American History

The Story of the U.S.A Book 1

Chapter 9: The English Come to America (T-1) (M-1)

Jamestown, New World Adventure
Put cover into timeline (1607).

Pocahontas
Put cover into timeline (1595-1617).

If You Lived In Colonial Times - Please note this book is a "taste of things to come". Let your child know this book does NOT cover the time period when Jamestown was first established.

Pocahontas and the Strangers  
Put cover into timeline (1595-1617).

This Country of Ours Selections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
*This is an optional read-aloud from a free online text.
11. THE ADVENTURES OF SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT
12. ABOUT SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S ADVENTURES IN THE GOLDEN WEST
13. THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH
14. MORE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH
15. HOW THE COLONY WAS SAVED
16. HOW POCAHONTAS TOOK A JOURNEY OVER THE SEAS

Surviving Jamestown
Put cover into timeline (1607).

History Pockets: Colonial America

Pocket 8 p.79 - 81 John Smith and Pocahontas

p.18 The Lost Colony (writing assignment)

p.19-20 Jamestown

Where America Began: Jamestown, Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg

Jamestown

Map or Globe

(M)

1. England,

    Jamestown,

    Virginia

Chesapeake Bay

1. Queen Elizabeth

Sir Francis Drake

1585 Roanoke Colony

1607 Jamestown Colony

 John Smith

 Pocahontas

1619 First slaves brought to Virginia

2. Sir Walter Raleigh

3. King James I, Starving Time (1609-1610)

John Rolfe found a new way to grow tobacco (1612)

Baron De La Warr

1619 House of Burgesses is set up

1624 Jamestown is made a royal colony

Pocahontas activity sheet

Powhatan Indian poster

Easy Make & Learn Projects: Colonial America

p.10-21Croatan Mystery Tree and Roanoke Mini-Scroll Book (T-2)

3-D Jamestown map (T-3) (M-2)

Optional: American Kids in History –Colonial Days Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes (David C. King)

This book has a variety of projects for different seasons. Choose activities (crafts, recipes, math, science, games, etc.) that suit your family and spread them out over several topics, if you want more things to do (or if you are not using History Pockets). Activities: Model weather vane, sundial, dandelion salad, indoor herb garden, Jack Wax, maple cream, growing a pineapple, measuring tree height, dyeing wool, weaving a pot holder, potpourri, sachet, playing jacks, quoits (game), blueberry slump, cranberry ice, berry syllabub, marbled paper, quill pen, indigo blue ink, berry red ink, baking bread, churning butter, making jam, Algonquin drum and drumstick, Native American headband, corncob doll, blind man’s bluff, bubble blowers, stick toss game, storm watch, dipping candles, clay candlestick, jackstraws, snow goggles, snow snakes, stenciled note cards, appliqué picture, pomander ball, necklace

Wee Sing: Shuckin’ of the Corn

Interactive Jamestown Exhibit from the History Channel
This high quality exhibit has video, narratives, animated maps, clickable hot spots, drawings and more that will help expand your understanding of Jamestown. You really should take a look at this one!

Virtual Jamestown