Colonial America NAME: Ellen Lewis SCHOOL: Strongsville City Schools : Kinsner WORKSHOP LOCATION: Kent TITLE OF COMPANION CONTENT PATHFINDER: Colonial America GRADE LEVEL: 5 CURRICULUM/SUBJECT AREA: Social Studies, Language Arts, Science, Technology SPECIFIC TOPIC: Colonial America, Power Point Skills, Bibliography CONTENT INFORMATION Brief Summary of the Topic/Pathfinder: Brief Summary of the Topic/Pathfinder: Colonial America b The students will research a specific aspect of the Colonial America Era. The topics could include different occupations, dwellings, commerce, specific colonies, issues in daily life (clothing, games, cooking, etc.), and people who made a significant impact during this era in history. Dewey Numbers: 600bs b Various occupations 973bs 975bs Subject Headings: Colonial America, colonial life, gristmill, silversmith, blacksmith, milliner, colonial games, colonial education, colonial. CONTENT CATEGORIES BOOKS (NON-FICTION) b This is just a sampling of many excellent books available. Colonial People Series. NY: Crabtree Pub. Co., 2002. (The blacksmith, The colonial cook, Colonial women, The milliner, The woodworkers, The blacksmith.) The colonies;Checkerboard history library. (Series). Edina, Minn.: ABDO Pub., 2001. (The Connecticut Colony, The Delaware Colony, The Georgia Colony, The Maryland Colony, The Massachusetts Colony, The New Hampshire Colony, The New Jersey Colony, The New York Colony, The North Carolina Colony, The Pennsylvania Colony, The South Carolina Colony, The Rhode Island Colony, The Virginia Colony) Earle, Alice Morse. If You Lived in Colonial Days. Omnigraphics, 1989. Earle, Alice Morse. Child Life in Colonial Days. Omnigraphics, 1989. Fradin, Dennis. Thirteen Colonies.(Series) Childrens Press, 1990. (The Connecticut Colony, The Georgia Colony, The Maryland Colony, The Massachusetts Colony, The New Hampshire Colony, The New Jersey Colony, The New York Colony, The North Carolina Colony, The Pennsylvania Colony, The Rhode Island Colony, The Virginia Colony, The Delaware Colony The South Carolina Colony ) Gourley, Catherine. Welcome to Felicitybs world. Middleton, WI: Pleasant, 1999 REFERENCE BOOKS World Book Encyclopedia. 2004. Bock, Judy. Scholastic encyclopedia of the United States. NY: Scholastic, 1997. PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES Eisenberg, Michael, and Robert E. Berkowitz. Information problem-solving : the big six skills approach to library & information skills instruction. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex, 1990. Momsen, Laura. Microsoft PowerPoint 97. Indianapolis, IN: Que Corporation, 1998. WEB SITES (FOR STUDENTS) Colonial America Homepage. 21 Apr. 2004. <http://www.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/his341/colonialamer.htm> Gettysburg College Department of History has put together links to primary sources for Colonial American history. http://www.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/his341/colonialamer.htm Colonial Williamsburg. 21 Apr. 2004. <http://www.history.org/ > The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2004. Take a virtual tour of Colonial WIlliamsburg and learn about varoius aspects of colonial life. http://www.history.org/ WEB SITES (FOR TEACHERS) The Big6. 20 Apr. 2004. <http://www.big6.com/> Information and simple lesson plans for teaching research skills using the Big6 and Super 3 strategies. http://www.big6.com/ INFOHIO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES http://school.eb.com/ Encyclopedia Britnnica online (Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia) <http://school.eb.com/> You will need username and password to access, choose elementary edition. Easy reading level but might not find all the information that they are looking for. American National Biography < http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/ANB.asp> You will need username and password to access. Good information, appropriate reading level, many biographies have photos that can be used. http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/ANB.asp AMICO. (Art Museum Image Consortium) <http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/AMICO.asp> Contains images the students can use in their presentations representing furniture, architecture, and clothing. http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/AMICO.asp Ebsco Host. <http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/EBSCOmiddle.asp> (Middle Search Plus). http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/EBSCOmiddle.asp