We ended the Children Long Ago unit with the sewing of patchwork pillows. It was hard work, but the pillows come out beautifully!

What fun we had on Colonial Day! We began our day with the school bell. Each child then made their manners to the teacher. Boys sat on one side of the room and girls on the other. We read from primers, wrote with quill pens, had a math relay, played alphabet geography, and ended our […]

We began our children long ago with games and toys that colonial children may have played. We then moved onto the one room schoolhouse and are currently studying colonial craftsmen. Throughout this unit we are also creating a historical timeline of important events from Jamestown, Virginia to the Revolutionary War.