Harvest of History is a really neat site that lets students explore the history of New York State agriculture. Explore the Village to watch videos and learn all about life and farming in 1845. While exploring the village, you can save some of the videos you watch to create your own video using the Village Videomaker. You can add text, music, and then you can download or share the video when it’s completed! This would be a great whole class SMART Board activity. Tip: If you wish to save or edit the video later, you will need a “Harvest Code”, which can be obtained by clicking on the Harvest Code section at the top. This site was designed for 4th grade students, so keep that in mind if you decide to use it in the classroom. More information:
The Jamestown Online Adventure found at HistoryGlobe.com is an interactive activity that let’s you create your own colony. You will be scored based on several factors, and then you can compare your colony to Jamestown at the end to see how well you did. From the site: You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony: Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company’s Instructions to help guide you. Also, you can ask your fellow colonists and the Native Americans for advice. Be careful, though, because some advice is better than others! Check it out!
Learning Together is a website that offers a variety of history and geography games, including one on State Abbreviations. Just match the states with the correct abbreviation by touching and dragging. Time yourself or split the class into two teams and keep score. For more practice, you could also try this abbreviations game or take this geography quiz.
Happy Monday! Today I came across (on Delicious) America on the Move from Americanhistory.si.edu. This site offers 3 interactives that help students understand how transportation has changed over time and how it has impacted the growth of America. I’d like to highlight Where’s Everyone Going? From the site: Match a variety of vehicles with their destinations and time periods to learn how much transportation in America has changed over time. Don’t forget to check out the other interactives as well: Drive Through Time and Be a Movie Director.
