Costumed presenters, “at home in the keeping room,” will share with your students a Colonial family’s world. Historical material is based on life styles of mid-18th Century New England.
Reproductions of Colonial household artifacts are displayed and explained in an atmosphere of their original settings.
The presentation revolves around a typical family’s day. The heart of the Colonial home in the convenience of your school.
“A Visit to the Keeping Room” is not a play. It is a one and one-half hour presentation and sharing of information, teaching your students by relating mid-18th Century history to every day life.
Enriching the Present ~ Lessons from the Past
Today’s school budgets squeeze every teacher’s “extra curricula” plans very tight. The Pine Tree Shilling’s Educational Resources provide for year’s of use for one price. Excellent resources to enhance American Colonial Studies in programs and as programs at schools, historic sites, camps, clubs and at home.
Offerings for 2008:
A Colonial Query ~
A bag of challenges – “what is it?” A selection of eight items commonly found in the Colonial Home. Neatly contained in a cloth roll, the audience/students are invited to provide the answer to “what is it?” An answer key is included. $35
“Enriching the Present – Lessons from the Past”
Handbook for Interdisciplinary Studies in American Colonial History ~
This handbook contains 24 lesson ideas that can be adapted for a range of ages. Looking at Colonial history as “daily life,” rather than a series of dates to be memorized, will bring a fresh appreciation to young people for history. Topics include: Science, Art, Music, Math, English, and Social Studies. Two Bibliographies of suggested readings are included to accommodate different age groups. $14.75
The Artistic Touch in Everyday American Colonial Life ~
The creative touch was found all around the homes of 17th &18th Century America. This unique resource shares the places less often thought about. In-cluded with the “Artistic Touch…” handbook are full color study cards, and four hands-on examples of artistic technique in textiles and coinage. $78
Bartering Works When Money is Short ~
~ This resource is an excellent way to incorporate a history lesson with a math exercise. “Bartering Works When Money is Short” teaches how to record purchases using the Colonial monetary system of
pounds, shillings and
pence, and to incorporate the use of barter. Includes a shilling for 30 students and master worksheets. (Additional coins can be ordered separately for $1 ea.) $42.75
Dressing the 18th Century Child ~
A helpful aid for schools, re-enactors of Colonial history, camps or clubs, “Dressing the 18th C. Child” includes patterns, study cards, and two handbooks: one on basic children’s clothing; the second, on building a costume reference resource of your own. $62
