Movie lesson from a screen capture

Click HERE to watch the movie lesson on the Portrait of George Washington.

Portrait of George Washington, by Charles Willson Peale

Podcasting is positively powerful!

A sailor sings a song, a song that praises his captain for leading the ship and crew into the harbor after a long a dangerous voyage. Everyone on shore is celebrating the safe homecoming when the sailor notices that the captain is lying dead on the deck of the ship. The sailor mournfully walks the deck where the captain has fallen.  



Click HERE to listen to a Podcast by Ms. Cheyenne Araujo as she recites O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman. 

                            
This poem is overflowing with symbolism; the ship being America, the dangerous voyage the Civil War, and of course the captain, President Abraham Lincoln.

Colonial Trades Virtual Tour

Do you ever wonder what life was like and what kind of jobs were available for the Early Americans before the Revolutionary War? 

Understanding this aspect of life can lead to a deeper understanding of the conflict between the American Colonists and Great Britain, and the division between Patriots, Loyalist, and those who remained neutral.


Take the Colonial Trades Virtual Tour here!

8th grade U.S. History Flash Cards

The digital flash cards created are intended for use in an 8th grade U.S. History class to cover terms that relate to:

Founding the American Colonies
Life in Colonial America
Trouble in the Colonies
War of Independence
 

Access Road to Independence Digital Flash Cards here!