COLONIAL PROJECTS Colonial Trade Lesson Plan
NAME_ TEACHER___
COLONIAL TRADES -4th grade
Your job is to research a colonial job (trade or occupation) using a book and at least one other resource. The other resources can be found on the media wiki for fourth grade and using at least one of the trade links on the wiki.
Please keep track of your sources on your notecards. Where did you get the information? This information is used to create your bibliography
You must answer the following questions.
What is the name of the trade you are researching?
Please explain in complete sentences what this job is and how it helped the colony at the time.
Is this job or trade still a job or occupation today? Explain yes or no and why it is or is not a job being done today. Is it being done another way today?
Leif Erickson
Matthew Henson
Ferdinard Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Amelia Earhart
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Captain James Cook
Sally Ride
Robert Duane Ballard
Neil Armstrong
Sacagawea
William Clark
Alexei A. Leonov
Valentina Tereshkova
Edwin Aldrin
Vasco Da Gama
CT NORTHEAST Native American Tribes
CT LANDMARKS- 4th Grade Ms. McKenna
CT STATE LIBRARY
Interactive map from the National Park Service:(deselect all items, then select just historic battlefields and National register of historic places)
CT Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection historical parks:
CTinfo.com historical attractions page:
A list of historic house museums in CT from the Victorian Preservation Assn.:
COLONIAL PROJECTS
Colonial Trade Lesson Plan
NAME_ TEACHER___
COLONIAL TRADES -4th grade
Your job is to research a colonial job (trade or occupation) using a book and at least one other resource. The other resources can be found on the media wiki for fourth grade and using at least one of the trade links on the wiki.
Please keep track of your sources on your notecards. Where did you get the information? This information is used to create your bibliography
You must answer the following questions.
What is the name of the trade you are researching?
Please explain in complete sentences what this job is and how it helped the colony at the time.
Is this job or trade still a job or occupation today? Explain yes or no and why it is or is not a job being done today. Is it being done another way today?
Your job is to create a “Help Wanted” advertisement for the local Gazette that would be created by a master craftsperson from back in the day. You may organize your notes into to three categories: the trade a person is wanted for, what the job involves, and the skills required of all applicants. Pupils work in pairs to create the actual ads, and then present the job opening to the class.
Early American Tools
Colonial Occupations/Jobs
Land of the Brave- Colonial Trades
Jobs/Trades
Do you know the 13 original?
Chart of Colonial Founders
Overview of Colonial America
Try a fun Colonial crossword puzzle
Religion and Church in the colonies
Regions of 13 Original Colonies
Founding of the 13 Colonies
A Colonial Adventure for you
More Colonial Trades from Mr. Nussbaum
Colonial Thinkquest- Colonial Kids
13 Original Colonies (History)
Colonial Trades
Experience the Life
Colonial People-Williamsburg
socialstudies for kids
Colonial Characteristics by region
Williamsburg- Colonial Trades
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Betsy Ross Homepage
Revolutionary War Hall- virtual
Founding Fathers Website
America's Story - Jump to American Revolution
The Birth of a Nation
US HISTORY
Liberty The American Revolution
EXPLORERS
Enchanted Learning Explorers
How to make a game board
Spanish Explorers
Kids Info Explorers
Christopher Columbus
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Cabeza de Vaca
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Cartier
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinard Magellan
Sir Fransis Drake
Captain James Cook
Samuel De Champlain
Vasco De Nunez de Balboa
Hernando Cortes
Giovanni Da Verrazzano
Francisco Coronado
Francisco Pizzaro
Juan Ponce de Leon