Projects about Colonial Life

by Marian Broida

Book Overview

Describes life in colonial times and includes instructions for making related projects such as candles, model windmills, writing with a quill pen, and baking cookies called Shrewsbury cakes.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076141603X
• ISBN13: 9780761416036
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5

Customer Reviews

Engagement

This book is from the Hands-on History series. The teacher may be able to involve students in the learning process through activities. Projects include a fishnet, hornbook, candle making, building a cradle, cooking, making a windmill, writing with a quill pen, and sewing a pocket.

Great fun!

Kids, teens and adults will have fun learning by doing some fun family projects with easy-to-follow and well-illustrated directions to produce several colonial items, including a fishnet, model windmill, candle and a pocket. Projects About Colonial Life would be great for classroom or home study, or for anyone who enjoys learning by doing.