A Colonial Christmas

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A Colonial Christmas
By Pirate_Andi

You might could use some of what I have here for 2nd graders.

I tought 4th grade last year and we did " A Colonial Christmas". A boy and a girl in colonial dress would go to a classroom and tell them about their
outfits and why they live where they do. They passed out numbers to each students. They would then escort the class of students to our room where they would go to the numbered station that matched their number. Every 3 to 4 min. they would rotate to the next station.

I brought my sewing machine to school and the girls made their own long skirts out of sheets. We made bonnets

out of paper doillies. The boys wore vests and hats.

We brought somewhere around 200 students through. My students felt so proud of themselves.

Stations:

1. Welcome Center: Home decorations made during Colonial times.
2. Pomander ball: information and demonstration on how and why.
3. School: How to make a hornbook and what it was used for.
4. Writing: Quill pens and ink...everyone was allowed to make a line
with a quil pen.
5. Toys: Handmade stuffed doll, playing cards, marbles
6. Money: Pieces of eight
7. Quilts: How to make a quilt
8. Candles: How to make a candle (students dipped a wick in wax)
9. Butter Making: Had a churn for display. Shook whipping cream to
make butter served it on crackers for visiting
students.
10. Refreshments: Apple juice, Johnny Cakes, and Gingerbread.

Let me know anyone if you would like to see some pictures!!