Coats Of Arms Activity Sheet printable pdf download

COATS OF ARMS

ACTIVITY SHEET

How would you describe your class, school or town to a stranger? Things like

important landmarks, inventions, stories and where people worked all play an

important part in how people think and feel about a place: its local identity. Some

towns and villages even feature the canal and related industries on their burgh seal or

coat of arms.

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your

strength.”

George RR Martin, ‘A Game of Thrones’

This activity combines social history and personal history. It is not only an exercise in visual arts

and design, but also a chance for young people to examine their local history or personal story and

developing values and beliefs. In exploring, expressing and communicating these ideas, students

can strengthen their self-confidence, better understand each other, and learn to respect

themselves and their classmates. Download and print one Coat of Arms Examples sheet and one

Coat of Arms Template per student.

Activity instructions

1. As a class, look at the examples of coats of arms on the worksheet. Discuss what the

symbols and shapes might mean. Why do you think these things were important to the

people who lived there?

2. Participants should think about their own school or town, or themselves as individuals, and

write a list of things that might represent them.

3. Use these ideas to design your own coat of arms. Each participant should be given a Coat

of Arms Template. Participants should think about which of the things on their list are

most important and how they might represent them on their Coat of Arms.

4. Decorate and colour your coat of arms.

Materials and equipment

Coat of Arms Template

Coats of Arms Examples

Pencils/Pens

Colouring pens/pencils/crayons

Time required

20-60 mins

As an additional activity, participants could be asked to choose a motto to accompany their coat

of arms. What rule would they choose to live by?

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Coats Of Arms Activity Sheet