Colonial Kids Creative Classroom

Dear Families,
There is so much I want to catch you up on! And I will, I promise!

First, let me tell you about our in-school field trip:

Our class will be participating in an in-school field trip on Monday, November 5th!   We will have guides from St. Augustine Guides joining us in early November to kick off our American History Unit.  We will be learning about colonial kids through hands on experiences.

           

Colonial Kids Creative Classroom was written to give students information on how hard life was in colonial times. The guide, in period clothing, explains each chore that the students will do and why. These chores are all part of colonial life in St. Augustine. Students play a big part in this section as they answer questions orally and play a Colonial riddle game.

           

They will then participate in all of these chores:

1.     Corn shelling and grinding with mortars and pestle

2.     Weaving wool on a simple loom/making wool yarn with a drop spindle

3.     Basic chain weaving with palm leaves which were used for baskets

4.     Stringing shells for jewelry

5.     Writing with a quill pen on parchment/signing a parchment for the teacher

6.     Playing a Colonial riddle game.

7.     Playing with colonial toys

8.     Making a ball & cup toy to keep

Each classroom or school receives a parchment that the students sign with the quill pens.

Each student receives: A ball & cup toy, a palm chain and a shell necklace and a quill pen.

Check out the web site at: www.staugguides.com for more information on the program.

We need parent volunteers for our Field Trip Experience here at school.  Please email me if you can help us Monday November 5^th 12:00 – 1:15pm.