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Myth-Conceptions
Grade Level: 5-8
Students will utilize the COLONIAL HOUSE "Myth-Conceptions" quiz and complete research on a variety of other Web sites to clarify misconceptions about early colonial life and history. Enter
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Everything Was Up to Date in 1628
Grade Level: 5-8
Students will become historical detectives and investigate artifacts of colonial life online, before beginning in-depth research about the history of their own community. Enter
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Fearless and Faithful
Grade Level: 5-8
Students will examine the hardships faced by 17th-century New England colonists, focusing particularly on the difficulties presented by the Atlantic crossing. Enter
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"Pray, Why Speakest Thou in Such Addled Tones?"
Grade Level: 5-8
Students will examine how popular language and slang have changed over the course of American history. Enter
Note: These lesson plans may be utilized pre- or post-viewing of COLONIAL HOUSE, or in generalized units on the early colonization of America. While the lessons are targeted to students in the middle grades, feel free to adapt them to meet your students' needs and your curricular goals.
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'Tis a Very Dirty Manner of Life
Watch video diaries of the colonists, and then help translate their 21st-century words into 17th-century English. Don't worry if you're not a language expert -- our glossary will come to the rescue. Enter
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Pilgrim's Progress
Grab your quill and a piece of parchment! Guide a shipful of colonists safely across the sea by completing research and constructing a timeline of life in your own area from 1628 to the present. Enter
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Cottage Quest
The colonists have thrown open the doors to their wattle and daub cottages, and you're invited on a scavenger hunt in the year 1628! Enter
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Myth-Conceptions Quiz
How much do you really know about life in the early European colonies? Did the Pilgrims wear buckles on their hats? Did Pocahontas fall in love with John Smith? Did everyone come to the New World for religious freedom? Take this quiz and find out. Enter
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