http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_daily.html
DAILY
LIFE IN THE COLONIES:
Move your mouse around this picture of life in Early America to find out what
is happening in the scene, from women's chores, to domestication of the turkey,
educational opportunities and literacy, or how much a farm laborer could earn,
for instance. (1-4)
http://www.history.org/kids/games/dollGame.cfm
18TH CENTURY PAPER DOLL GAME:
Wow - there certainly were a lot of strange and unfamiliar garments that women
had to wear in the 1700s. Students will have to dress the doll in the correct
order, learning about what Colonial women generally wore. (1-4)
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/introduction.htm
COLONIAL
KIDS:
[Link2]
This interactive journey takes students through Colonial Pennsylvania during
the 1700s. They will learn about clothing, housing, chores, education, and
transportation, with interactive activities available at the 2nd link above, in
this Thinkquest exhibit. (2-4)
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/timeMachine/
COLONIAL MONEY - AN INTERACTIVE TIME MACHINE:
What did the first colonists use for money, when
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/teachers/pilgrims/index.html
PILGRIM'S PROGRESS:
Students will become history detectives, doing the research and answering
questions from their own backgrounds to investigate the history of their
families, their towns or communities, interviewing neighbors, using archives to
find out what was happening 200 years ago, who founded the town and why, who
were the first Europeans in the area, why they came... Further series of
questions guide students through investigating the history of their area
first-hand, writing up an account of what they have learned, along with a
timeline for the major events they uncovered. (5-10)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html
INTERACTIVE
COLONIAL HISTORY:
How well would your students fare as colonists? Well, that depends on a lot of
factors, such as, do they believe in washing or showering every day, or even
every week? As well as this online feature, students can also select a tour of
the governor's or the preacher's house. Take a look at the ovens, the houses,
the storehouses, and the land there to see how Colonials lived. Further
interactive features here explore Colonial clothing, events during the 17th
century, Video Diaries, and an interactive voyage. (5-12)
THE PILGRIM STORY:
Whether or not you make the actual trip to
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/1628.html
1628
ACROSS THE CONTINENT:
What was happening in the year 1628 across the vast lands of