This document provides instructions for creating a coat of arms, including printing or drawing a shield, choosing symbols and colors that represent personal values from a website of heraldic symbols, writing an explanation of the symbols, and a deadline of Friday January 11th 2019 to have coats of arms displayed in the classroom. Example websites on heraldry are also provided.

1. Activity:
Create your own Coat of Arms
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2. How to create your coat of arms:
• Print or draw a blank Shield, like this ones:

3. • Visit the web http://www.familytreesandcrests.com/heraldry-
symbols.htm to find examples of symbols and their meanings.
• Choose the colors and symbols which better represents your values and
your personality.
• Don’t forget to write your name or last name in your coat of arms

4. • Once you have finished the coat of arms, sitick it in a cardboard and cut it
out.
• The coat of arms it has to be a din A4 size.
• Then in a a paper apart write the explanation of the symbols you have
choosen and why they represent your values and personality.
Example:
My coat of arms represents
the symbols of my house and
my ancestors:
The green colour of the
background, symoblises the
freedom and loyalty in love,
The bird on the left,
affection for the home and
family, values which are very
important for me because…

5. • The best coat of arms will be exposed in the
classroom.
• Deadline: Friday January 11th 2019.
• Webs of interest:
– http://www.familytreesandcrests.com/
– https://www.heraldryandcrests.com/
– http://www.internationalheraldry.com/
– http://heraldicscienceheraldique.com/glossary.html
– In Spanish:
• https://www.heraldaria.com/
• https://www.misapellidos.com/