Thanksgiving

In class we will be learning the similarities and differences between the Jamestown Colony and the Plymouth Colony (where the First Thanksgiving occurred). Please share these with your family over the Thanksgiving dinner. 

Play these fun Thanksgiving games. 
Thanksgiving Games

COMMENT: What are you thankful for this holiday and why? 

Main Idea and Details Game

Play this game to practice Main Ideas and Details Game!

COMMENT:  What is hard for you with understanding Main Ideas? What is easy for you?  How can this improve your reading?

Review for Jamestown Test

Let's spend time today reviewing for your Jamestown founding test that will be tomorrow!  Click on each link and do the practice activity.  Notice the comment you are expected to complete at the bottom of this page. 

Jamestown Test Practice

Another Practice

Game 3

COMMENT: Why do you think the colony needed to have a government to lead it?  What would have happened if they had not? How do you feel the government should have been organized? 

Would You Have Survived?

Had you lived in the time of the early colonists, would you have survived?
What would you have done to help the colony or would you have been a lazy gentleman?

Play this game to see what John Smith did.

Adventures of John Smith

COMMENT: Answer the questions from above.

The Virginia Colony Government

Watch the video to see what you can learn about the House of Burgesses.  It is a great video with a review of what we have been learning. 

After watching, please comment. 

COMMENT:
If you had been elected a Burgess by the colonist what would you have wanted to government to be like and why?