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Lesson Plan #1
Unit Name: Colonial
America
Lesson Theme: What was it like to
live in Colonial times?
Prior Student Preparation:
Instructional Objectives
 | Students will experience and evaluate
what life was like in colonial times.
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| Students will develop an understanding
and sensitivity to the attitude, beliefs and concerns of the colonists.
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| Students will describe his/her
feelings about life in the colonies.
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| Students will analyze and interpret
music, games, food, clothes, and pictures of colonial times.
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| Students will move around the
classroom to different learning stations and observe/record/evaluate all
the stations while discussing the exploratory questions asked at each station.
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Resource/Materials: Copy
of "Colonial Times" worksheet/ tape or CD player/ written lyrics/ colonial
instruments (if possible)/ food (cheese, grapes, dried prunes, currants,
chilled mussels, etc.)/ playing cards and puzzles/ straw bonnets, cocked
hats and mob caps/ pictures or photographs of colonial villages, homes,
and examples of colonial life
Order of the Lesson
Estimated Time Sequential Steps
| 1. |
10
min |
Teacher
will present a brief overview, discuss culminating projects, explain class
activity, and pass out "Colonial Times" worksheet. |
| 2. |
6
min
Station |
Station
#1 – Students will listen to a selection of music from the colonial period
(lyrics provided to read along with) and record their observations/opinions/
feelings. |
| 3. |
6
min
Station |
Station
#2 – Students will sample various foods eaten during colonial times and
record their observations/opinions/ feelings. |
| 4. |
6
min
Station |
Station
#3 – Students will play different games people played in the colonial days,
such as playing cards and puzzles. Record observations/ opinions/feelings. |
| 5. |
6
min
Station |
Station
#4 – Students look/try on several different examples of head coverings
worn in colonial times and analyze the accompanying literature about the
different styles and their purpose. |
| 6. |
6 min
Station |
Station
#5 – Students interpret pictures/photos of colonial villages, homes, and
examples of colonial life. Record observations, opinions/feelings. |
| 7. |
5
min |
Students
will share their observations/responses to follow-up questions asked about
each station while the teacher facilitates a class discussion. |
| 8. |
5
min |
Lesson
Closure / Clean Up / Final Instructions / Assignment |
Lesson Closure: Explain
to students how primary sources, even if contradictory, help us learn about
what life was really like for the colonists in America before the Revolution.
Assignment: Assume the
role of a colonist and write a postcard to a friend in Europe describing
the colony in which you have settled. Describe key features of the colony
and the colonists’ reasons for settling there.
Lesson Feed Back: Lesson Reflection:
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