Knights & Armour
What knights were: trained warriors who served a lord; armour, shields, swords, and lances; the code of chivalry as rules for how knights should behave
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“Could your child describe what a knight looked like, what they did, and at least one rule they were supposed to follow?”
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- Activity. What knights were: trained warriors who served a lord; armour, shields, swords, and lances; the code of chivalry as rules for how knights should behave
What to notice. Describe what a knight wore and carried (armour, helmet, shield, sword, lance) • Explain that knights trained from a young age and served a lord • Name one rule of the code of chivalry (be brave, be honest, protect the weak)
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Could your child describe what a knight looked like, what they did, and at least one rule they were supposed to follow?
What knights were: trained warriors who served a lord; armour, shields, swords, and lances; the code of chivalry as rules for how knights should behave
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- Describe what a knight wore and carried (armour, helmet, shield, sword, lance)
- Explain that knights trained from a young age and served a lord
- Name one rule of the code of chivalry (be brave, be honest, protect the weak)
“Could your child describe what a knight looked like, what they did, and at least one rule they were supposed to follow?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Medieval Times
- Age range
- Ages 5–7