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Just had to share! We have been following a mini Middle Ages
rabbit trail.
I have an update on our blog.
And Thomas and Anthony finally finished their castle - so I'd like to share it with you.
They had a lot of fun and their reading has been helping them learn more about castles in medieval times.
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Leonie, thank you so much for sharing! We're starting Middle Ages next month with our boys and I know they would love to build a castle like that! What an awesome job your boys did!  Do you have the books you are reading listed at your blog? I'm compiling resources. 
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I haven't typed them up yet - but I will and I'll post them here.
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Leonie wrote:
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Oh thank you, Leonie! I hope it's not too much trouble, but I would love to know what books your family enjoyed.
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Leonie,
Fabulous castle! How long did it take?
Marianna loves her Castle Cards to build with. We first got them for her to replace legos on the boat - they take up much less storage room. She's bought several additional castle card sets on her own, she enjoys them so.
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Jennifer, those are cool! Thanks for pointing them out as I have never seen them before. Do they hold up well? Ds has a birthday coming up soon and he would love these!
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They are pretty sturdy, rather like slightly thicker playing cards with a similar coating. Marianna hasn't had one bend or fray yet, in half a year of use. She even Pledge Wiped them clean once, when she left a castle up waay too long and it got dusty.
They also have brand new Pirate Ship Cards if someone is trailing after Pirates this summer!
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Hey, Jennifer, the castle cards look pretty cool.
Our castle took about two weeks to make - but working on and offf, here and there. Probably could be made in a day or two, with a more concentrated effort. I think it will be played with today - they have also been making model soldiers from plastic kits - kinghts and mongols. 
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Here are the books we have been reading and using -
Three books by Cynthia Hartnett - The Writing on the Hearth ( reading this aloud), The Cargo of the Magdalena, The Merchant's Mark.
DK Encyclopedia of World History
The Usborne Book of World History Dates
The Pictorial History Book ( "The daily life of the British peoples throughout the centuries " - an oldie but good info).
How and Why Book of Arms and Armour
How and Why Book of Castles
How and Why Book of Heraldry
How and Why Book Kings and Queens
How and Why Book The Tower of Londond
How and Why Book The Crusades
Christ the King, Lord of History
The Old World and America.
Picture Book Of Saints
Kingfisher Knowledge series - Castles and Forts
Ashton Scholastic - Hands-On History - The Middle Ages
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