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Personal Coat of Arms
© Addie Williams
This resource includes the following:
- Detailed Assignment Sheet with a list of
traditional symbols & their meanings
- Brainstorming Page x 2
- Coat of Arms Template x 4 (2 sizes, 2 styles)
- Paragraph Worksheet
- Grading Rubric
Teacher Ideas / Suggestions
This is a fun activity for students to do during a Middle Ages Unit or even as a
“Back To School” project. It’s important to introduce the idea of a Coat of
Arms to the students by showing them some examples.
Find the Coat of Arms for your school, community, state, province and coun-
try. Talk about the symbols used in each Coat of Arms and their importance
and significance. A quick “Google” search will yield all sorts of examples of
Coats of Arms to show your students.
This project is also a great way to introduce some new vocabulary to students.
There are some great new words to share with students on the assignment
sheet as they relate to the different symbols. A quick lesson on perseverance,
industriousness, serenity, and fortitude might be helpful before students get
started. (I put the difficult words and their definitions on the board while stu-
dents are working.)
Students love to see what others in their class have come up with and
I often make a display of their work—they look fabulous up on the wall!
Assignment also includes a paragraph summary of their design and symbols.
Have fun!
~Addie
Student examples—these students chose to make
their own template / design and not use the ones I
provided. I allow students to do whatever they feel
best represents them.
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Personal Coat of Arms
HERALDIC ANIMALS
Bear - Protectiveness
Bee - Industriousness
Camel - Perseverance
Dog - Loyalty
Dragon - Defender of Treasure
Eagle - Leadership & Decisiveness
Falcon or Hawk - Eagerness
Fox - Cleverness
Griffin (part eagle, part lion) - Bravery
Horse - Readiness to Serve
Lion - Courage
Pelican - Generosity & Devotion
Raven - Constancy
Snake - Ambition
Elk or Deer - Peace & Harmony
Tiger - Fierceness & Valor
Unicorn - Extreme courage
Wolf - Constant Vigilance
HERALDIC SYMBOLS
Axe - Dutiful
Crescent - Enlightenment
Crosses - Christian sentiments
Crown - Authority
Fire - Enthusiasm
Flaming Heart - Passion
Hand - Faith & Justice
Heart - Sincerity
Horns & Antlers - Fortitude
Lightning - Decisiveness
Moon - Serenity
Oyster Shell - Traveler
Ring - Fidelity
Scepter - Justice
Star - Nobility
Sun - Glory
Sword - Warlike
Castle - Protectiveness
HERALDIC COLORS
Yellow or Gold - Generosity
White / Silver - Peace & Sincerity
Black - Constancy & Grief
Blue - Loyalty & Truthfulness
Red - Military Fortitude
Green - Hope, Joy & Loyalty
Purple - Sovereignty & Justice
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In the Middle Ages, individuals were identified by their coat of arms. As they were used
on the battlefield to identify a person’s friends and foes, they were often in the shape
of a shield. The symbols used on coats of arms were chosen carefully to represent an
individual or an entire family. The study of the symbols, colors and patterns used in
coats of arms is known as heraldry.
Design your own Coat of Arms
Create your own COAT of ARMS based on your hobbies, unique personality,
character traits and your family. Read through the list of colors, animals and symbols
shown below and decide which colors, animals and symbols best represent you.
Can you think of more animals or symbols that you could use on your Coat of Arms?
Include the following information on your own Coat of Arms.
1. A symbol / picture to represent an important place.
2. A symbol / picture to represent a hobby / activity
3. An animal that represents you
4. Any other symbol or picture that represents you.
5. Include a Personal Motto (words or a phrase that represent you) at the
top of your coat of arms.
Personal Coat of Arms What are some important places for you? What symbols represent these places?
What are your favorite hobbies and activities? What symbols represent these activities?
What is an animal that represents you? Why?
What else is important to you and should be represented in your coat of arms? What color best
represents you?
Ideas for a Personal Motto.
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COLORS TO REPRESENT YOU MOTTO OR LOGO TO REPRESENT YOU
Personal Coat of Arms
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Write a paragraph to explain the key points of your Personal Coat of Arms.
Be sure to explain each element of your design and why you chose it.
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Not Quite
2 points
Good Start
3 points
Well Done
4 points
Wow!!
5 points
Coat of
Arms
• Incomplete or
missing details
• Little effort put
in to show
unique aspects
of themselves
• All details
included
• Basic aspects
included… more
depth required.
• All details
included—good
effort
• An effort has
been made to
showcase unique
aspects of them-
selves.
• Creative & unique
design of all
elements
• Full effort has
been made to
create a unique
coat of arms.
Paragraph
• Little or no
explanation of
symbols
• No organiza-
tion or structure
to paragraph
• Symbols are
explained.
• Basic paragraph
structure and
organization.
• Good explana-
tion of symbols.
• Well written
paragraph with
good structure &
organization.
• Explanation of
symbols is
insightful and
mature.
• Excellent
paragraph—well
structured and
organized.
Spelling &
Grammar.
• Frequent errors
in simple words
and sentences
• More editing is
required.
• Most sentences /
words are
correct.
• Well edited work
Personal Coat of Arms Rubric Name:
Comments:
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