Next co-op we will be learning about the Pilgrims.  Check out these sites to learn some interesting facts about the Pilgrims.

http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/plymoth1.php


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2XXJ1EID6I&feature=related

                   






The kids can pick one of the following extra credit options.
Extra Credit:
1. Write a paragraph about the Pilgrims military leader, Captain Myles Standish
2. List 10 facts about the Pilgrims journey on the Mayflower
3. List 5 similarities and 5 differences about the life of a Pilgrim child compared to your life
4. Make a Pilgrim hat
5. Color the map of the New Colonies in the New World 

We had a fun first co-op sailing, trading furs, trading spices and establishing a colony just like Samuel Champlain.  

Next co-op we will learn about Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the warlords of Japan.  Use the links below to answer the questions to your history detective.

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/history/q2.html

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/history/q3.html

https://etap.org/demo/grade7_history/lesson5/instructiontutor_last.html

The links below are to a video and a game called Little Samurai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz_hcMD3l3U&feature=related

http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/action/littlesamurai/