{
  "week": 12,
  "day": "Monday",
  "topic": "Medieval Castles and Knights",
  "subtitle": "Welcome to the Middle Ages",
  "icon": "🏰",
  "pages": [
    {
      "title": "🏰 Castles and Knights",
      "sections": [
        {
          "type": "activity",
          "title": "This Week's Goals",
          "icon": "🎯",
          "content": [
            "This week you will learn:",
            "• What a castle is and why people built them<br>• Who knights were and what they did<br>• How boys trained for many years to become knights<br>• The special rules knights promised to follow"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "reading",
          "title": "Reading Time",
          "icon": "📖",
          "paragraphs": [
            "Long, long ago — about a thousand years ago — there was a time called the <strong>Middle Ages</strong>. In Europe, kings and queens ruled the land. To stay safe, they built huge stone homes called <strong>castles</strong>.",
            "A castle had thick walls, tall towers, and sometimes a ring of water around it called a <strong>moat</strong>. If enemies came, everyone from the village could run inside the castle walls.",
            "Brave soldiers called <strong>knights</strong> protected the castle. A knight wore metal <strong>armor</strong>, rode a strong horse, and carried a sword and shield. Becoming a knight took many years of hard training. This week, we will step back in time and explore their world!"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "questions",
          "title": "Reading Questions",
          "icon": "✏️",
          "questions": [
            {"text": "What time period are we learning about this week?", "lines": "single"},
            {"text": "Why did kings and queens build castles?", "lines": "single"},
            {"text": "What did a knight wear to stay safe?", "lines": "single"},
            {"text": "Would you like to live in a castle? Why or why not?", "lines": "triple"}
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "sections": [
        {
          "type": "vocab_grid",
          "title": "Vocabulary Grid",
          "icon": "📝",
          "instruction": "Write what each word means in your own words.",
          "words": ["castle", "knight", "moat", "armor", "Middle Ages", "tower"]
        },
        {
          "type": "true_false",
          "title": "True or False",
          "icon": "✏️",
          "instruction": "Write T for true or F for false in each circle.",
          "items": [
            "The Middle Ages happened about a thousand years ago.",
            "Castles were made of paper and wood only.",
            "A moat is a ring of water around a castle.",
            "Knights rode horses and carried swords and shields.",
            "Anyone could become a knight in one day.",
            "People from the village could hide inside castle walls."
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "draw_grid",
          "title": "Draw a Castle",
          "icon": "🎨",
          "instruction": "Draw your own castle. Include thick walls, a tall tower, and a moat. Add a knight standing guard!",
          "boxes": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "sections": [
        {
          "type": "fill_blank",
          "title": "Fill in the Blanks",
          "icon": "✏️",
          "wordbank": ["castle", "knight", "moat", "armor", "Middle Ages", "horse"],
          "items": [
            "The ______________ was a time about a thousand years ago.",
            "A ______________ is a huge stone home with thick walls.",
            "A ______________ is a ring of water around a castle.",
            "A ______________ was a brave soldier who protected the castle.",
            "Knights wore metal ______________ to stay safe.",
            "A knight rode a strong ______________ into battle."
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "think",
          "title": "Think About It",
          "icon": "🧠",
          "questions": [
            {"text": "Castles had thick walls to keep people safe. What keeps your home safe today?", "lines": "single"},
            {"text": "If you were a knight, what would you paint on your shield? Why?", "lines": "triple"}
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "activity",
          "title": "Coming Up Next",
          "icon": "📅",
          "content": [
            "Tomorrow we will look closer at the parts of a castle and find out what daily life was like inside those thick stone walls. Later this week, you will design your own coat of arms!"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}