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Editor's Notes

• #2: I heard you groan when I said Revolution. There is so much in the colonial time period, let us find something that you the teacher can get excited about.
• #3: Yes, the revolutionary war was a war, but there is so much more to it than just fighting. Most young boys enjoy the fighting, but what about the girls? What about the teacher? You teach your best when you are excited about the topic. So make it exciting for you. Once you are excited, all the kids will be as well.
• #4: Debating is a skill that students can work on. Colonial times had much to be debated. Students can research and join in lively debates on either side. This is an opportunity for research, non fiction reading, writing and presentations.
• #5: The dress, the fashion, and what people did for a living is so different from how we live today. There are many avenues of interest that are opened by looking at the everyday life of colonials.
• #6: Our American history is founded on the natural resources that are here. Each area, colony and state has been formed because of the trees, coal, and wildlife that is found in an area. There is a continued effect of jobs relating to natural resources. This is an important time in to students lives outside and after school.
• #7: There are many way in which men and women are now equal. That wasn’t always so. Jobs like the blacksmith were traditionally male jobs. Women had traditional roles as well that can give young girls perspective on what it means to be equal.
• #8: This apothecary gives a glimpse into more of the difference between colonial time and our own. The stores, and more impressively to me, the lack of choices in the stores is mind boggling. What was available? Where did it come from? How did the limit of goods effect the war? All of these are intriguing questions that lead to a deeper understanding of what was worth fighting for.
• #9: Students and teachers may not always see eye to eye on what is important in life. Food is an equalizer. We all need food, and it is part of our every day conversation. The ease of growing and harvesting food is what has changed our civilization over time. It should be part of our education. In colonial times, there was a better system for consistent food supply than what the natives had, but a far cry from what our students have today.
• #10: The men and women that rose to the top in the revolution are inspiring in ways that are hard to come by in this day and age. These leaders should be studied and learned about to enrich students understand of what it is to be determined, loyal, brave, and patriotic. Go! Get excited, find a piece of the Revolution that you can make your own.