[MR] concerning elementary school coat of arms books

[Niccolina Mann]

yes, GT students have advances minds, but that is only academically.  their emotional and maturity levels are still that of 2-4th graders.  in my opinion, as a teacher and recent teaching student, these books would be to advanced maturity wise.  i know for a fact that mists of avalon would be due to the graphic nature of about 1/4 of the book.

i dont know of any books off of the top of my head, but this site from the herald's page is awesome.  http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/index.html  i think they kids would love the game aspect of it, and it has a very basic explination on heraldry.

niccolina



perhaps GT has changed, 
but we started with "idylls for the king"
"the iliad" and "the odyssey"
homer, ovid, and british lit, get it across that
people are the same from then till now.
 
if you want to get them hooked before
putting in the heavies, can always go
easy on them with "Mists of Avalon" 
"3 muskateers".  "cyrano" was in that line but
not endorsed. :-)
 
remember the GT kids are bored
and just as smart as adults, and the
average reading level is college level, even
at their ages - if they read. so thats the
elementary challenge to convert the sharp
minds to reading.
 

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