American History

The Story of the U.S.A Book 1

Chapter 11 The 13 Colonies + Life in the Colonies (T-8)

The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689 (Put cover into timeline.)

Benjamin Franklin  (T-1)
Put cover into timeline: 1706-1790.)

The Courage of Sarah Noble (T-2) (Put cover into timeline: 1707)

Ben and Me  (T-1) (Put cover into timeline: 1706-1790.)

Ben Franklin and the Magic SquaresThis book also features some math!
Put cover into timeline: 1706-1790.)

Childhood of Famous Americans: Benjamin Franklin (Put cover into timeline: 1706-1790.)

What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Either the video or book)
Put cover into timeline: 1706-1790.)

Optional: Witch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village

This Country of Ours Selections 23-44
*This is an optional read-aloud from a free online text. The ones I recommend the most are green.
23. THE FOUNDING OF MASSACHUSETTS
25. THE STORY OF ANNE HUTCHINSON AND THE FOUNDING OF RHODE ISLAND
24. THE STORY OF HARRY VANE
25. THE STORY OF ANNE HUTCHINSON AND THE FOUNDING OF RHODE ISLAND
26. THE FOUNDING OF HARVARD
27. HOW QUAKERS FIRST CAME TO NEW ENGLAND
28. HOW MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE WERE FOUNDED
29. THE FOUNDING OF CONNECTICUT AND WAR WITH THE INDIANS 30. THE FOUNDING OF NEW HAVEN
31. THE HUNT FOR THE REGICIDES
32. KING PHILIP'S WAR
33. HOW THE CHARTER OF CONNECTICUT WAS SAVED
34. THE WITCHES OF SALEM

35. THE FOUNDING OF MARYLAND
36. HOW NEW AMSTERDAM BECAME NEW YORK
37. HOW A GERMAN RULED NEW YORK
38. PIRATES!
39. THE FOUNDING OF NEW JERSEY
40. THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA
41. HOW BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CAME TO PHILADELPHIA
42. THE FOUNDING OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
43. WAR WITH THE INDIANS IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
44. THE FOUNDING OF GEORGIA

Benjamin Franklin

Roger Williams & Rhode Island

Settling the New World

William Penn & Pennsylvania

The Dutch & New Amsterdam

Whales: An Unforgettable Journey
(For the whales science portion of this topic)

Map or Globe

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Easy Make & Learn Projects: Colonial America:

Map of the 13 Colonies

OR

Map of the 13 Colonies (very nice!!) –Fill this out and color in

OR

13 British Colonies labeled

OR

13 British Colonies unlabeled

1. 1706-1790 Benjamin Franklin

2. 1707 Sarah Noble book cover

3. 1692 Salem Witch Trials

4. 1620 Plymouth is founded by the Pilgrims

1629 King Charles I issued a land grant (Massachusetts Bay Colony) to the Puritans

1630 John Winthrop began the settlement of Boston

1691 King William united land into the royal colony of Massachusetts

5. 1634 Lord Baltimore (George Calvert) started the colony of Maryland

1649 Toleration Act is passed

6. 1636 Roger Williams founded the colony of Rhode Island where there was religious freedom

7. 1636 Thomas Hooker settled in Connecticut

1636 War with the Pequot Indians (and settlers in Connecticut)

Handwriting, copy work and /or dictation: Benjamin Franklin “proverbs”

Kite pattern (use to write facts about Benjamin Franklin on –add a tail)

Benjamin Franklin penny proverb *supplies: glue, penny

Early to bed, early to rise proverb coloring sheet

Easy Make & Learn Projects: Colonial America:

Maryland Coin Code (T-5)

Courage of Sarah Noble comprehension questions and vocabulary list

Comprehension questions are designed to be answered with complete, written sentences. You may prefer to do them orally.

To go with the Seaport diorama in crafts:

Whale blubber and teeth hands-on experiments

Listen to recorded whale sounds

Free printable book on whales with worksheets (one of which is a spelling activity) –You will have to sign up to view and print it, but it’s free. Scroll to the bottom left of the page for the whale book and worksheet(s).

Easy Make & Learn Projects: Colonial America:

Boston Town Meeting Pop-up Book (T-4)

New England Seaport Diorama (for Rhode Island) (T-6)

Pequot Indian diorama (optional) (T-7)

Whale 3-D paper craft model (to go with the whale study)

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: Blow Ye Winds

Free printable poster of Benjamin Franklin