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FOCUS QUESTIONS:

1) What types of music were popular, and which instruments did colonists play?
2) What types of dances were popular in colonial times?
3) What indoor games did colonists play?
4) What outdoor games did colonists play?
5) What types of social gatherings did colonists have (quilting bees, cornhusking, barn raising, barn dances, gathering at taverns, etc)?

Helpful Resources:

Music and Dance
Jaw Harp
About the Fifes and Drums -Scroll down to read the history info. Then, click on the links in the brown box on the left to read about the instruments and other topics.
History of Patriotic Songs
Dances of Colonial America
About Early American Music
Colonial Games Slideshow
Colonial Children's Games (http://www.pencaderheritage.org/main/teachtool/teachtools.html)
Colonial Kids and Cards
Games (Play)
Old Sturbridge Village: Online Collections- Scroll down and click on the appropriate collection to view artifacts that were used in the New England colonies
Colonial Quilt
Colonial Woman: Entertainment
Colonial Quilting
Tavern Keeper
The Taverns
Colonial Williamsburg Historic Buildings: Click on the links to learn more about the historical buildings at Colonial Williamsburg. This page includes a link to Raleigh Tavern, which was one of the main taverns in Williamsburg.
Encyclopedia article about "Colonial Life in America" - Open the World Book application in your dock. It looks like a blue globe. Click on Topics. Type "Colonial Life in America" in the search box and press Return. The article will appear in the big box on the right. Scroll down the article until you find the bold heading/section that relates to your topic. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION!
History Alive textbook Chapter 9- This is another good source of information
If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days by Ann McGovern
If You Lived in Colonial Times by Barbara Brenner
Colonial Kids by Laurie Carlson
Children's Life in Colonial America by George Rice
History Pockets: Colonial America by Marc Tyler Nobleman
and other books about colonial times available in our class and school library!