Format
1. The program begins with an introduction to activate students' prior knowledge of life long ago.
2. Students investigate a typical morning for an early American child, focusing on what clothing s/he might wear, and then participate in a game of charades related to what chores s/he might do.
3. Students "try out" the different subjects colonial students studied and investigate the tools students might have used, including a hornbook, a New England Primer, and a slate.
4. Students complete a geography puzzle based on those done by students long ago.
5. The program ends with a review and time for questions and answers.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. Identify the different types of education available to children in early America and how they differed from the types of schools that exist today.
2. Explain the purpose of different types of school tools used by children in early America.
3. Compare their days in school to those of children going to school in early America.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.RI.1 -- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.RI.10 -- With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.RI.2 -- Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.RI.4 -- Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.RI.6 -- Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.RI.7 -- Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.SL.1 -- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.SL.2 -- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.SL.3 -- Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.2.RI.4 -- Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.2.RI.6 -- Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.2.RI.7 -- Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.2.SL.1 -- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.2.SL.2 -- Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.2.SL.3 -- Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.RI.1 -- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.RI.10 -- Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.RI.4 -- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.SL.1 -- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.SL.2 -- Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.SL.3 -- Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.SL.6 -- Apply audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
State Standards
Connecticut Elementary Social Studies Standards
K.His.2.a Identify similarities and differences between the past and the present.
K.His.9.a Identify a variety of primary sources to explain how people lived in the past.
K.His.12.a Generate questions about a particular historical source as it related to a particular historical event or development in the community.
1.His.3.a Generate questions about significant individuals or groups from the past in our community or nation.
1.His.9.a Identify different kinds of sources that tell about a community's history.
1.Geo.6.a Describe cultural and environmental characteristics of a variety of diverse communities.
2.His.4.a Compare needs of the community today to its needs in the past.
2.His.12.a Develop questions about a historical source as it pertains to a significant person, event, or development.
2.Civ.6.b Describe how families are structured to accomplish common tasks, establish responsibilities, and fulfill roles.
2.Geo.2.a Describe change over time in the local community using information from maps, graphs, and photographs.