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- 4th
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Students explore Internet sites about Colonial America, and create multimedia presentations. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students learn the vocabulary of New England and the Middle Colonies. They label maps, and answer questions about the colonies. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine data on visuals to gain an overview of the colonial economy, and read and discuss handout to gain a fuller picture of colonial times. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students listen to the teacher read the book "Life in colonial America." As each section is read, students discuss the information. When the teacher reads about the music of colonial America, students listen to music from the time period. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students use the Internet and print resources to research different topics on life in Colonial America. They use a concept map to organize information. Students properly cite their resources. They then create an electronic presentations for the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review the characteristics of the thirteen colonies. In groups, they use the internet to research one of the colonies more in depth and answer questions about it. They develop a newspaper or travel brochure to share the information they researched. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research Colonial History and complete a scavenger hunt on Colonial America using the Internet. They discuss the Scavenger Hunt, complete the circle map with new facts then construct a timeline of key events in American history beginnings to 1763. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students pretend they live with their family in England during the year 1740. Money is scarce and sacrifices must be made. The child learns they will said to America by themselves. The child's job is to become an expert on a colony and research a place to settle with their family once their mother and father arrive. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students complete a unit on Colonial America. They define key vocabulary terms, color and label a map, participate in class discussions, listen to an excerpt from the book "Pilgrims of Plymouth" by Marcia Sewell, create a class quilt, and compose a letter written from the point of view of a colonist. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the life and times of those living in the colonial era. With a partner, they use laptops to complete their research on different aspects of colonial life. They also role-play the role of colonists and share their information with the class to end the lesson. Full Review »
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