Chores
Now we use a dishwasher, what did people do then?
Wash dishes using water from lake/river.
We use pens and pencils for writing.
What did colonial people use?
They used a feather (quill) and ink.
Tommy said he really needed a new Xbox. Is this a need? Why or why not?
No, you don't need an Xbox to survive.
Things that people would like to have.
Wants
Colonial people washed clothes by hand: used water from lake/river and a washboard.
How do we wash clothes today?
We use a washing machine to wash clothes.
We have many classrooms for each grade in our schools.
What was their school like?
Schools back then had one large room for many grades.
Name one need people must have.
Shelter or food or clothes.
Things that people must have.
Needs
How did colonial people heat their homes?
They used wood in a fireplace or wood stove.
We have chromebooks and paper to help us with our writing.
What did children in colonial days use?
They used birch bark.
A chart that shows main events in time order.
Timeline
We go shopping at stores to buy our clothes.
What did colonial people do when they needed clothes?
They made their own clothes.
Now, we have heaters in our classrooms. In colonial days, wood was needed to make a fire. Who was responsible for bringing in the wood and what would happen if they forgot?
The boys had to bring in the wood and if they forgot they had to sit far away from the fire.
In colonial days, people used wood to build this need. What need is this?
Shelter
What do we mean by the word shelter?
A place to live, a home.
We use an oven/stove for cooking our meals.
What did colonial people use?
They used a large pot over a fire.
Now, all boys and girls go to school for the same amount of years. In colonial days, why didn't the girls stay in school as long as the boys?
The girls left school to learn how to cook and clean and take care of the family.
Name a want a colonial child (boy or girl) may have had.
Ball, dolls, marbles.
Give an example of a chore a child may have done in colonial days.
(any acceptable answer)