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\nTaking Notes Using a Graphic Organizer: Inferring About Work and Play in Colonial America\n

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\nWhat was life like in colonial America? Follow this lesson and your pupils will find out what people in colonial times did for work and for fun. Ask learners to compare and contrast the two texts and explain what the reading helped them...\n
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\nEnd of Unit 1 Assessment: Inferring and Synthesizing (From Two Texts) About Life in Colonial America\n

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\nClose your colonial America unit with a performance-based assessment. Class members will show their proficiency in several skills including using details to back up inferences, determining the meaning of words in context,...\n
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\nTaking Notes Using a Graphic Organizer: Inferring About the Importance of Religion in Colonial America\n

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\nImprove class understanding of colonial times by reading an informational text and filling out the accompanying graphic organizer. Class members work with a partner to read, take notes, make inferences, and synthesize information.The...\n
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\nColonial North America\n

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\nShowcase the religion, conflicts, daily life, and politics of Colonial North America. A very well-done presentation highlights all the major colonial groups, social norms, demographics, and political struggles of the time. Perfect for an...\n
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\nChoosing a Trade in Colonial America\n

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\nHow did workers pick a trade in colonial America? Using a WebQuest approach, scholars explore life in the colonial era by looking at professions available to men like Benjamin Franklin. Individuals then apply their knowledge to create...\n
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\nA Ticket to Philly—In 1769: Thinking about Cities, Then and Now\n

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\nWhile cities had only a small fraction of the population in colonial America, they played a significant role in pre-revolutionary years, and this was certainly true for the largest city in the North American colonies: Philadelphia. Your...\n
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\nAmerican Colonial Life in the Late 1700s: Distant Cousins\n

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\nStudents research how early colonists lived. They investigate late 17th century colonist's lives from Massachusetts and Delaware. Using their research, students write historical fiction in the form of friendly letters between the two...\n
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\nBuilding Background Knowledge: Colonial Craftspeople\n

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\nIn the first lesson plan of this unit on colonial trade, fourth graders gain background knowledge of different jobs performed by early colonists. The class begins with a slide show presentation that includes a variety of great...\n
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\nLife in the Colonies\n

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\nWhat was life like for the early colonists? Read along with an informational presentation, rich in text. Colonial slavery, slave culuture, colonial religion, and the Great Awakening are all described in full. Tip: The resource could be...\n
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\nWriting to Inform: Colonial Trades\n

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\nFourth graders who are studying life in colonial America engage in an instructional activity that has them create a \"Help Wanted\" ad that would have been written by a master craftsperson from back in the day. They utilize a graphic...\n
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\nColonial America: Causes of the American Revolution\n

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\nFourth graders analyze colonial rule and policies with regard to the causes of the American Revolution. In this Colonial America simulation lesson, 4th graders role play in an Independence Game, reacting to a variety of \"events\" that...\n
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\nWhat Was Everyday Life like in Colonial Virginia?\n

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\nWhat was everyday life like in Colonial Virginia? To find the answer cooperative groups work collaboratively to read an informational handout and complete a graphic organizer. The speaker of the group then shares their new-found...\n
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\nHow Do We Know about Colonial Life?\n

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\nYoung history sleuths examine an inventory of the belongings of a Virginia colonist and use deductive reasoning to determine what the document reveals about colonial life. They then use a Venn diagram to compare the inventory with a...\n
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\nGender and Opportunity in Colonial America\n

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\nWhat was life like for women in Colonial America? What restrictions were placed upon them and what opportunities were they afforded? A case study of Elizabeth Murray offers high schoolers a chance to investigate primary source...\n
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\nColonial Customs\n

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\nStudents experience Colonial life and explore the customs of the 17th century. In this colonial America lesson plan, students play dress up, barter items, author pledges, and review 17th century etiquette.\n
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\nInferring from a Primary Source: Close Read of Colonial Times Inventory\n

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\nTeach your class about colonial America through an examination of primary documents. First though, start vocabulary notebooks for content-specific and academic vocabulary. Pupils can keep this record during the entire module. Once this...\n
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\nAmerican Life in the 17th Century: 1607-1692\n

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\nWhat was American life like during the 1600s? Help your class discover facts about the unhealthy conditions at Chesapeake Bay, the tobacco economy, Bacon's Rebellion, colonial slavery, the Salem Witch Trials, and colonial life. Slides...\n
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\nChildren in Colonial America\n

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\nLearners, in teams, race to find answers to questions about Colonial America using the Internet and print sources. They make charts that compare and contrast colonial times with the present.\n
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\nColonial America: Causes Of The American Revolution\n

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\nStudents examine the causes of the American Revolution. In this colonial America lesson, students read handouts regarding the sequence of events that led to the commencement of the war. Students complete the provided worksheets and...\n
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\nThe 13 Originals: Exploring the Who, When, Where, and Why Behind the 13 Original Colonies of Early America\n

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\nDiscover the stories behind each of the thirteen stripes on the American flag with this straightforward presentation. Complete with learning objectives, discussion questions, and solid information about each of the original thirteen...\n
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\nColonial America\n

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\nFifth graders listen to the teacher read the book \"Life in colonial America.\" As each section is read, 5th graders discuss the information. When the teacher reads about the music of colonial America, students listen to music from the...\n
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\nThe Settlement of the Chesapeake\n

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\nFocusing on the Virginia and Maryland settlements in the 1600's, this presentation is a complete and thorough resource during a unit on Colonial America. It includes pictures, maps, and interesting discussion points for you to address...\n
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\nPilgrims and Puritans\n

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\nWith graphic organizers galore, learners will follow the changes of church and state in early colonial America. They look at the differences between the pilgrims and the puritans in terms of beliefs and life ways. Myths and...\n
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\nColonial Towns and Townspeople Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology\n

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\nA read-aloud anthology focuses on colonial towns and townspeople. Over three weeks, young scholars listen to stories, participate in discussions about town life, practice word work, and complete an extension activity with each...\n
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