International LEGO Classicism Day
dMy online students and I are enthusiastic fans of the Brick Classicists Empire! Follow the link below to find out about this year's tenth anniversary event:
My students have been busy coming up with Latin stories in their online lessons and in their own time, with their own LEGO sets and with my collection. A dedicated few have made animations with LEGO..
Here are some of our contributions to the tenth ILCD (links below for our work from previous years)
Here are some of our contributions to the tenth ILCD (links below for our work from previous years)
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Caesar stabs a Caesar salad -
Soldiers, wake up! (Amelia) -
We're here! But where are Hubert and Cyril? (Amelia) -
I'm hungry! I want breakfast! I'm tired COME HERE, SOLDIERS! -
Soldiers, go forward! It's difficult! -
Turn left! Ow! Sorry -
Make a tortoise! -
A tortoise? Don't worry, I understand it... -
We have the tortoise, centurion! IMMORTAL GODS! -
Vibrissa chases a squirrel. The squirrel crashes into a gladiator. (Nouh) -
The gladiator jumps and screams, because he's afraid of the squirrel. Flavius laughs at the gladiator. -
Vibrissa attacks the squirrel. Flavia arrives and shouts "What are you doing>" -
Flavia picks up the animals and takes them away. Flavius helps the gladiator to stand up. -
The businessman sees a crocodile and is scared (Ethan) -
The businessman tries to run away. The crocodile chases him. -
The businessman trips and falls. On no! -
The crocodile does not eat the businessman, but helps him to stand up! -
Minerva is looking for a new pet. Cerberus ate her owl. She looks at many animals (Amethyst group) -
Flavia brings a mouse. That's not my pet, it's too weak. -
Lepidina brings Vibrissa. That's not my pet, it's your pet! -
Iulius brings cheese. That's not my pet, it's a snack! -
Flavius brings a penguin. That's not my pet. That bird doesn't exist! -
Rufus brings a bat. That's not my pet, I think it's Uncle Pluto's -
Minerva is anxious. Now nobody is bringing her animals. -
A seagull perches on Minerva's helmet. It pecks the crest. Hooray! The naughty seagull will be my pet! -
Where is my sacrifice? I have an idea... (Ares) -
Here's a weapon, mouse! -
Attack the humans! -
Who gave them weapons? What a bad idea! -
Didn't I sacrifice you on Wednesday? -
The knight returns home after the battle. He lives in a castle. The maid sweeps the house and sees her master. She is happy. (Molly) -
The maid prepares dinner. She is cooking a pie in the oven. -
The maid inspects the pie. -
The knight is very hungry. He eats fish, chicken and a carrot. -
At last the maid carries the pie to the table. The knight rejoices. -
Helen the teacher has cheese and coffee. She is happy. (Orange team) -
Suddenly a seagull flies down and steals the cheese. The seagull cackles and Helen shouts. "Ha ha!" "You're naughty!" -
Hercules hears Helen. He runs at the seagull and jumps very high. The seagull drops the cheese and Hercules catches it. -
At once an unexpected skeleton snatches the cheese and eats it, but the cheese falls through its bones. -
The skeleton is angry and it swears at Hercules -
Hercules gives the cheese back to Helen, but now it's dirty and disgusting. -
Helen gives the cheese to the seagull. -
Meanwhile three dogs attack the skeleton and tear it apart. Then they eat the bones. -
In the evening, Minimus and the squirrel are eating cheese and carrots. (Julien) -
Then they jump into the garden with the rabbit. -
In the morning, the piglet brings an apple. -
Everyone eats their food in the garden. -
Helen visits Vindolanda and sees a woman. Hello, who are you? I'm Lepidina. I live here -
Flavia comes in. Where's Vibrissa? Everyone goes into the garden. -
Look! Vibrissa is in a tree, Vibrissa can't get down -
Rufus stands on Iulius' head. Iulius stands on his father's shoulders -
On no! They all fall down! -
Helen offers a fish. Vibrissa gets down easily. -
Minimus is sitting and eating cheese. Vibrissa teaches the kitten to be a good cat. (Beatrice) -
A lively dog enters the garden -
In the kitchen an Egyptian slave girl called Cleopatra is cooking -
The kitten approaches Minimus because he wants to be his friend. Minimus is scared because cats are dangerous -
Minimus runs into the kitchen between the slave girl's feet. The kitten tastes Minimus' cheese -
Vibrissa shouts "What are you doing? You aren't a cat, you are crazy!" The dog sees the cat and chases her -
Vibrissa runs round the slave girl. The slave girl drops the dish and the jar. -
The kitten looks at the dish. Flavius comes in and sees everything -
The kitten also runs round Cleopatra and the slave girl falls over -
Vibrissa runs away and the kitten stands on the slave girl. The dog comes into the kitchen -
The dog helps the slave girl. The kitten runs away. the slave girl loves the dog. -
There is a box on the floor. (Micah) -
The box shakes. -
The box slowly opens -
A man armed with a sword climbs out of the box. It's Arin, a clever warrior. -
He slides down from the top of the box -
Arin pushes the box -
The box falls violently. -
A pile of parts lies on the floor. Arin sorts out the parts. -
Arin reads the instruction book and builds... -
and builds... -
and builds. He is building a huge robot. -
Arin attaches the last piece. It is the right arm. -
Now the robot is finished! -
At the first hour, the penguin and the owl enter the house. Helen the teacher stands by the table. "Pupils, sit down" (Lauren) -
The owl sits quietly, but the penguin eats cheese. "Don't eat cheese!" -
The penguin doesn't listen. Now it's eating an apple. The teacher becomes angry. "Penguin, don't eat food!" -
but the penguin still doesn't listen -
Suddenly Minimus comes in. "Hello teacher!" "Hello Minimus! Can you help me?" -
The penguin doesn't listen to me. Now it's eating chicken! -
Minimus speaks to the penguin. "Do you love food? If you don't annoy the teacher, I'll give you a carrot!" -
Now the penguin doesn't annoy the teacher, and it dreams of carrots. -
Lepidina and Rufus are walking in the garden. Suddenly a skeleton appears! (Green group) -
Hercules chases the skeleton, because the skeleton stole his ladybird -
Why does the skeleton want the ladybird? Because it's magic! -
Minerva gave it to Hercules. "It has five spots. I give you five wishes" -
Hercules carries the ladybird and thinks about wishes. -
suddenly a bat flutters from the sky and grabs the ladybird. -
A squirrel leaps at the bat and tries to grab the ladybird. They wrestle for a long time. -
Minimus runs, because he wants to save the bat, -
The skeleton hits the tree and an apple falls on Minimus' head. -
Rufus saves Minimus. The squirrel and bat drop the ladybird on the skeleton -
Lepidina picks up the ladybird and gives it back to Hercules. -
Barbara is a brave chicken but she cannot fly -
Barbara sees a fox bus she is not afraid -
The fox is afraid because Barbara once beat him up -
The fox runs away, and Barbara is cross because she wanted to fight -
The owl, the seagull and the crow are playing a flying game; Barbara wants to join in -
The birds avoid her because she can't fly. The chicken is a bit sad. -
Orla turns up, in her chicken suit -
The chicken eats a ladybird. Orla and Barbara happily cluck to each other.