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Boston Tea Party: History - Hands Onn

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Boston Tea Party: History - Hands Onn preview

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Boston Tea Party history book cover with a costumed colonist's arm reaching for a chest marked TEA
Front cover of the teacher book
Title page: A Hands-On History Look at Events Leading Up to the Revolutionary War, with a tea chest in the water
Inside title page with author and illustrator
Table of contents: Colonies in America, The Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre, A Saltwater Tea Party and 22 more
Contents for pages 5 to 32 of the book
Dear Teacher or Parent letter from author Mary Tucker introducing the book's hands-on look at colonial America
Author's note to teachers and parents
Teacher background on the 13 colonies in 1760, a Geography Challenge, a Who Am I? game and state quarter symbols
Page 5: Colonies in America lesson notes
Name the Colonies map: students write Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia and the other 10 colony names in place
Page 6: student map of the 13 colonies
Living in the Colonies reading on 1700s farm life, schooling, towns, children's games and once-a-week baths
Page 7: background reading on colonial life
Colonial Fun and Games notes, plus a Writing Practice activity using trimmed feather quills and berry ink
Page 8: games and quill-writing activity
Reading on colonial self-government and the Restrictions! section on Parliament's trade rules and smuggling
Page 9: reading on British trade restrictions
Hidden Cargo: circle a bottle of wine, a box of tea, cloth, a vase and a necklace on a smuggler's ship
Page 10: student hidden-picture page
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Boston Tea Party: History - Hands Onn Teaching Resource

Boston Tea Party: History - Hands Onn, is an eye-catching teaching resource intended for primary students from Grade 1 to Grade 4. This product enriches the understanding and love of American history, particularly focusing on the Boston Tea Party.

As suggested by its name, this activity-based kit goes beyond just reading historical facts from textbooks. Instead, it places your students directly within the events by recreating historical situations in your own classroom. Embrace a learning environment where students get to role-play as colonial agents disguised as native Indians enacting their protest on a ship in Boston Harbor! Such dynamic enactments not only make learning entertaining but also contribute to an enhanced understanding and retaining of historic facts.

Social Studies & USA History

This incredible resource falls under Social Studies within the subsubject of USA History. Its main use is as a lesson plan that conveniently fits into existing syllabuses or can be part of standalone teaching units on American history. This flexibility gives teachers adequate adaptability whether they are conducting group lessons or adjusting small group instruction.

The entire package comes compressed into one tidy PDF file for ease of downloading and printing.

  • - Ideal for whole class activities
  • - Can be adapted for small-group work
  • - Can even serve homework assignments adding variety and interest

The Promise: Historical Immersion Beyond Textbooks

Boston Tea Party: History – Hands Onn, offers instructors an immersive way to teach history— encouraging enthusiasm among young scholars towards social studies . This approach can potentially foster lifelong curiosity in America's diverse past.

Includung hands-on experiences has never been straightforward before with Boston Tea Party: History - Hands Onn teaching resource! Receive a practical education that allows your classroom to come alive with investigative education materialized from one of our nation's most critical historical events.

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