Understandings: Students will understand what life was like in the early colonial times. Students will understand what education was like. Students will understand the types of jobs that were available.
Essential Questions: What was life like in the early colonial times? What was education like in early colonial times? What were the different types of jobs in the early colonial times?
Students will be able to Compare and contrast education today and in colonial times Identify different jobs in the colonial times
Scavenger Hunt: Working with a partner and using the following website locate the titles to the following descriptions to the various trades found in Colonial America. http://www.history.org/history/index.cfm 1. Using hardware crafted for homes and tools for fellow tradesmen this trade was called a ____________________. 2. This trade involved wheels and iron____________________ 3. Creating medicines to help people feel better and to save lives was this important trade_________________________ 4. The creator of gowns, hats, and cloaks___________________ 5. The maker of hair pieces for ladies and gentlemen was called a ___________________ 6. This job involved making a material that we use in building houses out of today and he was called a ___________________________ 7. Find three other trades found in Colonial America and write a description about each. a).trade-1_______________________
b). trade-2_______________________
c). trade-3________________________