American Revolution

Today was another fun day for the 5th graders. Instead of doing a regular field trip, they had a "field trip" come to them. This is an awesome Walk Through the Revolution program that lets the kids participate and learn by "doing." They were each assigned a role to play for the day, as well as learn different terms and reenactments having to do this period in history.
Zoe was set to play Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams (our 2nd president), and mother of John Quincy Adams (our 6th president).
She enjoyed telling everyone how she supported education for women, and became a strong reader and writer, even with no formal education. During the war, she managed their farm, taught their children, and expressed her political views in letters written to her husband.

She also had to explain the Declaratory Act. They all worked hard on memorizing their lines! She then participated in one of several battle scenes from the Revolutionary War.

Zoe was also part of the Red Coats, and each team had to work together to get answers to some trivia questions in order to play a game at the end of the program. The Red Coats were excited to learn that they had earned the most points throughout the program!

The class had a great time learning a lot about our history. They sure looked great all dressed up!