Colonial American FamiliesDesigned by: Tara Cristofoletti, Valerie Goldschmidt, and Christa Baboval
Introduction Task Process Evaluation Project Websites Conclusion Teacher Page
You are going to accompany the Smith Family on an adventure back in time to the year 1775. Your mission is to help them discover their roles in Colonial America.
-Learn about each family member and answer questions to test your understanding of their tasks in everyday colonial life.
-Learn about toys that children played with in that time and make a cornhusk doll.
-Click on each of the family members above and assign them to their correct everyday tasks.
-This will be done by answering different questions about each family member.
-Create a cornhusk doll just like the children in Colonial America played with.
-You will be evaluated based on how accurately you answer the questions about each family member and their everyday tasks.
-Your completion of the cornhusk doll will also contribute towards your evaluation.
Here are some other websites that you can go to to create things that children, mothers, and fathers made in colonial time. Make sure your teacher or another adult helps you make these.
You should now know and understand the different roles of each family member in Colonial American times. You should be able to understand the differences between families today and families of those times.
