American History Grades 3-5, Life in the British Colonies in America, Era 2

In this course, we cover the voluntary and forced immigration in North America as well as the growth of the American colonies. Lessons are planned using the UCLA history standards. This course is the second in the series to cover the 9 eras of American History but courses do not need to be completed in chronological order. 

This class will be a mix of lecture and interactive note-taking, discussion, and projects/games/activities that extend learning. Students will often guide their own learning by asking meaningful questions and seeking the answers through primary sources.

Day 1:
The American Colonies
--Compare the three groups of colonies and identify how they differed

Day 2:
Colonial Beliefs and Colonial Tools
--Learn some of the beliefs and scientific discoveries of the time
--Identify tools colonists used 

Day 3:
Colonial Medicines
--Compare medicines and diagnosis of the colonial age to those of today

Day 4:
Colonial Games and Childhood Experiences
--Learn games of the time period and learn what various childhood experiences were like during the colonial age

Day 5:
From Enslavement to Freedom in Colonial Times
--Learn how to enslaved Africans lived and how they resisted during the Colonial time period 

Day 6:
Manhattan Purchase
--Compare Native American's interpretation of land ownership and commerce to the Dutch's 

Day 7:
The Native Americans, the French, and the Spanish in North America
--Discover how political lines changed during this time 
--Compare French, British, and Spanish lands
--Identify how this affected the Native Americans

Day 8:
Benjamin Franklin
--Learn who Ben Franklin was
--Play around with his scientific discoveries