What's Wrong with this Colonial picture?

Presenters:  Lynn Manring & Barbara Mathews

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
FOR TEACHING K-5 STUDENTS ABOUT THE 18th C.

Books:

Benchley, Nathaniel, Sam the Minuteman, Harper Collins

Bowen, Gary, Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626

Chandra, Deborah & Madeleine Comora, George Washington’s Teeth, Farrar, Straus, Giroux

Fritz, Jean, Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?  Putnam & Grosset Group Forbes, Esther, Johnny Tremain

Furgang, Kathy, The Declaration of Independence and Benjamin Franklin, PowerKids Press

Klingel, Cynthia & Robert B. Noyed, The Boston Tea Party, Wonder Books, Child’s World

Klingel, Cynthia & Robert B. Noyed, The Declaration of Independence, Wonder Books, Child’s World

Klingel, Cynthia & Robert B. Noyed, Paul Revere’s Ride, Wonder Books, Child’s World

Klingel, Cynthia & Robert B. Noyed, The Revolutionary War, Wonder Books, Child’s World

Krensky, Stephen, Ben Franklin and his First Kite, Aladdin

Murray, Stuart, American revolution, Eyewitness Books

Osborne, Mary Pope, Standing in the Light (Dear America)

Rappaport, Doreen, The Boston Coffee Party, Harper Trophy

Tripp, Valerie, Felicity Learns a Lesson

Walker, Sally M., 18 Penny Goose

Wilmore, Kathy, A Day in the Life of a Colonial Wigmaker, PowerKids Press

Periodicals:

Appleseeds

Cobblestone-style, Themes-based magazine for young learners (see Cobblestone description below.), December 2004 issue focused on Benjamin Franklin; accompanying Teacher’s Guide for this and other issues available on-line at www.cobblestonepub.com )

Cobblestone Magazine

Theme-based explorations in American history; designed for fourth grade and up, but contains useful information and images adaptable for younger learners.  For example, January 2005 issue focused on Inventions of the 1800s; accompanying Teacher’s Guide for this and other issues available on-line at www.cobblestonepub.com )

Kids Discover

Themes-based magazine designed for ages 6 and up.  Covers many fields, including science, but many issues explore historical topics as diverse as ancient civilizations, the Underground Railway, civics and government (what makes a democracy), as well as related social movements such as women’s suffrage.

Muse Magazine

Wide-ranging, themes-based magazine designed for ages 8-14, but often contains information and images adaptable for younger learners.  See, for example, the November 2002 issue on Thanksgiving used in this session.

Other Resource:

Video- The Colonial Kitchen, available from the Teacher’s Center library

Learing kit- What’s in an 18^th C. Gentleman’s Haversack?, available from the Teacher’s Center library; includes touch-its and information on roads & travel, money, taverns, behavior, postal system

Learning kit- Captivated!, looks at the 1704 raid on Deerfield through the eyes of children, includes touch-its and information on life among the Mohawks and Abenakis compared to English life