12 week Homeschool Colonial StudyWhat do you know about the Colonial Time? What is a Colony? What is the difference between a Pilgrim and a Puritan? What was the name of the Indians that helped the new settlers in Jamestown and Plymouth? We will be learning the answers to each of those questions and more. Day 1 The First Settlements Lost Colony READ: The Story of Roanoke the LOST COLONY WATCH: https://youtu.be/ofhIJ1wMKtc WRITE: what do you think happened? Here's some theories. Draw a picture or series of pictures or Write a newspaper article describing what you think might have happened. Here is a free printable you could use to answer your questions: DAY 2 The First Settlements JAMESTOWN WATCH: Anna's Adventure in Jamestown Settlement WATCH: Drive Through History JAMESTOWN (10 min) READ AND WRITE: Printable Article and Q&A to add to you history binder DAY 3 The First Settlements Plymouth READ: Escaping Persecution WATCH: The Stories of the PILIGRIMS alternative faster paced: Drive Through History - PILGRIMS (10 min)
New England Colonies Read/Watch the Mayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact said: In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, etc. Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, 1620.
WATCH: Part 1 complete the charts as he instructs WRITE:
Complete the interactive worksheet for this region READ this short article to find the answers to your worksheet Day 5 13 Colonies
Middle Colonies (Mid Atlantic region) Watch: Part 2 complete the charts as he instructs Write: pause the video to complete charts for this region Read: this short article about the area Write: Complete this interactive Worksheet Day 6 13 colonies Southern Colonies Watch: Part 3 complete the charts as he instructs Write: pause the video to complete charts for this region Read: this short article about the area Write: Complete this interactive Worksheet **GEOGRAPHY worksheet Daily Life of the PilgrimsDay 7
Life of Colonist Daily Life Activities Try to get a FEEL for living in this time period. Visit/Read Children of Colonial Time Watch student presentation 1 minute Watch student presentation 9 minutes (dramatized) Watch this Lecture extra: Interested in the children who act out the time period in Williamsburg: Listen to/Watch podcast Day 8: Jobs (trades) and Economy and Schooling
Interaction: about the different trades/jobs of the colonial times Play: Explore the lives of colonial Americans-slave and free, men and women, rich and poor. Use this Notebooking paper and write about the several of the lives described on the website. *here's the 'answer' sheet or for students with problems writing they can illustrate Inspiring pictures from a colonial kitchen (Research Day coming up!! Pick up some library books on a couple of the people below for days 9 and 11) You might want to take a peek at these books too!
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Colonial/Settlers People to learn about Choose 2 settlers to write a biography page. Be prepared to share about one. BIOGRAPHY Notebooking page
Day 10 Native America Eastern Nations
Watch: https://www.quietyoutube.com/watch?v=BVXTnYBXsgQ READ: visit the Tinas Dynamic Homeschool and read about the Iroquois Confederacy. This is a nice article condense history that focuses on a lot of positive influences from WRITE: Part 2 has minibooks to add to your history binder. Pick 4 to complete and add to 1 page. *You will find the answers in the article on part 1 Day 11 Native People
People to Remember biography notebook pages Review: the pictures in this article that were drawn/painted and quotes by individuals during colonial times. Pocahontas: what did she look like? Hobomok -- check out this lost hero of our country! Massasoit Squanto Powhatan in Virginia Native Woodlands interactive notebook pieces WRITE: Graphic Organizer Day 12
Homes and Villages WATCH: Homes READ: Colonial Homes WRITE: draw a picture of the different homes Native and Colonial
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We LOVE hands on unit study activities. These lessons were created to meet the needs of our large home schooling family with students ages 7 to 11. Gleaning resources for classrooms, virtual schools and other home school families we hope to create a love for learning that will create lifelong learners and leaders. These lesson plans would be ideal for a mixed group setting in a homeschool co-op classroom. Designed to last about an hour. We have included FREE unit studies that relate to each unit. Also included is our daily lesson plans (especially useful for those with younger students). Each 'day' is actually an individual mini unit study created using online and library resources so ANYONE can benefit from them!
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