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Activities for The Bronze Bow

"The Bronze Bow" is a historical novel based in the ancient land of Canaan that has it all -- an invasion, murder, revenge, rebellion, complications arising from family ties, religious and cultural differences, illness and forgiveness. A boy named Daniel struggles with emotional and ethical issues after his parents die because of the Romans, and after he runs away from the sadistic blacksmith, Amalek. Use activities based on the "The Bronze Bow" as a way to help bring the story, and its deeper meanings, to life.
  1. Costumes and Play

    • Obtain pictures and descriptions of Jewish clothing during the time that "The Bronze Bow" is set, which is during the first century. Make a list of items you have that can be substituted for the different parts of the costume. Assign different groups a chapter or scene of "The Bronze Bow" to turn into a script. Once the costume is assembled, use it in the plays the children have written.

    3-D Map

    • Set out a cookie sheet or a cleaned and dried cutting board. Pick a geographic location described in the story. Open one or more packs of air-dry clay and shape that geographical area in the clay, using the description as a guide. Add details to the map of the area using other colors of clay, and let the whole map air-dry.

    Mediterranean Food Picnic

    • In the beginning of the story, Daniel shares a meal on a mountain with Joel and his sister Malthace -- who brought the food and a bottle of water to wash their hands with, in order to keep Jewish law. The food consists of olives, wheat bread and honey cakes. Make the meal, and take it as a picnic to a park to eat it, bringing backup food just in case the taste of the meal doesn't suit the participants. Bring a bottle of water, soap and a towel to wash your hands before eating. Talk about the importance of washing your hands before you eat.

    Dwelling Diorama

    • From the story, select a dwelling such as the house Daniel and his sister lived in or Joel's estate home in Capurnum. Select a box and cut the flaps off the open side. Set the box on its side, so that it looks like a theater -- with the open side facing you. Paint the interior to look like the dwelling you chose. Create the 3-D parts of the diorama, either making them yourself -- by using such things as papier-mache or polmyer clay -- or reworking existing items such as empty matchboxes. Glue the 3-D parts in place with a hot glue gun.

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