Print American Revolution for kids reader to explore US History with printable coloring pages to read and learn about Revolutionary War.
From the battles to the people that led them.
Kids love pretending to be spies. These simple activities will take that pretend play beyond just hiding behind the living room chair. Learn how to make invisible ink 3 different ways and write your own secret code.
Join us as we discover what it was like in Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War with these fun hands on activities and free printables.
This purchase includes 5 tried and true NO PREP activities to use during your Revolutionary War unit! You will receive the Colonial Newscast project, 7 review stations for the unit, a critical thinking activity "Who Was a Revolutionary?", a brief matching activity sheet and a textbox summary of the...
INSTANT DOWNLOAD! Learn all about Betsy Ross and the American flag with this fun study unit! Included in this unit, you will find - A letter written from the perspective of Betsy Ross - A photo-timeline card for Betsy Ross - An artifact card of the first US flag - A brief biography of Betsy Ross - Links to help you in your study - A trifold worksheet - A character map worksheet - Anatomy of the 1st American flag - Printing instructions This product is perfect for 4th of July activities, American history studies, Flag Day studies, and more! This is a digital product that will be emailed to you immediately after purchase. Printing instructions are included in with the unit. Due to the digital nature of this product, we do not offer refunds. If you have any questions or would like to reach out to us, send us an email at info [!at] heritageletter.com. You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, & YouTube. Check out our website at heritageletter.com.
When I’m teaching the American Revolution, I jump out of bed everyday, and (after coffee), I can’t wait to get into my classroom. Teaching this pivotal time right at the dawn of the United States
Revolutionary War Unit with 15 complete lessons, simulations, games, worksheets, activities, and more! Can be used with 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th graders.
Kids are more likely to be engaged and remember what they've learned when you bring history to life. Making your own quill and homemade ink is perfect for a Colonial America unit or Revolutionary War unit.
This week in our hands on revolutionary war for kids history unit we learned about the Declaration of Independence for Kids, make our own DIY Spy Cipher, go on a virtual fieldtrip and more.
Try these printable American Revolutionary War games that are great for homeschooling or classroom use. There is also a timeline!
Revolutionary War timeline sort and lesson plan for kids (5th grade and middle school students). Free worksheet download included!
Students will enjoy reading these "Ten Interesting Facts about the Revolutionary War." Be sure to head to the bottom of the post for links to a printable
This week in our hands on revolutionary war for kids history unit we learned about the Declaration of Independence for Kids, make our own DIY Spy Cipher, go on a virtual fieldtrip and more.
Make history come alive with these fun, hands-on history lessons for kids! These kids history lessons include activities, worksheets, & more!
Make history come alive with these fun, hands-on history lessons for kids! These kids history lessons include activities, worksheets, & more!
From the battles to the people that led them.
Revolutionary War Causes Activity - Full Size Group Tarsia Puzzle! American Revolution A fun Revolutionary War Causes activity for grades 4-8
Check out these 4 exciting ways to introduce your Thirteen Colonies unit including primary sources, videos, and songs!
The Sugar Act was passed on April 5, 1764. The old Sugar and Molasses Act of 1733 was about to expire, so the new Sugar Act reduced the tax on Molasses but added many more rules and items to be taxed! This act was very sneaky because it reduced the molasses tax to help to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses into the colonies. By reducing the previous tax it now included many more foreign goods to be taxed which were sugar, certain wines, coffee, indigo fabric dye, and molasses.
This free French and Indian War unit study provides a literature list, vocabulary list, and project-based activity ideas that promote learning independence.
This Colonial America unit study by Home School in the Woods is a wonderful addition to any homeschool history. The hands-on activities make learning fun.
20 Titles About Colonial America & the Revolutionary War are the perfect titles to share during the Fourth of July!
Shop for Join Or Die Snake Flag at My Flag Store. Made with high-quality materials, your flag can be used indoor and outdoor while keeping its colors vibrant. Specifications: Material: Polyester Size: 90 x 150cm Weight: 80g /pcs Interesting Fact: Join, or Die. by Benjamin Franklin (1754), a political cartoon commenting on the disunity of the Thirteen Colonies during the French and Indian War. It was later used to encourage the colonies to unite for the cause of independence during the American Revolutionary War.
Create pictures to illustrate the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence and how they impact us today. When students turn facts into pictures, they have an easier time recalling those ideas. These worksheets are part of my Revolutionary War Unit. I've created a year-long U.S. History curriculum that goes through 1877 (Reconstruction). Purchase other units in this curriculum or the entire U.S. History Bundle for half the price here. ---------------------3 WORKSHEET INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT--------------------- (1) Declaration of Independence: The 4 Main Points Students will create pictures to illustrate the 4 main points of the Declaration of Independence. The 4 points include: - People have natural rights to life, liberty, and property. -People started government to protect their rights. -Government derives power from the people -People have a right and a duty to change a government that violates their rights. (2) How does the Declaration of Independence impact us TODAY? Students will create pictures to illustrate how the 4 main points of the Declaration of Independence impact our government and lives today. (3) John Locke Fan Club Students will design fan club items (books, pins, t-shirts) that will show some of John Locke's ideas that influenced the Declaration of Independence. Also Included: - teacher instruction pages to help you implement each worksheet and activity. - Facts page with an overview of the main points of the Declaration of Independence and John Locke's ideas. Get notified by email when I post new resources by following my store!. Other resources you may be interested in: ------------------------------- SOCIAL STUDIES ------------------------------- Native American Unit Explorer Unit American Colonies Unit Revolutionary War Unit US Government Unit Famous American Packets ---Full list of Social Studies products. ----------------------------- WRITING RESOURCES ----------------------------- 5 Paragraph Writing the EASY way Writing and Grammar Unit Adverb Activities Adjective Activities Character Factory: students create characters that star in their writing all year long ---Full list of Language Arts products. ------------------------ CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ------------------------ Classroom Management Tips- Part 1 Classroom Management Tips- Part 2 Fun End-of-Year Activity- ABC Days ---Full list of Classroom Management products. ------------------PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN RESOURCES --------------------- Letter Packets Number Packets Math & Literacy Packets ---Full list of preschool & kindergarten products. ---------------------------------- VISIT MY BLOG ----------------------------------- {Blog} {Facebook} {Twitter} {Pinterest} I love to find creative, inventive ways to teach and pass them along to other teachers. Check out my blog for more great teacher tips and freebies: Your Teacher's Aide.
It is a dark and snowy night when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to colonial times. General George Washington is about to lead his army in a sneak attack against their enemy. But now the terrible weather is making the great general question his plans. Can Jack and Annie keep history on track? The fate of the country rests in their hands! This unit includes a Response Notebook that is 26 pages!!! The Response Notebook is used to teach throughout Revolutionary War on Wednesday or Colonial America unit. I personally use my "Response Notebooks" for both whole group reading lessons and guided reading centers. The notebook truly shows students reading comprehension skills. The Response Notebook includes: - 2 character chats - Prediction - Compare and Contrast - Journal Entry - Reading Comprehension Questions - Character Traits - Sequencing - Cause & Effect - Book Review - Comic Strips - Book Review - Story Elements (Character, Setting, Plot) - Dictionary Skills - Verbs, Nouns, Adjective activities - Fact and Opinion This unit is perfect for ANY Elementary Classroom.
Bring history to life for middle school students with hands-on American Revolution activities. These are a fun way to add writing and art into history studies.
The French & Indian War is complex and fascinating to some, but a waste of time and unfortunate necessity before covering the American Revolution to others. One can spend weeks and weeks on it…
I put a question out on Facebook yesterday about what you do to teach the American Revolution. It seems that I have pinned so many ideas that there is no way that I can teach it all. So with nine weeks left, here is what I plan to do this year. These two products are great for the events leading up to the war. I've used the book by Michael Gravois for the last several years, and I'm excited to add in some more interactive notebook elements with {Jivey's product}. Then I'm going to use {Amelia's FREE tax simulation}. I've never done anything like this before, but I know other teachers who have done similar activities with a lot of success. Amelia's looked really easy to implement, and it was FREE! As for the war itself, I will be using these biographies and lapbook elements. Of course, there will be fair amounts of Liberty's Kids sprinkled in! Then our culminating activity will be from {Sabra's blog}. It is the ABCs of the American Revolution. Students brainstorm something for each letter then draw or write about it.
Teaching about the Revolutionary War? This page has everything you'll need including a helpful overview, pacing guide, and free lessons.
Have you ever been to the reenactment of a historical event? In this post, you will have a chance to see how we learned to learn about the Revolutionary War to combine recipes used at the time in this fantastic book review. I can’t call it a cookbook and it isn’t a history book… it’s…
Check out these teaching ideas for Lauren Tarshis's I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 including book unit samples and fun activities.
Josiah turns 7 years old today. He lost his 4 tooth yesterday, so now he really looks like a redneck, LOL. We didn't do much for his birthday today because we were at the Pendleton Round-up, but we did have a big combined birthday party for Josiah and his two oldest male cousins last week at my sis' house. My nephew, Josh (12), picked the party theme this time, and chose the American Revolution. In the past we've done Civil War and WWII themes. My sis and I weren't sure how we were going to pull off this one, but we put our heads together (with the help of the boys) and came up with a fun format. My sis and I literally spent less than $15 on items that we didn't already have on hand to put this party together. Thanks to their Nana, all the boys (and my niece, Jessica) got Revolutionary War era costumes for Christmas last year. They've had a lot of fun with these throughout the year, but they really put them to use for this party. This pic above is of Josh, Josiah, me and Jessica all decked out in our 18th century costumes. Stacie's older boys had been busy throughout the week making flags (British and American) for decorations. You can see them in the background. We also had bunting all around the deck and the dining room. I had bought this feather, ink well and parchment paper with a copy of the Declaration of Independence about a year ago, was going to give it to Josiah for his Christmas present, but forgot. Good thing I did! We had all guests sign the Declaration of Independence as they came in the door. What a fun experience for everyone. It is not as easy to write with a feather as you think it would be! They also had fun looking at all the signatures of our founding fathers.Instead of traditional cake and ice cream, we decided to do a tea instead. We had all the guests bring their own tea cup and saucer, then we served cucumber sandwiches and decaf tea (so we could still be patriotic) and scones from our "scone cake" shaped in the form an American Flag with 13 blueberries representing the colonies. We used raspberries for the red stripes. Underneath the Devonshire cream is homemade peach and raspberry jam. This was all my sis' doing, I just helped decorate. They were a hit! We stuck candles in the for the boys, sang happy birthday and let them blow them out. My niece, Jessica, was tired of wearing her hat, so I wore it for awhile. I felt like Martha Washington or Abigail Adams.The kids were so excited, and not one broken tea cup! There were some real antique cups there, too.Next we opened gifts. They boys made out like bandits. We got Josiah a beginner chess set and a kid's digital camera. Josh (12) and Marcus (10) found this old recruiter poster while they were researching the Revolution, copied it, and put it on the front door. It is of a snake, cut up into all the different colonies. So cool! Love his bandage.Then we all went outside for the reenactment portion of the party. The boys had researched all the major battles and acted out 4 of them for us to watch. Josh made his own Hessian hat out of paper. I thought that was very creative. They all refused to wear white wigs. Even though the boys' guests weren't really dressed up, they had no problem getting into the act. It was awesome to see them so readily jump in to the fray. This picture cracks me up, Josiah is flashing a "V for Victory" sign (WWII). Oh well, wrong war, but you get the idea, LOL.Yes, the girls all got into the act, too. They were regular "Molly Pitchers" and were the vital nurse corps. These girls got into the role, let me tell you. Before the party, Stacie got the idea of ripping up an old bed sheet and putting some red ink on it. We rolled them up and gave them to the nurses to help "clean up" on the battlefield. The kids went crazy over these! Hailey (3) was very seriously nursing her cousin, Andrew (5). After one of the battles, the soldiers wall went back to the "camp" where the nurses patched them up again. I couldn't resist throwing this picture in of my step-dad, Larry, sittin' with his two youngest granddaughters, Hailey and Lily, as they watched the battle of "Bunker Hill". So cute! I love these themed parties, not only are they fun, they are also a wonderful way to learn. It'll be interesting to see what theme is picked for next year. We're running out of major American Wars, LOL. Maybe it'll be Vietnam, War of 1812 or the Spanish American War next year? We'll see... God Bless, Jackie
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Looking for an art project to do while studying early American history with your kids? I’ve got a fun and easy colonial flag watercolor art project for you.
Colonial America Unit Study Welcome to Williamsburg 1774! Are you read for an exciting, hands-on study of the birth of the United States of America? Where i ...
Learn about the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bunker Hill, Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence with this American Revolution Research Flip Book.
When I first started teaching 12 years ago I started organizing all my files and projects into monthly boxes. They are just the boxes left after you take all the reams of paper out of the copy room. They aren't pretty but they have kept all my treasures. So since October starts tomorrow it was time to go through my box and see which projects I wanted to pull out from years past to do again. While I was going through I decided to snap a few pictures to share with you in case you wanted to use them in your classroom. So let the projects and pictures begin: This is a paper bag fall tree. The students will make this tree step by set and add their tissue paper leaves in the colors of fall. This project is a keeper for sure. :) This pumpkin writing paper is something I created when I taught first grade. I took all the pumpkins and hung them up in the hall and connected them with green "vines." It was super cute! This is a super cute project that I did when I first started teaching kindergarten. It just a white piece of paper that we marble painted with fall colors. The black paper was left over after using an Ellison Press for leaves. This is from last year. It goes along with the poem 5 Little Pumpkin Sitting on a Fence. The pumpkins aren't glued down but instead rest in the grass. This lets the students manipulate the pumpkins to retell the poem. We made this Ben Franklin kite when I taught 1st grade. Check out the old clipart - wow things have come a long way in just a few years! :) If you are interested in the template for the kite let me know and I'll try to post it for a freebie. The kids loved making this kite and key project. We made this cute jack-o-lanterns to hang around the classroom. Don't you love his teeth?!? Here is an adorable retelling of If You Take A Mouse to School. The students made a little suitcase/lunchbox to glue their pictures in. Another option for a fall tree. The students used the edge of a sponge to paint the leaves on the tree. I think the kids made this "shape house" in art. It is probably about 5 years old but still adorable. This was another first grade project for the hallway. The students wrote from the prompt "Fall is Fun." I hope that you have enjoyed my little walk through my September box. I'm sure as I go through my other files I'll find some more cute stuff to share! Christina Mauro :)
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Are you considering studying the American Revolution in your homeschool? This free American Revolution Unit Study and Printable Lapbook is your ticket to a wonderful learning experience! The information is extensive and the pictures are beautiful! You will capture your child's immediate attention with this lovely study of American history.
Social studies has always been one of my absolute favorite subjects to teach. I get so excited about United States history, and I do my best to make a potentially boring topic come alive for my students! There are a lot of opportunities for hands-on, get out of your seat lessons and projects in the […]
