Explore Colonial America!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments

Explore Your World

by Verna Fisher, Bryan Stone (Illustrator)

In Explore Colonial America! , kids ages 6-9 learn about America’s earliest days as European settlements, and how the colonists managed to survive, build thriving colonies, and eventually challenge England for independence.

How did the colonists build homes, feed and clothe themselves, and get along with the Native Americans who were already here? This accessible introduction to the colonial period teaches young children about the daily lives of ordinary colonists and offers fascinating stories about those who helped shape the emerging nation. Activities range from creating a ship out of a bar of soap and building a log home out of graham crackers and pretzels to making a wampum necklace. Projects are easy-to-follow, require minimal adult supervision, and use primarily common household products and recycled supplies.

By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore Colonial America! , and have a great time discovering our nation’s founding years.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Renate Deutsche Oma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Purchased for my first grade granddaughter, before our trip to Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. Well written historical background of Colonial America. Includes a concise bibliographies of famous people, a glossary, resources, and index. Included in chapters are words to know (which are bold in the text), Q & A, Just for Fun, Cool Facts plus activities. Can't wait to do the activities this summer.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would make a wonderful companion book for teachers focusing on this period in history and looking for interesting facts and
kid-friendly activities like making a log cabin using pretzel rods and icing. Words specific to the period are defined throughout the book and there are "cool facts" that are just that, they don't disappoint.