Bluffs, IA the summer of '02.)
The basics of today's wedding ceremony has remained very similar to what it was hundreds of years ago. Most of what has changed over the years has been the addition and evolution of the traditions that are part of the ceremony and reception. Here are a few of the traditions from the past that we will be incorporating into our wedding.
In the thirteenth century, the medieval Church announced intended marriages through a process called the banns of marriage. The banns were proclaimed in the parish church for three successive weeks during Sunday worship, and the practice continued in Scotland for over six hundred years. We will post the banns of marriage below and have them announced before the ceremony.
Herein do I publish the banns of marriage for... If there be any reason why these two should not be lawfully wed, then approach now. This is the first time of asking.
The processional used to be quite different with the bride, groom, attendants, families and friends all going to the church together. We will walk through the Faire to the wedding with a processional.
Before the popularization of the white wedding dress, women simply wore their best dress. .... Wedding dress will be blue.
Herbs were once more popular in bouquets than flowers. To down play the use of flowers in our wedding, embroidered handkerchiefs will be used in place of boutonnieres and corsages, and bouquets will contain more greenery than flowers.
Walking through an arc of swords following the ceremony was done to ensure the couple's safe passage into their new life together. We will walk through an arc of swords at the end of the ceremony.
In the Middle Ages the guests of a wedding would bring small cakes and stack them together. It became traditional for the couple to kiss over a cluster of small cakes. Later, a clever baker decided to amass all these small cakes together, covering them with frosting. Instead of a tiered wedding cake, we will have a stack of Scottish shortbreads.
Most of life's important events are filled with traditions. Here you
can find out more about some wedding traditions and how they
started.
To get things started, here is an old poem about choosing the
day for a wedding.
Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday best of all,
Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, Saturday for no luck at all.
Most people now ignore this poem and choose Saturday, most
likely because it is the most convenient day for their out of town wedding guests.
Pre-wedding Traditions
The custom of proposing on one knee hearkens back to the days of chivalry when it was
customary for a knight to dip his knee in a show of servitude to his mistress.
In earlier times, the engagement, or betrothal ring, was a partial payment for the bride and
was a pledge of the groom's intentions.
Ancient Greeks believing the fire of a diamond reflected the flame of love, actually thought
them to be teardrops from the gods. Ancient Romans also endowed them with romantic
powers, believing diamonds to be splinters from falling stars that tipped the arrows of the
Eros, the god of love. In the Middle Ages diamonds were credited with the power to reunite
estranged marriage partners
Back during the times when marriages were arranged, the bride was expected to have a dowry. The dowry was money, goods, or estate that she brought to her husband, which was provided by the bride's family. In return, the groom paid a "price" for the bride and promised to provide for and support her.
The word trousseau comes from the French word, trousseau, which means bundle. The trousseau originally was a bundle of clothing and personal possessions the bride carried with her to her new home. The trousseau includes all of the new items for the household, as well as for the bride herself.
The bridal shower has its roots in Holland. When a bride's father did not approve of the husband-to-be, he would not provide her with the necessary dowry. The bride's friends would therefore "shower" her with gifts so she would have her dowry and thus marry the man of her choice.
Ancient Spartan soldiers were the first to hold bachelor parties. The groom would feast with his male friends on the night before the wedding. There he would say good-bye to the carefree days of bachelorhood and swear continued allegiance to his comrades.
Finally, a poem about selecting the wedding month:
Married when the year is new, he’ll be loving, kind & true.
When February birds do mate, You wed nor dread your fate.
If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you’ll know.
Marry in April when you can, Joy for Maiden & for Man.
Marry in the month of May, and you’ll surely rue the day.
Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you’ll go.
Those who in July do wed, must labor for their daily bread.
Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.
Marry in September’s shrine, your living will be rich and fine.
If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.
If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember.
When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last.
Wedding Party Traditions
During ancient times when a man captured his bride-to-be, he would take along the best swords man to help fight off any opposition. A best man around AD 200 carried more than a ring. Since there remained the real threat of the bride's family attempting to forcibly gain her return, the best man stayed by the groom's side throughout the marriage ceremony, alert and armed. For such an important task, only the best man would do.
When the groom was about to abduct his bride, he needed the help of many friends, the "bridesmen" or "brideknights." The "gentlemen" would make sure the bride got to the ceremony on time and to the groom’s house afterwards.
Inviting women to be members of your bridal party dates back to ancient times. One Roman custom was to dress the bridesmaids in a fashion similar to the bride's to confuse evil spirits trying to kidnap the bride. Bridesmaids also had the role of fending off unsuitable suitors, leaving the bride for her groom.
Clothing and Accessory Traditions
Queen Victoria popularized the white wedding dress. Before that time, women simply wore their best dress.
A poem about wedding dress colors:
Married in White, you have chosen right,
Married in Grey, you will go far away,
Married in Black, you will wish yourself back,
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead,
Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
Married in Blue, you will always be true,
Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl,
Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow,
Married in Brown, you will live in the town.
The wedding veil originated in ancient times from the belief that brides and grooms should not see each other until after the wedding ceremony. A young bride always wore her hair long and loose as a sign of her youth and innocence.
This good luck saying dates back to Victorian times, though the traditions that the poem is based on are much older. Something Old represents the link with the bride's family and the past. Something New represents good fortune and success and her hopes for a bright future in her new life. Something Borrowed is to remind the bride that friends and family will be there for her when help is needed. Borrowing is especially important, since it is to come from a happily married woman, thereby lending the bride some of her own marital bliss to carry into the new union. Something Blue is the symbol of faithfulness and loyalty. A Silver Sixpence in her Shoe is to wish the bride wealth.
The carrying of a bouquet by the bride has its roots in ancient times when it was believed that strong smelling herbs and spices would ward off and drive away evil spirits, bad luck and ill health. Herbs and later flowers were given special meanings.
The groom's boutonniere is a nod to medieval times when a knight wore his lady's "colors," proudly displayed for all to see.
Ceremony Traditions
Because the early groom so often had to defend his bride from would-be kidnappers, she stood to his left, leaving his sword-arm free.
Early farmers thought a bride's wedding day tears were lucky and brought rains for their crops. Later, a crying bride meant that she'd never shed another tear about her marriage.
The ancients Romans thought that a special vein, which they called a "vena amoris" or vein of love, ran from the finger directly to the heart. By putting on a fitted ring, the affections were bound in and could never flow out the finger tips
The custom of the wedding march dates back to the royal marriage of Victoria, princess of Great Britain, and Empress of Germany, to Prince Frederick William of Prussia.
No ceremony is complete without the kiss. Dating back from early Roman times, the kiss represented a legal bond that sealed all contracts.
Beginning in the Middle Ages, rice became a symbol of fruitfulness and it was thrown as a symbol of the guests' good wishes for the new couple.
Walking through the arc of swords following the ceremony was done to ensure the couple's safe passage into their new life together.
Reception Traditions
Beginning in early Roman times, the cake has been a special part of the wedding celebration. A thin loaf was broken over the bride's head at the close of the ceremony to symbolize fertility. The wheat from which it was made, symbolized fertility and the guests eagerly picked up the crumbs as good luck charms. This tradition evolved and spread to England in the Middle Ages where the guests of a wedding would bring small cakes and stack them together. During the Middle Ages, it became traditional for the couple to kiss over a small cluster of cakes. Later, a clever baker decided to amass all these small cakes together, covering them with frosting.
Toasting comes from an ancient French custom of placing bread in the bottom of the glass - a good toaster drained the drink to get the "toast." According to legend, when a bride and groom drink their wedding toast, whoever finishes first will rule the family.
In the 14th century, having a piece of the bride’s clothing was thought to bring good fortune. In order to obtain a piece of this lucky attire, some rowdy guests would grab at the wedding dress and tear off pieces of it, leaving the dress in tatters. In order to stop this practice, brides began to cover their dresses with ribbons and later pass out ribbons as favors. The favor along with bouquet and garter tosses are thought to have evolved from this as a way to pass along the good luck of the bride while keeping her clothing in tact.
The term "honeymoon" is credited with many origins. One thought is that it originated from the times when a man captured his bride. The couple would remain in hiding for a cycle of the moon after the wedding and drink honey wine.
more links found at http://wedding.goethos.com/Pages/links.html
http://www.drizzle.com/%7Ecelyn/mrwp/mrwp.html http://www.renaissance-weddings.net/
http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/ http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/celtic/intro.html
http://www.costumes.org/pages/16thlinks.htm - dress of period
Collection of Info
The following recommendations were copied, pasted, and condensed
from posts in the archives here...
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Biographies we liked for the Renaissance:
*Joan of Arc; Soldier Saint, Morning Star of the Reformation
*The Bible Smuggler which was about William Tyndale
*The Man Who Laid the Egg about Erasmus
*Thunderstorm in the Church about Martin Luther.
*a biography about Leonardo DaVinci by Emily Hahn that my son tells
me was a bit dry in the beginning but once he got into it, he really
enjoyed it.
Highly recommend for Renaissance fiction:
*The Trumpeter of Krakow.
Mindy in PA
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We bought a book called Jesus Freaks by D.C. Talk. It is a book about martyrs. I have been looking at the dates of these martyrs in the book and reading the ones who were martyrs in the time period of the Renaissance. It has really brought about some neat conversations, from
our boys.
Be aware that the short stories can be quite graphic and might need some parental discretion before reading them to some children. Mine are handling it well so far but we are being careful.
Blessed to be at home,
Sherry Carrington
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Some good short biography series we found at our library include:
*Famous Children series--composers--early elementary
*Science Story Library--scientists and inventors--4-6th grade
*Great Lives--all kinds of famous people--4-6th grade
*Explorers of New Worlds--4-6th grade
*Famous Explorers--easy reading
*Discovery books--all kinds of famous people--chapter books
--4th-6th grade
We also found a great easy to read series on space:
*The Library of the Planets
Joan, PA
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Shakespeare for Kids His Life and Times by Colleen Aagesen & Marcie Blumberg. We're reading this right now it's a great book.
Joyce
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These are videos depicting the era/life of each:
*Beethoven Lives Upstairs
*Monet's Garden
*Degas and the Dancers
*Leonardo Da Vinci
*Bach
Classical Kids tapes - all of them (Mozart's, Vivaldi, Bach,
Beethoven, etc.) We still listen to them. All are narrations
of their lives set to the composer's music.
Shakespeare for Kids has a very nice story of Shakespeare and
includes easy activities for this age group.
Shakespeare by Aliki is a very nice kids book.
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We read two Trailblazer books that were good. One on William Tyndale and one on John Bunyan. They contain lots of good info without being boring.
Debra
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We read "Along Came Galileo" for the Renaissance and my sons liked it. It has a lot of information and has illustrations, as well.
Daphne in WI
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I recommend "The Gospel in The stars" by Seiss It has a Biblical explanation of the constellations and is very good.
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A really good!!!!! reformation film (video) is called "Martin Luther Heritage" produced by family films..starring Jonathan Pryce, Jon Croft and others.It was produce in 1990 by family films,
3558 South Jefferson
Ave, St Louis MO 63118.
Jean
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There's a good book...'Shakespeare for Kids' that we are having fun with.
Donna
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Recommended living books written for the K-3rd grade level:
Renaissance....
*Journey Through History: The Renaissance by Gloria Vergas
*Antonio's Apprenticeship: Painting a Fresco in Renaissance Italy by Taylor Morrison
*Pop Up Leonardo da Vinci by A&M Porvensen
*Michelangelo's World by Piero Ventura
*St Philip of the Joyous Heart by Francis X Connolly
*Sir Walter Raleigh by Adele deLeeuw
*Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series..... Botticelli,
*DaVinci, Michelangelo, Bruegel, Rembrandt
Reformation.....
*Gutenberg's Gift by Nancy Willard & Bryan Leister
*Fine Print - A story about Johann gutenberg by Joann Burch
Cari in Louisiana
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Astronomy:
I found a really great book with lots of hands on projects if you're interested in that kind of book. It's published by Reader's Digest and it's called "How the Universe Works". There are over 100 projects. Lots of color pictures and illustrations. Step by step instructions on how to make different projects to learn about astronomy. We've used other books in this series. They are definitely on my favorite, I couldn't do without them, list.
Debbie in CO
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I purchased these books (Astronomy):
*The Astronomy Book, Dr. Jonathan Henry (Wonders of Creation Series - ages 8-14).
*Spinning Worlds, Michael Carroll (A Child's Guide Series)
*The World of Space, Dinah Zike.
Rhonda in CO
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If you have older children the book "Astronomy and the Bible" is very good.
The Moody Videos are SO GOOD. If you get to where you can make the investment they are definitely worth it! I bought the set "Journeys to the Edge of Creation" , which is a 2 tape set.
Kathy in OH
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I found this wonderful site with most of the artists and samples of their works: www.artchive.com/artchive/renaissance.html .
from posts in the archives here...
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Biographies we liked for the Renaissance:
*Joan of Arc; Soldier Saint, Morning Star of the Reformation
*The Bible Smuggler which was about William Tyndale
*The Man Who Laid the Egg about Erasmus
*Thunderstorm in the Church about Martin Luther.
*a biography about Leonardo DaVinci by Emily Hahn that my son tells
me was a bit dry in the beginning but once he got into it, he really
enjoyed it.
Highly recommend for Renaissance fiction:
*The Trumpeter of Krakow.
Mindy in PA
==============================================
We bought a book called Jesus Freaks by D.C. Talk. It is a book about martyrs. I have been looking at the dates of these martyrs in the book and reading the ones who were martyrs in the time period of the Renaissance. It has really brought about some neat conversations, from
our boys.
Be aware that the short stories can be quite graphic and might need some parental discretion before reading them to some children. Mine are handling it well so far but we are being careful.
Blessed to be at home,
Sherry Carrington
==============================================
Some good short biography series we found at our library include:
*Famous Children series--composers--early elementary
*Science Story Library--scientists and inventors--4-6th grade
*Great Lives--all kinds of famous people--4-6th grade
*Explorers of New Worlds--4-6th grade
*Famous Explorers--easy reading
*Discovery books--all kinds of famous people--chapter books
--4th-6th grade
We also found a great easy to read series on space:
*The Library of the Planets
Joan, PA
==============================================
Shakespeare for Kids His Life and Times by Colleen Aagesen & Marcie Blumberg. We're reading this right now it's a great book.
Joyce
==============================================
These are videos depicting the era/life of each:
*Beethoven Lives Upstairs
*Monet's Garden
*Degas and the Dancers
*Leonardo Da Vinci
*Bach
Classical Kids tapes - all of them (Mozart's, Vivaldi, Bach,
Beethoven, etc.) We still listen to them. All are narrations
of their lives set to the composer's music.
Shakespeare for Kids has a very nice story of Shakespeare and
includes easy activities for this age group.
Shakespeare by Aliki is a very nice kids book.
==============================================
We read two Trailblazer books that were good. One on William Tyndale and one on John Bunyan. They contain lots of good info without being boring.
Debra
==============================================
We read "Along Came Galileo" for the Renaissance and my sons liked it. It has a lot of information and has illustrations, as well.
Daphne in WI
==============================================
I recommend "The Gospel in The stars" by Seiss It has a Biblical explanation of the constellations and is very good.
==============================================
A really good!!!!! reformation film (video) is called "Martin Luther Heritage" produced by family films..starring Jonathan Pryce, Jon Croft and others.It was produce in 1990 by family films,
3558 South Jefferson
Ave, St Louis MO 63118.
Jean
==============================================
There's a good book...'Shakespeare for Kids' that we are having fun with.
Donna
==============================================
Recommended living books written for the K-3rd grade level:
Renaissance....
*Journey Through History: The Renaissance by Gloria Vergas
*Antonio's Apprenticeship: Painting a Fresco in Renaissance Italy by Taylor Morrison
*Pop Up Leonardo da Vinci by A&M Porvensen
*Michelangelo's World by Piero Ventura
*St Philip of the Joyous Heart by Francis X Connolly
*Sir Walter Raleigh by Adele deLeeuw
*Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series..... Botticelli,
*DaVinci, Michelangelo, Bruegel, Rembrandt
Reformation.....
*Gutenberg's Gift by Nancy Willard & Bryan Leister
*Fine Print - A story about Johann gutenberg by Joann Burch
Cari in Louisiana
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Astronomy:
I found a really great book with lots of hands on projects if you're interested in that kind of book. It's published by Reader's Digest and it's called "How the Universe Works". There are over 100 projects. Lots of color pictures and illustrations. Step by step instructions on how to make different projects to learn about astronomy. We've used other books in this series. They are definitely on my favorite, I couldn't do without them, list.
Debbie in CO
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I purchased these books (Astronomy):
*The Astronomy Book, Dr. Jonathan Henry (Wonders of Creation Series - ages 8-14).
*Spinning Worlds, Michael Carroll (A Child's Guide Series)
*The World of Space, Dinah Zike.
Rhonda in CO
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If you have older children the book "Astronomy and the Bible" is very good.
The Moody Videos are SO GOOD. If you get to where you can make the investment they are definitely worth it! I bought the set "Journeys to the Edge of Creation" , which is a 2 tape set.
Kathy in OH
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I found this wonderful site with most of the artists and samples of their works: www.artchive.com/artchive/renaissance.html .
Midi Hymns Online
Ok, well.. I can't read music too well and I don't have a piano so I found a cheap source of the hymmal music... online. Here is a list (I think I got them all) of links to midi files.. not perfect but easy to follow. The majority have some great information too.
Ren/Ref. Hymns found online
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/c/ocomocom.htm
All Creatures of our God and King - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/c/acoogak.htm
Prayer of St. Francis - (More than one version/music to this song) - http://www.praisechrist.net/praisemusic.htm
http://www.abcsoffaith.com/html/sound5.html
A mighty Fortress is Our God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/i/mightyfo.htm
Now Thank We All Our God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/o/nowthank.htm
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/t/pttlta.htm
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/p/sptgowra.htm
Fairest Lord Jesus - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faljesus.htm
Be Still My Soul - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/e/bestill.htm
All Glory, Laud and Honor - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/g/aglahonr.htm
Jesus the Very Thought of Thee - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/t/jtveryth.htm
Oh Sacred Head, Now Wounded http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/s/osacredh.htm
Be Thou My Vision - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/t/btmvison.htm
Doxology - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/r/praisegf.htm
When I survey the Wonderous Cross - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenisur.htm
Jesus Shall Reign - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/s/jsreign.htm
Joy to the World - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/o/joyworld.htm
All People on Earth Do Dwell - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/l/allpeopl.htm
The Lord is my Shepherd - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/o/lordismy.htm
O God, Our Help in Ages Past - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/g/ogohiap.htm
Come, We That Love the Lord (Marching to Zion) - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/a/marching.htm
I Sing the Mighty Power of God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/s/isingthe.htm
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/s/wshepwtf.htm
We Gather Together - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/e/wegattog.htm
(Day 150) Let Everything That Has Breath, Praise the Lord. Ok, not in the curriculum but - This is a wonderful song that can get kids praising God with contemporary music. "Everything That - Has Breath". Found on WOW Worship, Songs for Worship and Shout To The Lord Kids! albums. Check with your local Christian Book/Music store. Powerful, jumping and hand clapping type song. (Phillips, Craig and Dean sing this (my preference), as well as a some other groups such as Passion.)
Ren/Ref. Hymns found online
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/c/ocomocom.htm
All Creatures of our God and King - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/c/acoogak.htm
Prayer of St. Francis - (More than one version/music to this song) - http://www.praisechrist.net/praisemusic.htm
http://www.abcsoffaith.com/html/sound5.html
A mighty Fortress is Our God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/i/mightyfo.htm
Now Thank We All Our God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/o/nowthank.htm
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/t/pttlta.htm
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/p/sptgowra.htm
Fairest Lord Jesus - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/a/faljesus.htm
Be Still My Soul - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/e/bestill.htm
All Glory, Laud and Honor - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/g/aglahonr.htm
Jesus the Very Thought of Thee - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/t/jtveryth.htm
Oh Sacred Head, Now Wounded http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/s/osacredh.htm
Be Thou My Vision - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/t/btmvison.htm
Doxology - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/r/praisegf.htm
When I survey the Wonderous Cross - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenisur.htm
Jesus Shall Reign - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/s/jsreign.htm
Joy to the World - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/o/joyworld.htm
All People on Earth Do Dwell - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/l/allpeopl.htm
The Lord is my Shepherd - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/o/lordismy.htm
O God, Our Help in Ages Past - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/g/ogohiap.htm
Come, We That Love the Lord (Marching to Zion) - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/a/marching.htm
I Sing the Mighty Power of God - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/s/isingthe.htm
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/s/wshepwtf.htm
We Gather Together - http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/e/wegattog.htm
(Day 150) Let Everything That Has Breath, Praise the Lord. Ok, not in the curriculum but - This is a wonderful song that can get kids praising God with contemporary music. "Everything That - Has Breath". Found on WOW Worship, Songs for Worship and Shout To The Lord Kids! albums. Check with your local Christian Book/Music store. Powerful, jumping and hand clapping type song. (Phillips, Craig and Dean sing this (my preference), as well as a some other groups such as Passion.)
Collection of Info
MIDDLE AGES FILE:
Books/CD games (educational content only)/Videos
1. Castle Explorer CDRom by Scholastic is excellent. The game format allows you to be a spy in a castle and you have to answer questions about life in the Middle Ages. Some video, some search formats, lots of sounds and "look under" photos. My kids all love this one - ages 6-12.
2. We are on our journey through the Middle Ages and just watched a video yesterday that I got at our library that was really good. It's called Secrets of Lost Empires II - Medieval Siege. It is put out by NOVA and was on PBS stations at some point. In it two different teams build true-to-life trebuchet's just like those used in Medieval Times. Maybe it's because I'm married to an engineer, but we found it totally fascinating!
3. " If All the Swords in England" (Bethlehem Books, by Barbara Willard) was about the relationship between Thomas a Beckett and the king. It portrayed Beckett as a very devout, pious man who had angered the king by choosing to follow what God wanted, rather than provide rubber-stamp approval to the king's desires. But in Charles' Coffin's book, The Story of Liberty, Beckett is described as a headstrong man who clashed with the king willfully, rather than as a result of following his principles. Very interesting!! I'd love to know more, but who to trust?!! It showed the need to be aware that historians present things from a certain point of view, and we need to read critically.
4. The first version, of Beckett, is closer to the truth (of what I read). Basically he was really poised and intelligent and loved the lavish lifestyle of the court. People would send their children to live with him, more so than the king, to learn to be a courtier etc. (Henry served elaborate meals, but the distance to the dining room from the table was so far the food would be cold. and wasn’t really very good a lot of the time, but really fancy. And he really didn't want the position, but accepted *gladly*, as they had been great friends, and went about it with fervor. Read the Scriptures and donned a rough hair shirt, (secretly, I can't remember all what else), he assumed the position with all seriousness!
The book I read from B and N is called WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE...In the Age of Chivalry by the editors of Time Life books. I had to have been on the sale shelf knowing the way I shop!! Pretty good summary and a great read. Yes, I know, Time life publisher...but they did paint him as a good and Godly man who was hacked to death by over zealous knight friends of Henry... also, it tells the story of how Henry became the king and about William Marshall...the baby who was put into a catapult...who was there when Henry (II) died...bitter and worn out.
5. As far as fiction for the Middle Ages, we enjoyed Otto of the Silver Hand and Ivanhoe by Howard Pyle.
6. Marguerite Makes a Book - by Bruce Robertson - 600 years ago, Lady Isabelle of Paris ordered a book from Papa Jacques, a famous bookmaker and he has only three days left to finish it. However, Jacques’s' eyeglasses is broken. So Jacques’s' daughter, Marguerite finished the book for him. Marguerite went to Master Raymond's house for gold leafs, a farm for parchment, the market for eggs, goose feathers, parsley, and a pot of honey, and finally the apothecary for dried saffron flowers, madder roots, a cake of vermilion, some wax, pine pitch, and some lapis lazuli stone. At her house, Marguerite prepared he pens and paint.
Then Marguerite started to paint. On one page, which was decorated with Lady Isabelle's favorite daises Marguerite colored Lady Isabelle's robe and hair. When Isabelle came to check on the book, she was very impressed.
7. I felt that we didn't read enough on the important people of the Middle Ages so we are reading through Famous Men of the Middle Ages. So far the kids are enjoying it. Here is a link to it: http://bay4.de/Literature/8fmtm10/ Another one I think we will read is Viking Tales. Here is a link to it: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/hall/viking/viking.html
8. If you can get hold of Jim Weiss’ KING ARTHUR tape you will love it! Here are some other titles that we loved:
The Making of a Knight (Patrick O'Brien),
Castle Diary (Richard Platt),
Sir Kevin of Devon,
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi,
Measy Middle Ages,
English Life in Tudor Times,
Castle by David Macauley, and we also liked the video of “Castle” (PBS)
9. My son read The Minstrel in the Tower in his free time and enjoyed it. The Viking News was a great addition at the time that Dorian mentioned the Vikings. A Medieval Feast by Aliki was a wonderful little book that my 9yo read over and over, feasting on the illustrations.
10. A wonderful book that we used to learn about Illuminations was ILLUMINATIONS by Jonathan Hunt. It is such a beautiful book! - Julie
11. Magna Charta - James Daugherty
Viking Ships at Sunrise (Magic Tree House Series #15) - Mary Pope Osborne
Knights and Castles: A Nonfiction Companion to The Knight at Dawn -Will Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator), Mary Pope Osborne
The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - Rosemary Sutcliff, Thomas Malory
Time Trekkers Visit the Middle Ages - Kate Needham, Sheena Vickers (Illustrator), Dave Burroughs (Illustrator)
Kids in the Middle Ages - Lisa A. Wroble, L. Wroble
Joan of Arc - Diane Stanley
12. The following article, written by Ruth Beechick and reprinted from The Old School House Magazine, is from Croswalk.com's Home School Life column
Beowulf: Fiction or History? Ruth Beechick
Beowulf had an unusual name. It means bee-wolf. Some old English people (Saxons) called the bear a bee-wolf. A bear's face was dog-like, or wolf-like, and it often nosed into beehives to eat honey. People thought it was eating bees, so they called it a bee-wolf. The man Beowulf became a powerfully strong fighter, so he gained that name too.
Beowulf was born in the Middle Ages, A.D. 495, in Denmark. At the age of seven, he was sent to southern Sweden where he lived with his grandfather, and later his uncle, who were kings in the tribe of Geats there. When his uncle died, Beowulf rejected the chance to become king. Instead, he agreed to be guardian for a ten-year-old prince while he was a child-king.
Videos:
1. The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn. 1938
2. Ivanhoe with Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Taylor. 1952
3. I was thinking of finishing off our study with First Knight.
4. The Brother Cadfael videos (PBS) were enjoyed by the whole family. He's a monk who also plays detective.
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Websites:
Booklinks
+I ran across this link, and I thought it might be helpful for those of you who are studying the Middle Ages and reading The Door in the Wall. "http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/ibickman/door/doorindex.htm"
+This lists Famous Men in the Middle Ages and a brief bio on them. http:www.blackmask.com/books37c/7fmtmdex.htm
+ Adam of the Road SCORE teacher's guide http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/adam/adamtg.html
+ Literary resources http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/medieval.html
Coloring pages/Arts & Crafts/Music
Here is a great site for your children to study about medieval manuscripts and illuminations. There are numerous things to print out and color. Great information! www.leavesofgold.org (click on middle category on right side of page)
http://www.sjolander.com/viking/museum/bt/bt.htm Click here: Bayeux Tapestry
http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/year_8/medieval.htm Here is a site with a lessons/quizzes on medieval music.
http://www.childfun.com/themes/medieval.shtml arts and crafts for unit
http://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/activities.htm - Castle coloring pages
http://familyeducation.com/printables/piece/0,2357,22-9342-132,00.html - Knight coloring page
Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and you'll be able to listen to samples of Gregorian chants.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B000003QF8001001/0/104-3837274-2523111
Description: Make your own book about the Bible. You can access this file at the URL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Learning_Adventures/files/4.%20Middle%20Ages/Book%20about%20the%20Bible.doc
www.schoolshistory.org.uk/tudorpictures.htm for pix of Henry VII, Anne of Cleves, Mary Tudor, etc.
Knights and Castles
http://intgrunits.olivet.edu/Nights/page3.htm There are some worksheets for labeling a knight’s armor, etc.
www.yourchildlearns.com/castle.htm
http://www.leeds-castle.com/ - Leeds Castle
Castles on the Web pictures, links http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
Neat site! http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/welcome.html Arthurian stuff.
www.schoolshistory.org.uk/skiptoncastlepictures.htm has pictures of castles
Games
http://www.activehistory.co.uk/games/index.htm - interactive games
Miscellaneous/General Information
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html this site is so cool and it provides tons of information to help with whatever part of Learning adventures you are using.
http://users.netonecom.net/~clchoponis/outlines/curriculum.html Middle Ages across the curriculum guide
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/midage.htm 3rd grade
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/index.htm
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/medieval_times.htm
http://www.mrdowling.com (cool site - also Ancient Greece, Middle Ages, Rome, Renaissance, Crusades, etc.)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/Medieval.shtml - other links
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/3098/midpeople.html Click here: 8th Graders Site on the Middle Ages
http://www.lkwdpl.org/lhs/middleages/ this site is more for high school age students
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/castles.htm - And a link to a list of other pages
Family Crests and Coat of Arms Service http://www.fleurdelis.com/
Medieval & Renaissance http://www.angelfire.com/mi/spanogle/medieval.html
Medieval Europe Exploring Ancient World Culture http://eawc.evansville.edu/mepage.htm
Medieval Sourcebook Fordham University http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
Middle Ages Annenberg/CPB Collection http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Themestream Middle Ages article lots of sites, resources:
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/reg/content.gsp?c_id=322529&pid=002301000001
Descriptions and illustrations will give you a flavor of the times as you ask yourself: What impact did this have on the world of 1000? http://www.usnewsclassroom.com/resources/activities/y1k/index.html
We have a place in Florida called Medieval Times which is nothing more than a HUGE castle that you go to and watch perfectly set up and choreographed re-enactments of the Medieval time period. Not only that, we get a 4 course meal handed to us, all served as they would have eaten it--in trenches and without silverware. www.medievaltimes.com
I'll paste in two snippets from the "locations" part of the website.
4510 W. Irlo Bronson Hwy. , Kissimmee, FL
Conveniently located six miles east of Walt Disney World. Easy access from Orlando and Tampa.
Our coop had a blast today playing a game on the black plague. First, I read a book to them and we saw pictures and learned the facts, then we played the game. After we played the game, they wrote "postcards" to their family describing their journeys. This will make more sense once you read the site. I highly recommend it!! http://www.mcn.org/ed/CUR/cw/Plague/Plague_Sim.html
Herbs
http://www.lehigh.edu/~jahb/herbs/teen.htm - Medieval Use of Herbs
Good Science Botany Articles Institute of Creation Research http://www.icr.org/goodsci/botintro.htm
Great Plant Escape http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html
Label Flowering Plant Anatomy Glossary - EnchantedLearning.com
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/label/plant/
There is a site with some plant related games to print off on it. My children created the site a few years back when they wanted to learn about web design. It is in the Think Quest Junior archives because they actually won third place nationwide in the science category with the site. It focuses on Alaska's Blooming Beauties, but has a lot of good info, links and some games also. You can find it at
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=6274&cid=2&url=6274/
There may be others now since the contest runs each year and new sites are added each year. You can do a search on the site for others. They are all geared toward kids in Think Quest Junior and everyone in ThinkQuest.
Just wanted to share a find...on the website for Home and Garden TV (hgtv.com) there is a great site for herbs. This could be very useful in the Middle Ages Unit.
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The Garden Game is a huge hit here; I can't believe the amount of information we've learned about plants and gardening just from playing that game! For a few extra projects, in place of always reading more on plants, we used Dinah Zike's Great Science Adventures - The World of Plants. The projects are wonderful and fit right in as Dorian covers many of the same topics.
Quizzes
There are all kinds of ready-made quizzes at this site. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Learning_Adventures and on the left you will see "Files". Open that and there are several choices one of which is “Middle Ages". Click on that and you will find the quiz.
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Whittling
We found books at our local library on whittling. However, my son wasn't interested in "their" ideas -- he had his own -- and he did quite well!
We bought a large package of Ivory soap bars & he used his camping knife and whittled away! He broke the first couple of bars, because he tried to draw a picture on the bar & then cut it out -- but when he cut -- it broke.
He soon learned to whittle shallow cuts until he got the shape he desired. (quite easy with soap -- you could probably even use a butter knife or plastic knife)
He carved a small car & then put some plastic wheels on it from one of his toys. Next, he wants to whittle a cross.
Becky in NJ
Do watch buying the "whittling kits" some places sell. I remember researching them a while back, and I found they frequently use harder wood than a new whittler can really work with easily. Someplace on the web had softer woods for just such a purpose. Sorry I don't have the link. - Brad
This link could be used as an alternate to whittling, or a great starting out project before working with wood.
http://www.funology.com/boredombusters/bb033.cfm Click here: Funology.com -- Boredom Busters -- Soap Carving
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Recipes/cookbooks:
A Boke of Gode Cookery reaches back into times long past to offer recipes for medieval dishes, updated for the modern cook.
http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm
http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/cooking.htm has lots of neat links if you are interested in this kind of thing...
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Sharing:
Fire Breathing Dragon Bookmarks http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1025.html Here is a fun and easy craft that can be used with a study of dinosaurs, the Middle Ages, or mythological creatures.
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We had our Medieval Feast today...way scaled back cause we weren't REALLY planning on it. We were going to take the kids to the Renaissance Festival (we thought that would finish up Middle Ages and introduce Renaissance) but the northeasterner-messed that up! So we had roast beast (beef) and used the herbs from our herb garden that we planted at the beginning of the unit, we had roasted potatoes with herbs on them...and we used great big pieces of sourdough bread as our trenchers (what they used as plates in Medieval times). We also had a fruit salad and broccoli, cause it didn't seem well rounded with out it! We had a couple of adult friends over who enjoyed our lack of manners (they had none in the middle ages) and a good time was had by all! We put together puzzles (one giant floor one and one smaller one in a wooden frame) and made sugar cube castles.
One of the Ravensburger games we got this weekend at a sale is called Torres...it is a Middle Ages game and you build castles and have knights guard the castles and the king! It is totally awesome! One thing I REALLY liked about it was that noone attacks or "kills" another person. There was some pretty heavy critical thinking involved and lots of math to add up the points but I think our youngest mostly enjoyed building with the castle pieces. It was fun for the whole family though.
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A few days ago we had our medieval feast. It was a great big success. We invited 8 guests to join us. Here are a few things that helped make it a success. Thought I'd share them with the group.
We did not tell the guests what the menu was and that just added to the fun. They didn't have any clue what a medieval feast was.
All of the food was covered so they couldn't see the food as it was being carried to the tables. We started serving the vegetables, then meat. I got up from the table and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Roast Beast is now being served." I got looks that varied from puzzlement to hesitancy to expectancy. I waited a second and told them it was meatloaf and it didn't seem so bad to them then. Next, I announced that roast fowl (chicken) was being served. Then a mystery dish (chicken potpie) was passed. It was covered in foil so they hesitantly opened the foil top enough to know that it was okay to take it. They dished up what they wanted, recovered it and sent it down the table and watched as the next person took their portion and recovered it for the next one. I had so much fun just watching their faces as the new dishes were announced.
We made little pouches with buttons in them and gave them to everyone. No one was allowed to say the words: you, your, or yours. It was really tough to hang on to the buttons when a person has to speak with thee's, thou's, thy's, etc. It really added to the lightheartedness of the evening.
The boys did their mystery play and talked about what they had learned during the unit. Another thing they did on their own was to make a treasure hunt. They cut out about 20 paper swords and hid them around the house. They created their own shields and swords with their own designs and greeted everyone as they came in the door. It is a family memory that will linger a long time.
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We were discussing our family coat of arms (as part of the Medieval period) today. My grandmother did quite a lot of family history and found we were related (somewhat distantly) to a castle in England. The relationship was found because of the checkerboard design in the Clifford family crest brought to the U.S. in the early 1700's was the very similar to Clifford crest of Skipton Castle. It is my understanding that the family line died out with Lady Anne Clifford in 1676. It seems that Lady Anne was quite a unique person. (http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1373/n7_v48/20964207/p1/article.jhtml ) [Ed: You may need to check this site out as far as accuracy of link page.] Now the castle is a tourist location presenting one of the most complete and best-preserved medieval castles in England. http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/
A great site for printouts of a banquet, kitchen scene, and even has some items to make, such as masks and 3-D projects. http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/family.htm
Books/CD games (educational content only)/Videos
1. Castle Explorer CDRom by Scholastic is excellent. The game format allows you to be a spy in a castle and you have to answer questions about life in the Middle Ages. Some video, some search formats, lots of sounds and "look under" photos. My kids all love this one - ages 6-12.
2. We are on our journey through the Middle Ages and just watched a video yesterday that I got at our library that was really good. It's called Secrets of Lost Empires II - Medieval Siege. It is put out by NOVA and was on PBS stations at some point. In it two different teams build true-to-life trebuchet's just like those used in Medieval Times. Maybe it's because I'm married to an engineer, but we found it totally fascinating!
3. " If All the Swords in England" (Bethlehem Books, by Barbara Willard) was about the relationship between Thomas a Beckett and the king. It portrayed Beckett as a very devout, pious man who had angered the king by choosing to follow what God wanted, rather than provide rubber-stamp approval to the king's desires. But in Charles' Coffin's book, The Story of Liberty, Beckett is described as a headstrong man who clashed with the king willfully, rather than as a result of following his principles. Very interesting!! I'd love to know more, but who to trust?!! It showed the need to be aware that historians present things from a certain point of view, and we need to read critically.
4. The first version, of Beckett, is closer to the truth (of what I read). Basically he was really poised and intelligent and loved the lavish lifestyle of the court. People would send their children to live with him, more so than the king, to learn to be a courtier etc. (Henry served elaborate meals, but the distance to the dining room from the table was so far the food would be cold. and wasn’t really very good a lot of the time, but really fancy. And he really didn't want the position, but accepted *gladly*, as they had been great friends, and went about it with fervor. Read the Scriptures and donned a rough hair shirt, (secretly, I can't remember all what else), he assumed the position with all seriousness!
The book I read from B and N is called WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE...In the Age of Chivalry by the editors of Time Life books. I had to have been on the sale shelf knowing the way I shop!! Pretty good summary and a great read. Yes, I know, Time life publisher...but they did paint him as a good and Godly man who was hacked to death by over zealous knight friends of Henry... also, it tells the story of how Henry became the king and about William Marshall...the baby who was put into a catapult...who was there when Henry (II) died...bitter and worn out.
5. As far as fiction for the Middle Ages, we enjoyed Otto of the Silver Hand and Ivanhoe by Howard Pyle.
6. Marguerite Makes a Book - by Bruce Robertson - 600 years ago, Lady Isabelle of Paris ordered a book from Papa Jacques, a famous bookmaker and he has only three days left to finish it. However, Jacques’s' eyeglasses is broken. So Jacques’s' daughter, Marguerite finished the book for him. Marguerite went to Master Raymond's house for gold leafs, a farm for parchment, the market for eggs, goose feathers, parsley, and a pot of honey, and finally the apothecary for dried saffron flowers, madder roots, a cake of vermilion, some wax, pine pitch, and some lapis lazuli stone. At her house, Marguerite prepared he pens and paint.
Then Marguerite started to paint. On one page, which was decorated with Lady Isabelle's favorite daises Marguerite colored Lady Isabelle's robe and hair. When Isabelle came to check on the book, she was very impressed.
7. I felt that we didn't read enough on the important people of the Middle Ages so we are reading through Famous Men of the Middle Ages. So far the kids are enjoying it. Here is a link to it: http://bay4.de/Literature/8fmtm10/ Another one I think we will read is Viking Tales. Here is a link to it: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/hall/viking/viking.html
8. If you can get hold of Jim Weiss’ KING ARTHUR tape you will love it! Here are some other titles that we loved:
The Making of a Knight (Patrick O'Brien),
Castle Diary (Richard Platt),
Sir Kevin of Devon,
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi,
Measy Middle Ages,
English Life in Tudor Times,
Castle by David Macauley, and we also liked the video of “Castle” (PBS)
9. My son read The Minstrel in the Tower in his free time and enjoyed it. The Viking News was a great addition at the time that Dorian mentioned the Vikings. A Medieval Feast by Aliki was a wonderful little book that my 9yo read over and over, feasting on the illustrations.
10. A wonderful book that we used to learn about Illuminations was ILLUMINATIONS by Jonathan Hunt. It is such a beautiful book! - Julie
11. Magna Charta - James Daugherty
Viking Ships at Sunrise (Magic Tree House Series #15) - Mary Pope Osborne
Knights and Castles: A Nonfiction Companion to The Knight at Dawn -Will Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator), Mary Pope Osborne
The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - Rosemary Sutcliff, Thomas Malory
Time Trekkers Visit the Middle Ages - Kate Needham, Sheena Vickers (Illustrator), Dave Burroughs (Illustrator)
Kids in the Middle Ages - Lisa A. Wroble, L. Wroble
Joan of Arc - Diane Stanley
12. The following article, written by Ruth Beechick and reprinted from The Old School House Magazine, is from Croswalk.com's Home School Life column
Beowulf: Fiction or History? Ruth Beechick
Beowulf had an unusual name. It means bee-wolf. Some old English people (Saxons) called the bear a bee-wolf. A bear's face was dog-like, or wolf-like, and it often nosed into beehives to eat honey. People thought it was eating bees, so they called it a bee-wolf. The man Beowulf became a powerfully strong fighter, so he gained that name too.
Beowulf was born in the Middle Ages, A.D. 495, in Denmark. At the age of seven, he was sent to southern Sweden where he lived with his grandfather, and later his uncle, who were kings in the tribe of Geats there. When his uncle died, Beowulf rejected the chance to become king. Instead, he agreed to be guardian for a ten-year-old prince while he was a child-king.
Videos:
1. The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn. 1938
2. Ivanhoe with Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Taylor. 1952
3. I was thinking of finishing off our study with First Knight.
4. The Brother Cadfael videos (PBS) were enjoyed by the whole family. He's a monk who also plays detective.
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Websites:
Booklinks
+I ran across this link, and I thought it might be helpful for those of you who are studying the Middle Ages and reading The Door in the Wall. "http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/ibickman/door/doorindex.htm"
+This lists Famous Men in the Middle Ages and a brief bio on them. http:www.blackmask.com/books37c/7fmtmdex.htm
+ Adam of the Road SCORE teacher's guide http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/adam/adamtg.html
+ Literary resources http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/medieval.html
Coloring pages/Arts & Crafts/Music
Here is a great site for your children to study about medieval manuscripts and illuminations. There are numerous things to print out and color. Great information! www.leavesofgold.org (click on middle category on right side of page)
http://www.sjolander.com/viking/museum/bt/bt.htm Click here: Bayeux Tapestry
http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/year_8/medieval.htm Here is a site with a lessons/quizzes on medieval music.
http://www.childfun.com/themes/medieval.shtml arts and crafts for unit
http://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/activities.htm - Castle coloring pages
http://familyeducation.com/printables/piece/0,2357,22-9342-132,00.html - Knight coloring page
Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and you'll be able to listen to samples of Gregorian chants.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B000003QF8001001/0/104-3837274-2523111
Description: Make your own book about the Bible. You can access this file at the URL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Learning_Adventures/files/4.%20Middle%20Ages/Book%20about%20the%20Bible.doc
www.schoolshistory.org.uk/tudorpictures.htm for pix of Henry VII, Anne of Cleves, Mary Tudor, etc.
Knights and Castles
http://intgrunits.olivet.edu/Nights/page3.htm There are some worksheets for labeling a knight’s armor, etc.
www.yourchildlearns.com/castle.htm
http://www.leeds-castle.com/ - Leeds Castle
Castles on the Web pictures, links http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
Neat site! http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/welcome.html Arthurian stuff.
www.schoolshistory.org.uk/skiptoncastlepictures.htm has pictures of castles
Games
http://www.activehistory.co.uk/games/index.htm - interactive games
Miscellaneous/General Information
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html this site is so cool and it provides tons of information to help with whatever part of Learning adventures you are using.
http://users.netonecom.net/~clchoponis/outlines/curriculum.html Middle Ages across the curriculum guide
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/midage.htm 3rd grade
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/index.htm
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/medieval_times.htm
http://www.mrdowling.com (cool site - also Ancient Greece, Middle Ages, Rome, Renaissance, Crusades, etc.)
http://www.besthistorysites.net/Medieval.shtml - other links
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/3098/midpeople.html Click here: 8th Graders Site on the Middle Ages
http://www.lkwdpl.org/lhs/middleages/ this site is more for high school age students
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/castles.htm - And a link to a list of other pages
Family Crests and Coat of Arms Service http://www.fleurdelis.com/
Medieval & Renaissance http://www.angelfire.com/mi/spanogle/medieval.html
Medieval Europe Exploring Ancient World Culture http://eawc.evansville.edu/mepage.htm
Medieval Sourcebook Fordham University http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
Middle Ages Annenberg/CPB Collection http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Themestream Middle Ages article lots of sites, resources:
http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/reg/content.gsp?c_id=322529&pid=002301000001
Descriptions and illustrations will give you a flavor of the times as you ask yourself: What impact did this have on the world of 1000? http://www.usnewsclassroom.com/resources/activities/y1k/index.html
We have a place in Florida called Medieval Times which is nothing more than a HUGE castle that you go to and watch perfectly set up and choreographed re-enactments of the Medieval time period. Not only that, we get a 4 course meal handed to us, all served as they would have eaten it--in trenches and without silverware. www.medievaltimes.com
I'll paste in two snippets from the "locations" part of the website.
4510 W. Irlo Bronson Hwy. , Kissimmee, FL
Conveniently located six miles east of Walt Disney World. Easy access from Orlando and Tampa.
Our coop had a blast today playing a game on the black plague. First, I read a book to them and we saw pictures and learned the facts, then we played the game. After we played the game, they wrote "postcards" to their family describing their journeys. This will make more sense once you read the site. I highly recommend it!! http://www.mcn.org/ed/CUR/cw/Plague/Plague_Sim.html
Herbs
http://www.lehigh.edu/~jahb/herbs/teen.htm - Medieval Use of Herbs
Good Science Botany Articles Institute of Creation Research http://www.icr.org/goodsci/botintro.htm
Great Plant Escape http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html
Label Flowering Plant Anatomy Glossary - EnchantedLearning.com
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/label/plant/
There is a site with some plant related games to print off on it. My children created the site a few years back when they wanted to learn about web design. It is in the Think Quest Junior archives because they actually won third place nationwide in the science category with the site. It focuses on Alaska's Blooming Beauties, but has a lot of good info, links and some games also. You can find it at
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=6274&cid=2&url=6274/
There may be others now since the contest runs each year and new sites are added each year. You can do a search on the site for others. They are all geared toward kids in Think Quest Junior and everyone in ThinkQuest.
Just wanted to share a find...on the website for Home and Garden TV (hgtv.com) there is a great site for herbs. This could be very useful in the Middle Ages Unit.
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The Garden Game is a huge hit here; I can't believe the amount of information we've learned about plants and gardening just from playing that game! For a few extra projects, in place of always reading more on plants, we used Dinah Zike's Great Science Adventures - The World of Plants. The projects are wonderful and fit right in as Dorian covers many of the same topics.
Quizzes
There are all kinds of ready-made quizzes at this site. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Learning_Adventures and on the left you will see "Files". Open that and there are several choices one of which is “Middle Ages". Click on that and you will find the quiz.
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Whittling
We found books at our local library on whittling. However, my son wasn't interested in "their" ideas -- he had his own -- and he did quite well!
We bought a large package of Ivory soap bars & he used his camping knife and whittled away! He broke the first couple of bars, because he tried to draw a picture on the bar & then cut it out -- but when he cut -- it broke.
He soon learned to whittle shallow cuts until he got the shape he desired. (quite easy with soap -- you could probably even use a butter knife or plastic knife)
He carved a small car & then put some plastic wheels on it from one of his toys. Next, he wants to whittle a cross.
Becky in NJ
Do watch buying the "whittling kits" some places sell. I remember researching them a while back, and I found they frequently use harder wood than a new whittler can really work with easily. Someplace on the web had softer woods for just such a purpose. Sorry I don't have the link. - Brad
This link could be used as an alternate to whittling, or a great starting out project before working with wood.
http://www.funology.com/boredombusters/bb033.cfm Click here: Funology.com -- Boredom Busters -- Soap Carving
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Recipes/cookbooks:
A Boke of Gode Cookery reaches back into times long past to offer recipes for medieval dishes, updated for the modern cook.
http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm
http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/cooking.htm has lots of neat links if you are interested in this kind of thing...
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Sharing:
Fire Breathing Dragon Bookmarks http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1025.html Here is a fun and easy craft that can be used with a study of dinosaurs, the Middle Ages, or mythological creatures.
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We had our Medieval Feast today...way scaled back cause we weren't REALLY planning on it. We were going to take the kids to the Renaissance Festival (we thought that would finish up Middle Ages and introduce Renaissance) but the northeasterner-messed that up! So we had roast beast (beef) and used the herbs from our herb garden that we planted at the beginning of the unit, we had roasted potatoes with herbs on them...and we used great big pieces of sourdough bread as our trenchers (what they used as plates in Medieval times). We also had a fruit salad and broccoli, cause it didn't seem well rounded with out it! We had a couple of adult friends over who enjoyed our lack of manners (they had none in the middle ages) and a good time was had by all! We put together puzzles (one giant floor one and one smaller one in a wooden frame) and made sugar cube castles.
One of the Ravensburger games we got this weekend at a sale is called Torres...it is a Middle Ages game and you build castles and have knights guard the castles and the king! It is totally awesome! One thing I REALLY liked about it was that noone attacks or "kills" another person. There was some pretty heavy critical thinking involved and lots of math to add up the points but I think our youngest mostly enjoyed building with the castle pieces. It was fun for the whole family though.
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A few days ago we had our medieval feast. It was a great big success. We invited 8 guests to join us. Here are a few things that helped make it a success. Thought I'd share them with the group.
We did not tell the guests what the menu was and that just added to the fun. They didn't have any clue what a medieval feast was.
All of the food was covered so they couldn't see the food as it was being carried to the tables. We started serving the vegetables, then meat. I got up from the table and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Roast Beast is now being served." I got looks that varied from puzzlement to hesitancy to expectancy. I waited a second and told them it was meatloaf and it didn't seem so bad to them then. Next, I announced that roast fowl (chicken) was being served. Then a mystery dish (chicken potpie) was passed. It was covered in foil so they hesitantly opened the foil top enough to know that it was okay to take it. They dished up what they wanted, recovered it and sent it down the table and watched as the next person took their portion and recovered it for the next one. I had so much fun just watching their faces as the new dishes were announced.
We made little pouches with buttons in them and gave them to everyone. No one was allowed to say the words: you, your, or yours. It was really tough to hang on to the buttons when a person has to speak with thee's, thou's, thy's, etc. It really added to the lightheartedness of the evening.
The boys did their mystery play and talked about what they had learned during the unit. Another thing they did on their own was to make a treasure hunt. They cut out about 20 paper swords and hid them around the house. They created their own shields and swords with their own designs and greeted everyone as they came in the door. It is a family memory that will linger a long time.
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We were discussing our family coat of arms (as part of the Medieval period) today. My grandmother did quite a lot of family history and found we were related (somewhat distantly) to a castle in England. The relationship was found because of the checkerboard design in the Clifford family crest brought to the U.S. in the early 1700's was the very similar to Clifford crest of Skipton Castle. It is my understanding that the family line died out with Lady Anne Clifford in 1676. It seems that Lady Anne was quite a unique person. (http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1373/n7_v48/20964207/p1/article.jhtml ) [Ed: You may need to check this site out as far as accuracy of link page.] Now the castle is a tourist location presenting one of the most complete and best-preserved medieval castles in England. http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/
A great site for printouts of a banquet, kitchen scene, and even has some items to make, such as masks and 3-D projects. http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/family.htm
Bible Booklet
www.imelville.com/images/BibleBooklet
www.imelville.com/images/BibleBookletAnswers.doc
Help in finding the answers to the "Bible Booklet". (also seen below in its entirety)
http://www.bible.com/answers/afacts.html
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1. How many books are in the Bible?
The Bible contains 66 books, divided among the Old and New Testaments.
2. How many books are in the Old Testament?
There are 39 books in the Old Testament.
3. How many books are in the New Testament?
There are 27 books in the New Testament.
4. What does "testament" mean?
Testament means "covenant" or "contract."
5. Who wrote the Bible?
The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book.
6. Which single author contributed the most books to the Old Testament?
Moses. He wrote the first five books of the Bible, referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible.
7. Which single author contributed the most books to the New Testament?
The Apostle Paul, who wrote 14 books (over half) of the New Testament.
8. When was the Bible written?
It was written over a period of some 1,500 years, from around 1450 B.C. (the time of Moses) to about 100 A.D. (following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ).
9. What is the oldest book in the Old Testament?
Many scholars agree that Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written by an unknown Israelite about 1500 B.C. Others hold that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) are the oldest books in the Bible, written between 1446 and 1406 B.C.
10. What is the youngest book in the Old Testament?
The book of Malachi, written about 400 B.C.
11. What is the oldest book of the New Testament?
Probably the book of James, written as early as A.D. 45.
12. What is the youngest book in the New Testament?
The Book of Revelation is the youngest book of the New Testament, written about 95 A.D.
13. What languages was the Bible written in?
The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
14. When was the Bible canonized?
The entire New Testament as we know it today, was canonized before the year 375 A.D. The Old Testament had previously been canonized long before the advent of Christ.
15. What does "canon" mean?
"Canon" is derived front the Greek word "Kanon," signifying a measuring rod. Thus, to have the Bible "canonized" meant that it had been measured by the standard or test of divine inspiration and authority. It became the collection of books or writings accepted by the apostles and leadership of the early Christian church as a basis for Christian belief. It is the standard by which all Christians throughout the ages live and worship.
16. When was the first translation of the Bible made into English?
1382 A.D., by John Wycliffe.
17. When was the Bible printed?
The Bible was printed in 1454 A.D. by Johannes Gutenberg who invented the "type mold" for the printing press. It was the first book ever printed.
18. What is the oldest almost-complete manuscript of the Bible now in existence?
The Codex Vaticanus, which dates from the first half of the fourth Century. It is located in the library of the Vatican in Rome. There are older fragments of the Bible that are still preserved however-- the oldest being a tiny scrap of the Gospel of John was found in Egypt, dating back to the beginning of the second century. (It is currently in the Rayland's Library in Manchester, England).
19. What is the longest book in the Bible?
The book of Psalms.
20. What is the shortest book in the Bible?
2 John.
21. What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 119
22. What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 117
23. What is the longest verse in the Bible?
Esther 8:9
24. What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
John 11:35
25. Which book in the Bible does not mention the word "God?"
The book of Esther.
26. Who was the oldest man that ever lived?
Methuselah who lived to be 969 years old (Genesis 5:27).
27. Who were the two men in the Bible who never died but were caught up to heaven?
Enoch, who walked with God and was no more (Genesis 5:22-24).
Elijah, who was caught up by a whirlwind into heaven (II Kings 2:11).
28. Who does the Bible say was the meekest man in the Bible (not including Jesus)?
Moses (Numbers 12:3).
29. How many languages has the Bible been translated into?
The Holy Bible has been translated into 2,018 languages, with countless more partial translations, and audio translations (for unwritten languages). (This is an enormous amount of translations. In comparison, Shakespeare, considered by many to be the master writer of the English language, has only been translated into 50 languages.)
30. Is the Bible still the best-selling book in the world?
Yes, indeed!
References:
American Bible Society, 1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1927, 1965).
Maxwell, Arthur. Your Bible And You (Washington D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1959).
Mickelson, A. Berkley and Alvera. Understanding Scripture (Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1982, 1992).
Unger, Merrill F. TH.D., PH.D. Unger's Bible Handbook (Chicago: Moody Press, 1967)
www.imelville.com/images/BibleBookletAnswers.doc
Help in finding the answers to the "Bible Booklet". (also seen below in its entirety)
http://www.bible.com/answers/afacts.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. How many books are in the Bible?
The Bible contains 66 books, divided among the Old and New Testaments.
2. How many books are in the Old Testament?
There are 39 books in the Old Testament.
3. How many books are in the New Testament?
There are 27 books in the New Testament.
4. What does "testament" mean?
Testament means "covenant" or "contract."
5. Who wrote the Bible?
The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book.
6. Which single author contributed the most books to the Old Testament?
Moses. He wrote the first five books of the Bible, referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible.
7. Which single author contributed the most books to the New Testament?
The Apostle Paul, who wrote 14 books (over half) of the New Testament.
8. When was the Bible written?
It was written over a period of some 1,500 years, from around 1450 B.C. (the time of Moses) to about 100 A.D. (following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ).
9. What is the oldest book in the Old Testament?
Many scholars agree that Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written by an unknown Israelite about 1500 B.C. Others hold that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) are the oldest books in the Bible, written between 1446 and 1406 B.C.
10. What is the youngest book in the Old Testament?
The book of Malachi, written about 400 B.C.
11. What is the oldest book of the New Testament?
Probably the book of James, written as early as A.D. 45.
12. What is the youngest book in the New Testament?
The Book of Revelation is the youngest book of the New Testament, written about 95 A.D.
13. What languages was the Bible written in?
The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
14. When was the Bible canonized?
The entire New Testament as we know it today, was canonized before the year 375 A.D. The Old Testament had previously been canonized long before the advent of Christ.
15. What does "canon" mean?
"Canon" is derived front the Greek word "Kanon," signifying a measuring rod. Thus, to have the Bible "canonized" meant that it had been measured by the standard or test of divine inspiration and authority. It became the collection of books or writings accepted by the apostles and leadership of the early Christian church as a basis for Christian belief. It is the standard by which all Christians throughout the ages live and worship.
16. When was the first translation of the Bible made into English?
1382 A.D., by John Wycliffe.
17. When was the Bible printed?
The Bible was printed in 1454 A.D. by Johannes Gutenberg who invented the "type mold" for the printing press. It was the first book ever printed.
18. What is the oldest almost-complete manuscript of the Bible now in existence?
The Codex Vaticanus, which dates from the first half of the fourth Century. It is located in the library of the Vatican in Rome. There are older fragments of the Bible that are still preserved however-- the oldest being a tiny scrap of the Gospel of John was found in Egypt, dating back to the beginning of the second century. (It is currently in the Rayland's Library in Manchester, England).
19. What is the longest book in the Bible?
The book of Psalms.
20. What is the shortest book in the Bible?
2 John.
21. What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 119
22. What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 117
23. What is the longest verse in the Bible?
Esther 8:9
24. What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
John 11:35
25. Which book in the Bible does not mention the word "God?"
The book of Esther.
26. Who was the oldest man that ever lived?
Methuselah who lived to be 969 years old (Genesis 5:27).
27. Who were the two men in the Bible who never died but were caught up to heaven?
Enoch, who walked with God and was no more (Genesis 5:22-24).
Elijah, who was caught up by a whirlwind into heaven (II Kings 2:11).
28. Who does the Bible say was the meekest man in the Bible (not including Jesus)?
Moses (Numbers 12:3).
29. How many languages has the Bible been translated into?
The Holy Bible has been translated into 2,018 languages, with countless more partial translations, and audio translations (for unwritten languages). (This is an enormous amount of translations. In comparison, Shakespeare, considered by many to be the master writer of the English language, has only been translated into 50 languages.)
30. Is the Bible still the best-selling book in the world?
Yes, indeed!
References:
American Bible Society, 1865 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1927, 1965).
Maxwell, Arthur. Your Bible And You (Washington D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1959).
Mickelson, A. Berkley and Alvera. Understanding Scripture (Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1982, 1992).
Unger, Merrill F. TH.D., PH.D. Unger's Bible Handbook (Chicago: Moody Press, 1967)
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