{
"week": 12,
"day": "Wednesday",
"topic": "Design a Coat of Arms",
"subtitle": "Hands-On: Shields, Symbols, and Castle Building",
"icon": "🛡️",
"pages": [
{
"title": "🛡️ Shields and Symbols",
"sections": [
{
"type": "reading",
"title": "Reading Time",
"icon": "📖",
"paragraphs": [
"In battle, knights wore helmets that covered their faces. How could anyone tell who was who? Every knight painted a special design on his shield called a <strong>coat of arms</strong>.",
"A coat of arms used bright colors and <strong>symbols</strong> — pictures that stand for something. A lion meant bravery. A tower meant strength. A star meant honor. Families kept the same coat of arms for hundreds of years and passed it down from parents to children.",
"Today you get to be a castle designer AND a knight! You will plan a castle and create your very own coat of arms that shows what makes you and your family special."
]
},
{
"type": "questions",
"title": "Reading Questions",
"icon": "✏️",
"questions": [
{"text": "Why did knights need a coat of arms?", "lines": "single"},
{"text": "What is a symbol?", "lines": "single"},
{"text": "What did a lion stand for on a coat of arms?", "lines": "single"}
]
},
{
"type": "sort_table",
"title": "Match the Symbol",
"icon": "📊",
"instruction": "Draw a line or write the letter to match each symbol to its meaning: B (bravery), S (strength), H (honor).",
"header": ["Symbol", "Meaning (B, S, or H)"],
"rows": [
["Lion", ""],
["Tower", ""],
["Star", ""]
]
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "activity",
"title": "Hands-On: Build a Castle",
"icon": "🔍",
"content": [
"<strong>You need:</strong> building blocks, boxes, or craft sticks — anything you can stack!",
"Build a castle with: thick walls all the way around, one tall keep in the middle, and a gate that opens. If you have string, make a drawbridge that lifts!",
"When you are done, test it: could your castle keep people safe? Show a grown-up and explain each part."
]
},
{
"type": "draw_grid",
"title": "My Coat of Arms",
"icon": "🎨",
"instruction": "Draw a big shield. Divide it into four parts. In each part, draw a symbol that tells about YOU — your family, a favorite animal, something you are good at, and something brave you have done.",
"boxes": 1
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "questions",
"title": "Tell About Your Coat of Arms",
"icon": "✏️",
"questions": [
{"text": "What symbols did you choose for your coat of arms?", "lines": "double"},
{"text": "What does each symbol say about you?", "lines": "triple"},
{"text": "What colors did you use and why?", "lines": "single"}
]
},
{
"type": "true_false",
"title": "True or False",
"icon": "✏️",
"instruction": "Write T for true or F for false in each circle.",
"items": [
"A coat of arms helped people know who a knight was.",
"Every knight used the exact same shield design.",
"Symbols are pictures that stand for something.",
"Families passed their coat of arms down to their children.",
"A tower on a shield meant strength."
]
},
{
"type": "review_table",
"title": "Review",
"icon": "📊",
"header": ["I did it!", "Circle one"],
"rows": [
["I built or planned a castle", "YES / NOT YET"],
["I designed my own coat of arms", "YES / NOT YET"],
["I can explain what my symbols mean", "YES / NOT YET"]
]
}
]
}
]
}