Book Summary
This is an introduction to life for children in colonial America. It places readers in a day-in-the-life scenario of a colonial child and makes comparisons to modern-day life with the many conveniences children take for granted. Readers also get a glimpse of the hardships and benefits of life 300 years ago. The illustrations add rich texture to the text. 

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategies
Children use a variety of strategies to determine word meaning and comprehend text. The target strategy for this lesson is: Making connections between what they are reading and what they already know. 

Word and Print Skills

Phonics
Diphthongs 

Word Work
Grammar
Adjectives
Compound words 

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension skills as children work to understand the text. The target comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Compare and contrast. 

Visual Learning
Discuss how important the illustrations and photographs are to providing information about colonial times. Pictures showing dress, houses, tools, and the environment add to the description of everyday life. You may ask children how the illustrations and photographs helped them understand the text. 

Targeted Vocabulary Words

Content Words
colonial, washbasin, lantern, churn, plow, oxen, mill,

These are words that children will encounter in the text. You may want to review and discuss what the words are and have children add them to the classroom word wall or dictionary.