American Revolution

Paul Revere, Boston Massacre, and Boston Tea Party Lesson Plan
American Revolution Unit: Paul Revere, Boston Massacre, & Boston Tea Party
This is week 2 of a 6 week hands-on unit study on the American War for Independence. Hold a tea party, act out the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party, bake a pound cake, examine the work of silversmiths, and more! This week's focus is on Paul Revere, Boston Massacre, and Boston Tea Party. My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 14 children between ...

King George III, Patrick Henry, & Samuel Adams Lesson Plan
American Revolution Unit: King George III, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams
This is week 1 of a 6 week hands-on unit on the American War for Independence. Make tricorn hats and mob caps, "brew" root beer with Samuel Adams, bake cornmeal molasses rolls, and more! My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 14 children between the ages of 0-12. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use these fun lessons with your ...

Lexington and Concord, Thomas Jefferson, and Declaration of Independence Lesson Plan
American Revolution Unit: Lexington & Concord, Thomas Jefferson, and Declaration of Independence
This is week 3 of a 6 week hands-on unit study on the American War for Independence. Make tin can lanterns, reenact the Battles of Lexington and Concord, make ink and sign the Declaration of Independence with a quill pen, eat ice cream with Thomas Jefferson, and more! My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 14 children between the ages of 0-12. Even ...

American Revolution Presentations and Field Trip Ideas
This is the culminating activity we did after a 6 week hands-on unit on the American Revolution. We had a colonial-themed dinner and the children each dressed up as a famous person from the American Revolution time period and presented on him/her. My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 14 children between the ages of 0-12. Even if you're not meeting...