Who were these experts of medieval times? They were Kindergarten class C, Christine Cookish’s class, and they traveled back in time to the days of the knights so they could share what they had learned with parents and special guests.

During their presentations each group read a sentence the students had written about something they had learned. For most Kindergarteners, reading and writing are new skills. To hear a student say, “Knights used weapons to protect themselves” sounds simple, but to navigate in the world of an early writer, the sentence actually reads, “knights used wedpons to protet thrslvs.” Another example read, “I no that sumh dranging breth fiyr” or “I know that some dragons breathe fire.” Pretty impressive!

The students were knighted in a special ceremony to acknowledge all that they had learned. While each one knelt on a pillow, a list of accomplishments, which included things he or she had done to help out at home, was read by Ms. Cookish and then Mr. Shauerman lightly tapped each shoulder with a sword and bestowed the official new title. From now on the students would be known as Dame or Sir. Then it was time to celebrate with a castle cake made by one of the moms.

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Posted May 3, 2006