Archive : 2002 : January : 7
approach
By Dedi
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Elaine,
I'm not sure if you are looking for novels or picture books, I have a few thoughts on both--"Sarah Morton's Day" and "Samuel Eaton's Day" are EXCELLENT photoessays, but they focus on the lives of early Pilgrims. | Also, they're picturebooks, but would still be a good reading task for your 5th graders. My third graders loved them. RIght now, my highest group is reading "elizabeth's Diary." It is the story of a young girl in Jamestown, told in 1st person through her journal entries. They are enjoying it. This is a Dear America book. There are also many other colonial and revolution books | |
in the series. I think there are also different levels of difficulty. Also, if you have HBO, check the listings for their televised versions. I just recorded a great one set in 1777, complete with George Washington and all.You might also try "if you live in colonial times" and "if you lived at the time of the american revolution." My kids always enjoy this series, and they do contain a lot of good info. That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure I'll think of more as soon as I sign off. While I have you though, what do you have in the way of colonial/revolution related poetry?
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