Students will begin to understand a variety of jobs and trades that people engaged in during the Colonial Era, especially through apprenticeships.

Keyword: Elementary School, American History, Colonies

Primary sources will be used to augment "The 14th Colony: The American Revolution’s Best Kept Secret" in order to develop and enhance student understanding of the importance of Florida’s role in the American Revolution

Keyword: Florida, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, Colonies

Learn how to match leaves with trees. Identify the difference between compound and simple leaves. Identify fruit trees and trees with needles.

Keyword: 8th Grade, 9th Grade, Community Classroom, Trees, Colonies, Vacation Project

Students will research the challenges colonists faced in establishing the Jamestown Colony, the first English settlement in America and present findings with a model of the fort.

Keyword: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Jamestown, colonization, Colonies

Students will write a letter from the perspective of a colonist to a friend or family member in England, explaining the experiences and hardships encountered in daily life of the Jamestown settlement

Keyword: 8th Grade, Jamestown, History, Colonies