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REVOLUTIONARY WAR WEBSITESA REVOLUTIONARY WEB TOUR: http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html?tqskip=1 Although billed as a webquest, this site from Think Quest offers more of a web tour through the American Revolution--with key players, events, lifestyle, major battles, and more.AMERICAN REVOLUTION SIMULATION: http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst137.html Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness--how did our forefathers plot out a path for the future of our country to include these very basic American tenets? Students will understand these concepts better with the implementation of the activities included in this middle school lesson plan.THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION UNIT: http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm A total of 15 lessons comprises this unit on the American Revolution, each with its own activities and quiz.AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR THEMATIC UNIT: http://people2.clarityconnect.com/webpages4/kcarsons/oconunit/index.htm This unit on the American Revolution employs "Johnny Tremain" and several online resources to throroughly examine the events leading up to the war, and its key players. Lesson plans include Washington, Jefferson, Colonial America activities, and role-playing grievances in the king's court.ELM'S AMERICAN REVOLUTION WEBSITE: On October 19, 1781 in the last significant battle of the American Revolution, British General Cornwallis surrendered more than 7000 soldiers to General George Washington, effectively assuring American victory and independence. Try the following URLs for excellent lessons and activities on the Revolutionary War. A REVOLUTIONARY WEBQUEST: http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html TIMELINE-AMERICA DURING THE AGE OF REVOLUTION: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/timeline.html THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION-VALLEY FORGE (LESSON PLAN): http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@FO8dQU5Q2UQPE/Pages/article.html?article@revolution WHAT WAS THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION? (LESSON PLAN): http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec5/Unit_04/ THE LOYALIST MEETS THE PATRIOT(CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING): http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@NSOMAPDCqiHa6/Pages/article.html?article@loyalist http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/battle/ The class will divide into teams, and using suggested research sites, each team will choose the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. They will of course have to defend their position, for if they win they will be setting up an important battlefield museum upon their chosen site. DECLARING INDEPENDENCE: http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html Use this site for background information and anecdotes on "Drafting the Documents"--writing up the Declaration of Independence, and what it all means. INTERACTIVE PERSPECTIVES ON LIBERTY: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives/index.html This site from PBS was created to partner with the Liberty television series, but can be used quite independently of the programs. Perspectives on Liberty offers an interactive examination of daily life in the colonies, global events at the time of the American Revolution, and military perspectives from both the British and the American sides. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND LITERATURE: http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/ushistory/revolution.html Excellent suggestions here to accompany your study of the Revolutionary War... act out the trial of Benedict Arnold, create a color coded map for cultural groups at the time of war, write your own "Common Sense", compile a leadership portrait; hold peace negotiations, etc. LITERATURE The Riddle of Pencroft Farm George Washington's Socks The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart Tolliver's Secret War Comes to Willie Freeman George the Drummer Boy - Benchley The Boston Coffee Party - Rappaport Samuel's Choice - Berleth Phoebe and the General - Griffin The Sign Painter=S Secret - Hoobler Redcoats and Petticoats - Kirkpatrick Charlotte - Lunn Poor Richard in France - Monjo Revolutionary War on Wednesday - Osborne Daughter of Liberty - Quackenbush The Chester Town Tea Party - Seabrooke This Time, Tempe Wick? - Tomes Hannah of Fairfield - Van Leeuwen Hannah's Helping Hands - Van Leeuwen Hannah's Winter of Hope - Van Leeuwen Sybil's Night Ride - Winnick The Arrow Over the Door - Brouchac An Enemy Among Them - DeFord The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, A Revolutionary War Patriot -Denenberg Betsy Zane. The Rose of Fort Henry -Durrant April Morning - Fast Just did this with fourth graders ... many of these sites are flexible up or down as to level, and are webquests or scavengers, but could be used just to gather information, as well
http://artemis.simmons.edu/~williamf/AmRev/ (very good http://www.alexandriacentral.org/revolution.html http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html http://www.multied.com/Bio/RevoltBIOS/INDEX.html http://www.multied.com/revolt/ http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/tosborne/web_quest.htm http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/game/index.html (very good) http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/history/aha/ARMain.html (maps) http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/carr/task.htm http://www.epd86.org/flashanddash/studentpage.html http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query (photo archive) http://www.trnty.edu/depts/education/TEACH/war/ For info on revolutionary PEOPLE, try my library website at: http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/amrevbio.htm Some of the links may be dead at this point - but you should find quite a few useful ones. Go to our library page http://lps.lexingtonma.org/Libdept/grade5.html You will need to do a little searching to find this but it's worth the effort. When public TV did a documentary on the rev. War they established a "game" for students on their web site. I love it! I have not used it in a year so I hope it's still there. Go to www.pbs.org and search for the Rev War. www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty Also: THE DIARY OF JOSEPH PLUMB MARTIN, A REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER Ed. by Connie & Peter Coop Go to:http://eduscapes.com/42explore/ The site has not only some excellent websites for the Revolutionary War, but also for tons of other themes. Take a look. http://www.asd.wednet.edu/EagleCreek/Barnard/sites/ss/US/amrev.htm http://www.ackley.k12.ia.us/library/new%20library%20web%20page/elementaryresources.htm Last year I collected some sites, they are available at http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/amrev.html (may have some broken links, as I haven't check them this year yet) also have a 13 colonies site of links http://www.d303.org/schools/scn/stcnlrc/colonial_america.htm http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JHS/URLs/displayURLs.cfm?Topic=Revolutionary%20War I signed up for the Classroom Flyer Digest and get a list of web sites from them every Friday. the subscription is free and the sites have been wonderful. Here is the place to sign up and here is a list of web sites from them from a couple of Fridays ago. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION All subscription options to The Classroom Flyer are now online, at: http://www.learningcompanyschool.com/classroomflyer CHILDREN IN COLONIAL AMERICA: http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM Children Then & Now is the theme for this unit, whereby life in Colonial America is viewed from the unique per-spective of children--how they dressed, what they ate, what their games and routines were, etc. HOW TO MAKE SOAP: http://medinfo.wustl.edu/~ysp/MSN/experiments/archive/854443814.Ch.html This lesson plan utilizes chemistry and the arts to craft replica pioneer-style soap. Try this activity if your class is planning a Pioneer Day. COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG LESSON PLAN COLLECTION: http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchinfo.htm#classroom Over 15 lesson plans are available to teachers here, of-fering a well-rounded view of American Colonial life. Scroll two-thirds of the way down this Teaching Resources page to choose your lesson plan topic. COLONIAL HOME REMEDIES: http://www.history.org/history/teaching/medicine.htm Ask your students what would happen if they became ill in Colonial America; then take a look at this lesson plan to understand how injuries and sicknesses were treated. |
