Object: a coat of arms, or a picture of one

Good morning, boys and girls. I brought something very special to show you today. It's called a coat of arms. (Find out as much as you can about the one you choose and tell the children.) A coat of arms is a special sign that belongs to a family. We don't use coats of arms now very much, but in the times very long ago, very rich families all had them. If anyone else saw your coat of arms, they would know which family you belonged to. It has special pictures or names on it that belong to only that family. People used to put their coat of arms on their shields when they went to battle. They used to put them on all their fancy things,…