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Educational material from
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Teacher’s guides containing primary source
material, illustrations, maps and learning activities designed to supplement the study of
Pilgrim history.
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The
Pilgrims &
the Fur Trade:
A curriculum unit for grades 5-7.
Published in cooperation with the General
Society of Mayflower Descendants |
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47
single-sided pages, punched and packaged in shrinkwrap with
its own 3-ring binder.
Cost: $10 |
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Students
will explore the financing of early Plymouth and learn how
the laws of supply and demand affected the early American
colonial economy as they follow the process from raw
materials (beaver skins) to the finished goods (expensive,
sought-after English-made beaver hats).
Activities
such as brainstorming on economic issues past and present,
discussing readings from Bradford and other 17th century authors,
engaging in "critical thinking " exercises, writing
short essays, creating and acting out skits, solving bartering and
math problems, and designing their own currency will encourage
students to recognize the complexity of historical cause and
effect. All the activities, plus the additional enrichment
and challenge exercises, are based on primary sources of 17th
century Plymouth Colony, augmented by visuals and maps from the
collections of Pilgrim Hall Museum.
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Are you a
teacher in a Massachusetts school system?
Thanks to the generosity of the Massachusetts Mayflower Society, you
may qualify to receive a FREE copy of "The Pilgrims
& the Fur Trade."
Contact Peggy Baker at pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org
for more information. |
and
Pilgrims
by Susan Moger. Scholastic, 1995.
$11.95
64 pages. A complete theme unit for grades K-3. Developed in cooperation with Pilgrim Hall
Museum.
This comprehensive handbook offers teachers a variety of activities and resource
opportunities, many devised and child-tested by the Museum’s Education Committee. |
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