S.S.+Family+Activity

= __Social Studies Family Activity Page __ = **Home Activity #1: **

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Our class will be exploring what it was like for British immigrants to move to the America’s in the mid 1700’s. At the beginning of the unit, students will be creating a list of possessions they want to bring on their journey across the Atlantic. Please work with your student at home and discuss the possible possessions an immigrant might need to move to early America. =====


 * Home Activity #2: **

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Students will be creating characters and families from colonial Boston. One of the requirements is to create an extended family for each character. To help students gain a better understanding of this concept please talk to your student about extended families at home. =====

Questions to consider:

 * =====What is an extended family? =====
 * =====Who is in your extended family? =====
 * =====How is extended family different from immediate family? =====


 * Home Activity #3: **

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Students are writing a report about their characters, explaining import aspects of their character’s daily life in colonial Boston. Please help your student at home with research and organization for their report. =====

Questions to consider:

 * =====Where can your student find information about colonial Boston? =====
 * =====What are some similarities and difference from life in the colonies and life today? =====
 * =====Does students report include an introduction, supporting examples and details, and a conclusion? =====
 * =====Do the descriptions flow from one event to the other? =====