We spent the last few days introducing ourselves to the Muslims of Medieval Spain. We finished our unit study on the Vikings some time ago so it was nice to get back on track. For our Muslim hero studies, I chose Tariq ibn Ziyad. I made a notebooking page to go along with our first lesson; feel free to download it:

Back in the fall, I purchased a Trebuchet Kit for some hands-on activity:

This was such a hit with the children and hopefully we can take it outside when it gets a little warmer/drier in the backyard and launch some objects. It took about three hours to assemble; It’s quite easy as long as you have sharp scissors and wood glue and a ruler. I think that it would be nice if painted or stained, but it would probably be easier if you do this before assembling. I’m hoping that we are able to study more ancient weaponry as we go along and do another project as we study the Crusades, InshaAllah.

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