Coat of Arms

This lesson was very fun and interesting. It was integrated with Social Studies, referencing the Middle Ages. The activity was to create a personal coat of arms using symbols that best represent yourself. First, you take paper and draw the outline of the shield. Then, you choose a design and from there choose symbols that represent you. When your rough draft is finished, take your aluminium foil and cover it over a piece of stock paper. Once the foil is taped and smoothed place the paper with your design on it and imprint it onto the foil. To do this you simply trace over the design but putting slightly more pressure on it so that it transfers to the aluminium. Next, take some Sharpie markers and color in your designs. Finally, when the project it complete mount it on construction paper and hang it up.

An extension activity for this would be to take cardboard and hot glue yarn to it creating any design you'd like. Then place the aluminium foil over it and smooth it out. The yarn that was glued will create a 3-D shape on the foil because it sticks out. Lastly, take Sharpies and color in the smooth flat areas, when its all done you can outline the ridges with black or leave it alone.