Most children are opting to read their Colonial America research materials as their SSR choice. There have also been a lot of meetings in the driveway and whole group brainstorm sessions
- - drawing maps of where to set up the tables on the day of the event
- sketching drafts of the signs that will hang outside each shop
- researching and choosing names that are historically accurate
- considering whether each presenter should also have an apprentice
We have also arranged a special guest to come and talk about Glassblowing!
The Glassblower
by Christine Petersen
If your child is this group, see if you can figure out which profession he/she is choosing to research and present. And here is the list of resources so far.
Other options for Independent Work Time for the older group are Math (Techniques of Problem Solving decks), Handwork (knitted animals or counted cross-stitch), and the Mapping/World Geography main lesson books.
General Resources
The Pilgrim Story
by W.F. Atwood
includes the passenger lists from the Mayflower, the Fortune, and the Little James; used to find historically accurate first and last names
Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626 
by Gary Bowen
this made an excellent lunchtime read aloud story during this project
The Apothecary
The Apothecary
by Christine Petersen
Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines
Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal
by Ellen Evert Hopman
interview with an herbalist
The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith
by Christine Petersen
The Blacksmith
by Bobbie Kalman
The Forgotten Arts & Crafts: Skills from Bygone Days
by John Seymour
The Carpenter
The Carpenter
by Michael Burgan
William's House
by Ginger Howard
A Museum of Early American Tools
by Eric Sloane
The Colonial Woodworker by Laura Sullivan
Understanding Hide Glue article
Tools and Trades of Bethabara Exhibit article
with illustrations from Eric Sloane's
A Museum of Early American Tools and A Reverence for Wood
The Cook
The Colonial Cook
by Laura Sullivan
Goody O'Grumpity
by Carol Ryrie Brink
Projects About the American Revolution (Hands-On History)
by Marian Broida
Stewed Pears, p.15
we also looked up recipes on the Colonial Williamsburg and Mount Vernon websites
The Dressmaker
- The Colonial Dressmaker by Laura Sullivan
American Family of the Colonial Era: Paper Dolls in Full Color
by Tom Tierney
The Button Box
by Margarette S. Reid
Projects About Colonial Life (Hands-On History)
by Marian Broida
Sewing a Pocket, pp.40-42
The Millinery Shop article
Milliner and Mantua-maker article
The Gunsmith
The Gunsmith
by Wil Mara
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
chapter 3, "The Long Rifle"
How Flintlock Guns Work article
How Did Settlers Make Gunpowder? article
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