Revolutionary War

We've finished our unit on the Revolutionary War. We will review Wednesday and take the test on Friday. You can find the study guide in the link above. The kids (particularly my homeroom) had a fun time watching the documentary and enjoyed learning about Roger Lamb and General Burgoyne, or perhaps just liked the actors who played those parts. Hopefully everyone learned about history and not just that General Burgoyne never blinked!

Really. He never blinked. Terrence Mann has real talent.

Capture the Flag

Today in history we played a game of Capture the Flag outside on the blacktop. The kids were happy to get outside but not exactly so happy that the game was rigged to be a historical metaphor. Pretty soon, the kids realized who were the Americans and who were the British. Hopefully they will be able to keep the game in mind as we start out unit on the war itself. During this time, the kids will be taking notes, watching clips of a very well done documentary, discussing, and listening to me lecture (but just a little bit).

I meant to take pictures of Capture the Flag  but I must have been too interested in the game to remember to do so. Sorry!