The French Come To America
AS A CLASS: We will watch this movie about the French and Indian War. Watch this clip from the movie “Last Of The Mohicans.” Based on what we have learned so far, why do you think many Native Americans supported French over the British? WITH A PARTNER: If you have not already done it, work [...]
The English Settle America
AS A CLASS Watch a movie on Pocahontas Watch this movie on the thirteen colonies. How do you think you would have felt if you were a Native American seeing these ships for the first time? Why? With A Partner Use Bounce and read about the Lost Colony. On Your Own: Play The Jamestown Adventure. [...]
The Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving
AS A CLASS: Watch the movie Thanksgiving. Watch this movie about Thanksgiving. ON YOUR OWN: Watch The First Thanksgiving. Read Pilgrim Village. Find a picture through Google of the First Thanksgiving. Create a Fotobabble and answer this question: If you were a Native American and saw the problems facing the Pilgrims, would you have helped [...]
The Spanish Explore America
AS A CLASS: Watch this movie about the Spanish explorers. We will also watch a movie about slavery. WITH A PARTNER: Go to Bounce and read this page about early Spanish explorers. Post the link in the comments section. Then do these activities. Read about Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth and do [...]
Christopher Columbus
Add information to your Christopher Columbus Data Set. from these movies and articles. AS A CLASS: We’ll watch a movie on the Continents and Oceans. We’ll watch this movie on Columbus Day and this movie on Christopher Columbus. ON YOUR OWN: Watch these movies on Christopher Columbus: Christopher Columbus’ Big Surprise Famous People (Click on [...]
Buffalo Hide Paintings
Native Americans in the Northern Plains painted stories on the skins of buffaloes. They are similar to Hmong story cloths. WITH A PARTNER Read about
The First Americans
We are going to begin learning about the First Americans, also called Native Americans. Write down information you can add to your categories. AS A CLASS: We will watch this movie on Native Americans and this one on the Cherokee. We will also watch a movie on the Iroquois Confederacy. ON YOUR OWN: Then read [...]
Essential Question
Why do people move to a new place? Please answer the question in the comments section of this post.
Email Addresses
Today, you will be setting-up your email account: 1) If you do not already have an email account, you will set one up at either Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail. If you already have an email address you can use it for this class. Be sure to write down your email address and the password so [...]
