Today we felt the ravages of war.
We began with a song, "Amerika" by Rammstein, which lead to a discussion about cultural diffusion, the perfect segue back into our unit on Imperial Rome and Ancient Germania.
We continued with a look at ancient warfare. We covered comparative battle strategies, equipment, and fighting styles. I'll admit, this is my favorite thing to talk about.
Afterward, we played a game of my own invention, "Eisenzeit Krieg: ein GUTES SPIEL!" Kids always get really into this one, so it was a good time. In short, with a series of dice rolls determining hit/miss, and pre-determined stats per unit, Germanic warriors and legionnaires face off in a battle royale. In the end, there were 2 Germanic victories to 3 Roman. To put that in perspective, the 1st century AD record was 24 Roman to 4 Germanic, so this was actually not too terribly far from the reality of things (total of 87 recorded battles from 1st century AD to 6th century).
The battle game also reinforces use of direct/indirect objects, as well as modal verbs and the future tense ((I left the construction of the battle statements ("Ich werde ihn mit dem Schild schlagen," "ich will den Speer an ihn werfen," etc.) up to the combatants)).
This unit will culminate with our study on the Battle of Teutoburgerwald, as well as the Fall of Rome, and if we have time, a play.
Mit Vergnügen~
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