Colonies project

Project Based Learning: Building a Colony in the New World. Great extension activity for any of the English Colonies in the New World! Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth. Hands on creative work to engage your students!

Have you been wanting to add more project-based learning into your homeschool? This simple 13 Colonies Travel Brochure project will get you started.

Virginia history begins with studies of the Jamestown Colony, and this post is filled with ideas for teaching about Colonial Times across the curriculum. Check it out on Virginia is for Teachers.

Discover what it was like in the Jamestown Settlement with these fun projects and free printables in this jamestown for kids unit for kids of all ages.

This guide shares 33 fun colonial kids activities (Colonial themed activities) including colonial games, colonial costumes, colonial food and colonial crafts.

I like to teach history, that is no secret (if you have followed along on this blog at all you probably know that ;) ) But I have really come to love teaching different perspectives of historical events. I think it is so great to give the students primary documents and other sources of information from an historical event and have them determine who was right, wrong, or otherwise. I like when they are able to make up their minds rather than have me tell them "the right answer" and…

These resources and hands-on activities for studying colonial times will go great alongside your history lessons. Colonial times are worth studying.

Colonial Crafts - This Family Blog

How to make a quill and homemade ink -- fun Colonial America unit activity