This week you traveled back to colonial times! You walked through busy towns where the blacksmith hammered iron, the cooper made barrels, and the cobbler fixed shoes.
You visited farms where families grew their own food, made their own clothes, and cooked over a fire. You sat in a one-room school and learned about hornbooks and quill pens.
You also lived a day as a colonial kid — chores before sunrise, school, more chores, and stories by candlelight. Life was very different, but kids still loved to play and learn, just like you. Time to show what you know!
1. Where did most colonial families live?
2. Name two colonial jobs and what those workers made.
3. What was a colonial school like?
4. How was a colonial kid's day different from yours?
Write T for true or F for false in each circle.
1. Most colonial families lived on .
2. Food was cooked over a .
3. The hammered hot iron into tools.
4. Almost everything was made by .
5. Kids learned to read from a .
6. Kids did every morning and evening.
Write C for colonial times or T for today.
| Sentence | C or T? |
|---|---|
| Kids write with quill pens on slates. | |
| Families buy food at the grocery store. | |
| A fireplace keeps the school warm. | |
| Lights turn on with a switch. | |
| The cobbler makes shoes by hand. | |
| Kids play tag and hopscotch. |
1. If you could visit a colonial town for one day, what would you want to see first? Why?
This week you learned: Colonial families lived on farms and in small towns. Craftspeople like blacksmiths, coopers, and cobblers made things by hand. School was one room with hornbooks and quill pens. Kids worked hard but still played games we know today.
Coming up next week: The colonists start to want something big — freedom! You will learn about the American Revolution.
| I can... | Circle one |
|---|---|
| Describe colonial towns and farms | YES / NOT YET |
| Name colonial jobs and craftspeople | YES / NOT YET |
| Describe a colonial school | YES / NOT YET |
| Compare my day to a colonial kid's day | YES / NOT YET |