| Timeline (T) |
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)
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| Notebooking
(Language arts, history papers, illustrations, etc.) |
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. |
| Extras, Alternate Books
and Notes |
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 |