Anticipation Guide
On the first day of our unit, we will be covering some everyday differences. Everyday differences is a broad title, but it covers several of the variations between colonial times and today, such as the differences in clothing, hair, transportation, even going to the doctor.
Materials List:
If you Lived in Colonial Times by Ann McGovern, chest, stationary, feather, bonnet, apron, plant, map of he original 13 colonies, word wall words, Get Ready to Read questions, wool sweater & sheep
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Anticipation Guide Pre-Reading Statements:
1. Girls AND boys wore dresses. (True)
2. Boys and girls walked almost everywhere. (True)
3. Boys and girls used phones to talk to their friends and family. (False)
4. When people got sick, they usually went to the doctor for medicine. (False)
Reading:
What did colonial people look like?
Where did they buy their clothes?
How did they wear their hair?
What kind of medicine did they use?
How did people get the news?
Did people travel much in colonial days?
Post-Reading Discussion Question:
How were kids' lives different during colonial times?
Word Wall Words:
colony herbs wool communication
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