Colonial America: PioneersColonial America: PioneersSocial Studies StrandsSocial Studies StrandsSecond GradeSecond Grade

Sarah BeckSarah BeckJenny HoeflerJenny HoeflerOctober 19, 2004October 19, 2004

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

HistoryHistory People in SocietiesPeople in Societies GeographyGeography EconomicsEconomics GovernmentGovernment Citizenship Rights and ResponsibilitiesCitizenship Rights and Responsibilities Social Studies Skills and MethodsSocial Studies Skills and Methods

History ActivitiesHistory Activities Discuss how pioneer families lived in the past Discuss how pioneer families lived in the past

by using photographs, artifacts, and books to by using photographs, artifacts, and books to clarify what is known.clarify what is known.

Compare the life of pioneers to present life.Compare the life of pioneers to present life.

Place the life of pioneers in Place the life of pioneers in chronological order.chronological order.

History ActivitiesHistory Activities The students will be in groups. They will have to The students will be in groups. They will have to

answer this question, “Your team has been answer this question, “Your team has been transported back in time to Colonial America. You transported back in time to Colonial America. You are one of the eight children in your family. Your are one of the eight children in your family. Your task is to compare your life in this time to the task is to compare your life in this time to the Twentieth Century.Twentieth Century.

The student will take on the persona of a pioneer boy The student will take on the persona of a pioneer boy or girl. The student will write a series of fictional or girl. The student will write a series of fictional journal entries describing from a child’s view some of journal entries describing from a child’s view some of the events and hardships of a pioneers life.the events and hardships of a pioneers life.

History ActivitiesHistory Activities The students will read the letter from a pioneer The students will read the letter from a pioneer

student student ((http://www.dltk-kids.com/pioneer/school_in_the_1800.htmhttp://www.dltk-kids.com/pioneer/school_in_the_1800.htm).). The student will have to write back to the The student will have to write back to the pioneer.pioneer.

WebsitesWebsites http://http://

www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Pioneers/lessonwww.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Pioneers/lessons.htmls.html

http://www.uen.org/lessons/l4.htshttp://www.uen.org/lessons/l4.hts http://www.dltk-kids.com/pioneer/school_in_thttp://www.dltk-kids.com/pioneer/school_in_t

he_1800.htmhe_1800.htm http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Class/est572/joreste/http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Class/est572/joreste/ http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesshttp://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/less

on166.shtmlon166.shtml

People in Societies ActivitiesPeople in Societies Activities The students will be introduced to games that The students will be introduced to games that

date back to pioneer children and will improve date back to pioneer children and will improve certain skills.certain skills.

Students will learn that by using pieces of old Students will learn that by using pieces of old clothing to make quilts, pioneers were able to clothing to make quilts, pioneers were able to preserve memories.preserve memories.

People in Societies Activities People in Societies Activities The students will plan a Colonial Christmas event, The students will plan a Colonial Christmas event,

demonstrate Colonial Christmas customs, and demonstrate Colonial Christmas customs, and participate in a Colonial Christmas event.participate in a Colonial Christmas event.

Introduce students to European immigrants coming to Introduce students to European immigrants coming to America in the late 1800’s. The students will learn America in the late 1800’s. The students will learn why people left Europe, how Ellis Island was used to why people left Europe, how Ellis Island was used to process immigrants, and why immigrants felt process immigrants, and why immigrants felt America was the promise land.America was the promise land.

People in Societies ActivitiesPeople in Societies Activities The students will learn how Johnny Appleseed The students will learn how Johnny Appleseed

helped the pioneers. Students will recognize helped the pioneers. Students will recognize the pioneer John Chapman as Johnny the pioneer John Chapman as Johnny Appleseed and understand how he helped the Appleseed and understand how he helped the early pioneers who were moving westward to early pioneers who were moving westward to start new homes and farms.start new homes and farms.

WebsitesWebsites http://teacherlink.ed.usu.eduhttp://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu http://www.history.org/history/teaching/colxmas.cfmhttp://www.history.org/history/teaching/colxmas.cfm http://www.seeq.com/popupwrapper.jsp?referrer=httphttp://www.seeq.com/popupwrapper.jsp?referrer=http

%3A%2F%2Fwww.eagle.ca%2F%7Ematink%2Fthe%3A%2F%2Fwww.eagle.ca%2F%7Ematink%2Fthemes%2FPioneers%2Flessons.html&domain=connectmes%2FPioneers%2Flessons.html&domain=connectedteacher.com&direct=trueedteacher.com&direct=true

http://www.millville.org/Workshops_f/Dich_FOLKLhttp://www.millville.org/Workshops_f/Dich_FOLKLORE/WACKED/story.htmlORE/WACKED/story.html

http://www.applejuice.org/johnnyappleseed.htmlhttp://www.applejuice.org/johnnyappleseed.html

Geography ActivitiesGeography Activities The students will The students will

construct a map of how construct a map of how they think the pioneers they think the pioneers traveled.traveled.

Pioneers moved west in Pioneers moved west in the early 1800’s. The the early 1800’s. The students will map the students will map the destination the pioneers destination the pioneers took. The students will took. The students will understand the reasons understand the reasons why the pioneers why the pioneers moved.moved.

Geography ActivitiesGeography Activities Compare how the Compare how the

pioneers used American pioneers used American land and soil in the land and soil in the 1800’s to how we use 1800’s to how we use the land today.the land today.

The students will The students will compare the roads and compare the roads and paths taken in the past paths taken in the past to the roads taken today.to the roads taken today.

Geography ActivitiesGeography Activities The students will make a list of states the The students will make a list of states the

pioneers had lived.pioneers had lived.

WebsitesWebsites http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAPioneerLife47.htmhttp://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAPioneerLife47.htm http://www.kidskonnect.com/Pioneers/PioneersHome.htmlhttp://www.kidskonnect.com/Pioneers/PioneersHome.html http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/aee501/show1/sld001.htmhttp://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/aee501/show1/sld001.htm http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/Hishttp://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/His

tory/Colonial_America.htmltory/Colonial_America.html http://www3.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/travilahes/colonial.htmlhttp://www3.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/travilahes/colonial.html

EconomicsEconomics ActivitiesActivities Compare and contrast the jobs we have today Compare and contrast the jobs we have today

to the jobs of the pioneers.to the jobs of the pioneers. Discuss how the pioneers used wood for many Discuss how the pioneers used wood for many

different resources. The students will be able different resources. The students will be able to create one of the tools the pioneers used to to create one of the tools the pioneers used to make. The students will use popsicle sticks.make. The students will use popsicle sticks.

Economics ActivitiesEconomics Activities Identify how the Identify how the

pioneers exchanged pioneers exchanged goods and services goods and services without using money.without using money.

Celebrate a “Colonial Celebrate a “Colonial Day” at the school. The Day” at the school. The students will do students will do research and learn about research and learn about who the pioneers were who the pioneers were and how they lived. and how they lived. The students will dress The students will dress and act like a pioneer in and act like a pioneer in the colonial days.the colonial days.

Economics ActivitiesEconomics Activities Have an “Exchange City Have an “Exchange City

Day” in the classroom. The Day” in the classroom. The students will all bring in an students will all bring in an item that ranges from a item that ranges from a dollar to two dollars that dollar to two dollars that they would like to exchange they would like to exchange in class. Explain to the in class. Explain to the class that a barter system is class that a barter system is the exchange of goods and the exchange of goods and services without money. services without money. Discuss the trading process.Discuss the trading process.

WebsitesWebsites http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/gallery.http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/gallery.

htmhtm http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSBarteringhttp://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSBartering

TradeActivity3.htmTradeActivity3.htm http://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/colonies.hthttp://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/colonies.ht

mm http://http://americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springeramericanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer// http://http://

xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/penn/pnhome.htmlxroads.virginia.edu/~cap/penn/pnhome.html

Government ActivitiesGovernment Activities Make a list on chart Make a list on chart

paper of workplace paper of workplace rules in a blacksmiths rules in a blacksmiths shop. Discuss why shop. Discuss why rules are important and rules are important and what a job would be what a job would be with out rules. with out rules. http://www.uen.org/lesshttp://www.uen.org/lessons/l4.htsons/l4.hts

Identify the government Identify the government in Colonial America. in Colonial America. Use a venn diagram to Use a venn diagram to show the similarities show the similarities and differences of our and differences of our government today.government today.

Government ActivitiesGovernment Activities Act out the different parts of government. Act out the different parts of government.

Pretend the year is 1820. Students will have Pretend the year is 1820. Students will have different roles and will be faced with a different roles and will be faced with a government problem just as the pioneers government problem just as the pioneers would have had. would have had.

Discuss why a government is important?Discuss why a government is important? Predict the consequences of a pioneer not Predict the consequences of a pioneer not

obeying the trade rules.obeying the trade rules.

WebsitesWebsites http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Pioneers/http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Pioneers/

lessons.htmllessons.html http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.htmlhttp://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html http://http://www.stratfordhall.orgwww.stratfordhall.org// http://http://www.ushistory.org/districts/index.htmlwww.ushistory.org/districts/index.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/9http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/9

7/salem/7/salem/

Citizenship Rights and Citizenship Rights and Responsibility ActivitiesResponsibility Activities

Explain ways that the Explain ways that the pioneers would have pioneers would have managed their conflicts, managed their conflicts, displayed courtesy and displayed courtesy and showed respect towards showed respect towards others. Have students others. Have students write about a situation.write about a situation.

Discuss reasons why Discuss reasons why persistence was an persistence was an important trait for a important trait for a pioneer. Discuss the pioneer. Discuss the living and working living and working conditions and how conditions and how persistence plays a part persistence plays a part in their everyday life.in their everyday life.

Citizenship Rights and Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities ActivitiesResponsibilities Activities

List ways a child in Colonial American’s List ways a child in Colonial American’s school is different from today. What roles did school is different from today. What roles did a child play in their family? Focus on child-a child play in their family? Focus on child-directed activitiesdirected activities

WebsitesWebsites http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/aee501/showhttp://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/aee501/show

1/sld001.htm1/sld001.htm http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Sohttp://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/So

cial_Studies/History/Colonial_America.htmlcial_Studies/History/Colonial_America.html http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAPioneehttp://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAPionee

rLife47.htmrLife47.htm http://www.uen.org/lessons/l4.htshttp://www.uen.org/lessons/l4.hts http://www.norfolk.k12.ma.us/students/kaufmhttp://www.norfolk.k12.ma.us/students/kaufm

an/revolution/R2R.htmlan/revolution/R2R.html

Social Studies Skills and Methods Social Studies Skills and Methods ActivitiesActivities

Use different resources to obtain information Use different resources to obtain information about pioneers.about pioneers.

Write in journal information gained through Write in journal information gained through research.research.

Distinguish the difference between fact and Distinguish the difference between fact and fictional information about pioneers. Explain fictional information about pioneers. Explain why it is fact or fiction.why it is fact or fiction.

Social Studies Skills and Methods Social Studies Skills and Methods ActivitiesActivities

Predict events in the Predict events in the daily life of a farmer in daily life of a farmer in Colonial America.Colonial America.

Students may choose an Students may choose an area of interest and look area of interest and look up more information up more information using a computer. Have using a computer. Have students document what students document what resources they used.resources they used.

WebsitesWebsites http://http://www.plimoth.orgwww.plimoth.org// http://http://www.historyofquilts.com/index.htmlwww.historyofquilts.com/index.html http://http://www.osv.orgwww.osv.org// http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maps/houses/hohttp://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maps/houses/ho

usingmap.htmlusingmap.html

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Sohttp://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/History/Colonial_America.htmlcial_Studies/History/Colonial_America.html