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Welcome to St. Henry's Grade Four 21st Century Learning Blog!

We are currently exploring Medieval Times in our classrooms and have begun this exploration with a very important 

"I Wonder..." question!

Hey! What are the Big Ideas to Investigate?

• The major features of daily life and social organization in Medieval European societies from about 500 to 1500 C.E.
• How medieval societies compare to aspects of Canadian society today.
• How major events and other influences of the era shaped Medieval society.

We started off with an introductory peek into life in the Medieval Times.

As we took a peek, this is what we were looking for...

What are the men, women, and children doing?

What are they wearing?

How are they speaking?

What foods do you see?

What jobs are they doing?

What do their homes look like?

What was the landscape like?

Where in the world is this?

Do you see any natural resources?

What tools are they using?

What games are they playing?

What sounds do you hear?

We sorted our questions into common themes.  
Take a look at the resources below that will help to guide your specific questions: 


Medieval Times Resources



General Information

1. Videos about life in the Middle Ages
2. Medieval Life

Daily Life of the Different Classes

1. What Was It Really Like to Live in the Middle Ages?

Jobs

1. Learner Interactives Middle Ages

Games

1. Games and Entertainment

Tools, Technology, and Inventions

1. Tools
2. Top 10 Inventions
3. Inventions in the Middle Ages
4. Knights and Armour

Weaponry

1. Ducksters

Economy and Trade 

1. Money in the Middle Ages
2. Castles and Construction
3. Castles of Britain

Culture

1. Names

Events

1. Peasant revolts

Health

1. Medieval Europe
2. The Middle Ages - Health

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What makes a good 'I wonder...' question?

I It needs research;
It's open ended;
The question makes sense;
Think BIG!
There can  be many answers;
Need lots of resources;
It's like a burning question;
The answer is useful!
It leads to way more questions!

We came up with some of our own 'I Wonder' questions...

 


We created a Code of Chivalry for working in groups.

 

 

Research at work!

 

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Planning our artifacts...Our Choice Boards...

We chose different ways to present and share our learning.






Our Plans...

 

We decided on a set of criteria to ensure success...

Content 1.My presentation is informative                                              1  2  3  4           (not too much, not too little info) 2.I answer my ‘I wonder question’                                           1  2  3  4 3.I connect my research to the Big Ideas (on Blog)                  1  2  3  4 4.I provide detailed information and a variety of artefacts       1  2  3  4 5.I present interesting information                                            1  2  3  4 6.I clearly explain what I want to say and I stay on topic         1  2  3  4   Presentation 1.I use appropriate non-verbal expressions                               1  2  3  4              (pace, gestures, eye contact) and volume              throughout my presentation. 2.I use visual aids and props that are appealing                        1  2  3  4 3.I am well-prepared (don’t read from paper)                           1  2  3  4 4.I present my information in an exciting way                         1  2  3  4 5.Every member participates actively                                       1  2  3  4

I think my presentation is a level __________   Something I did well:           Something I could do better:

 

Final presentations...



Consolidating our learning...