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\nNew Bedford Whaling Museum\n
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\nA New Bedford Voyage!\n

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\nA thorough set of activities, articles, and reference material can enlighten your class about the history of whaling in New England. Kids travel back to a time when whale products were valuable and hunting whales was a way to help the...\n
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\nReading a Classic Novel\n

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\nCharles Dickens offers an excellent example of sensory writing in this reading comprehension worksheet. Learners read excerpts from the novel Hard Times in which he describes the New England industrial city of Coketown. They...\n
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\nMysteries of Vernacular: Yankee\n

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\nAn American? Someone from New England? Anyone who lives north of the Mason-Dixon line? A New York baseball player? A dandy? A short video doodles around with the etymology of all an American word and how its meaning has evolved from 1601...\n
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\nThe Pilgrims: Mayflower Compact\n

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\nWhat was the Mayflower Compact? Watch a video that explains the purpose of coming to New England on the Mayflower and the social compact that bound the Pilgrims to the government and laws that would be created in the new land.\n
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\nNathaniel Hawthorne's—The Scarlet Letter\n

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\nDesigned for teachers, this guide to The Scarlet Letter is divided into background information about Hawthorne and Puritan New England, suggestions for teaching various ability levels, and ideas for extensions that include...\n
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\nThe Pilgrims: William Bradford\n

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\nAs a young boy, William Bradford was drawn to the Separatist idea that Christ could be with a person through prayer and worship. But soon after the Separatists arrived to Plymouth, the experiment in the New England had failed. Watch a...\n
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\nMartha Ballard (1785-1812): An Essential Woman in Her Community\n

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\nStudents search the web for information about \"Martha Ballard\" Students develop a master list of personal qualities exhibited by Ballard, using events in the film to substantiate their selections.\n
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\nMaking Cloth: The Impact of Technology\n

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\nStudents analyze and discuss several primary source documents that address the changes in technology that affected New England agricultural communities in the early 19th century. They also identify and discuss historical contexts for...\n
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\nRhode Island Cities Word Jumble\n

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\nIn this printable, interactive word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to match the list of cities in Rhode Island. There are links to other word searches and puzzles about Rhode Island.\n
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\n\"Region\" Out to Everyone: Geographic Regions Defined\n

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\nPupils define the term region. They collect data about New England after watching a short video. They organize the information into a regional concept map. They draw conclusions based upon their data collection and analysis.\n
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\nColonial America Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology\n

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\nA read-aloud anthology explores Colonial America. Third graders listen to informational texts, discuss what they heard, and participate in extension activities and writing. Take-home materials, assessments, and remediation opportunities...\n
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\nEverything Was Up to Date in 1628\n

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\nStudents examine the life and lifestyles of New England colonists in the year 1628, and then investigate what life was like in their own area during the same time period. After watching segments from the PBS history series, \"Colonial...\n
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\nColonial Regions of America 1689 - 1754 Worksheet\n

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\nIn this Colonial America instructional activity, learners color and label a map of the 13 colonies. They complete three more maps on which they label the major cities and waterways in New England, the Middle, and the Southern colonies....\n
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\nFast Facts\n

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\nIn this reviewing social studies facts activity, students observe facts in the columns labeled New England, the Middle Colonies, and Southern area of the United States, categorize using one fact from each column, and write combination...\n
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\nNew england (1780-1820): Dress, Dance and Games\n

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\nYoung scholars examine and discuss nineteenth century clothing and compare it to contemporary styles. After writing paragraphs describing the clothing styles, they play games from the period. For homework, they create their own games to...\n
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\nAmerican History Overview: February\n

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\nThird graders examine and discuss the first permanent settlement in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia. They write responses to an excerpt from George Percy's journal, and trace the Middle Passage across the Atlantic Ocean for slave...\n
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\nPilgrim and Wampanoag Daily Life\n

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\nA lesson looks at the Pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe during the first Thanksgiving. Scholars compare and contrast information presented by an online activity then discuss their findings. Learners examine the two group's daily routines and...\n
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\nColonial America and The American Revolution\n

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\nHow did the founding of the American colonies lead to a revolution? Use the essential question and sample activities to guide learners through a series of history lessons. Additionally, the packet includes effective strategies to...\n
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\nThe Pilgrims: Alliance with Massasoit’s People and the First Thanksgiving\n

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\nIs the story of the First Thanksgiving actually all it's said to have been? Watch a video that sheds light on the event, who Samoset and Massasoit were, and what the First Thanksgiving was really all about.\n
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\nNew Haven Families: Artifacts and Attitudes, 1770s to 1890s\n

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\nStudents investigate their own city's cultural past in New England. They\n
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\nSchools and Schoolbooks, 1780-1820\n

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\nStudents review 18th century New England schoolbooks to explain how changes occurred in early American education.\n
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\nNew England Colonials: John Stebbins and Ebenezer Wells (1691-1758)\n

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\nTenth graders learniabout life in Deerfield during growth period through the examination of artifacts and documents of Stebbins and Wells.\n
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\nColonial Hornbook\n

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\nStudents examine the schools in colonial New England. They discover what a hornbook is and how it was used. They create their own hornbook and share them with the class.\n
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\nEverything was Up to Date in 1628\n

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