Colonial Times
What was life like for European colonists in America?
Goal:
Goal:
Do you know what school looked like during colonial times?
All ages attended school in a one-room schoolhouse. Also, mainly boys attended school, while girls stayed home to help their mothers.
Students learned from a hornbook. It had the alphabet, ten digits, and the Lord's prayer on it.
In addition to the community school, the community church was another important place where colonists would meet.
Otherwise, most colonists spent time on their own property. Colonial families worked hard to live. The men and boys farmed, took care of the animals, and fixed buildings. The women and girls cooked and preserved food. They also made soap, made and washed clothes, and helped with the planting.
Draw a picture on your timeline of something you learned about schools and communities in colonial times. Then write three words to describe their way of living.
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