In my meager attempts so far this fall to teach history, we have studied the American Revolution. We breezed quickly through the Native Americans and explorers as Peter was eager to get to the battles. The timing couldn't have been more perfect for us to attend the Colonial week celebration at Alamance Battleground. The kids and I made the 1 hour drive Monday. We all had a wonderful time and learned a tremendous amount.
You can tell by the look on Emma's face that she was enthralled with this process.
However, I'm not so sure they appreciated the lesson these ladies gave on what each of the children would have been doing throughout the day to help their parents. Nor was Ryan too impressed that he would have been wearing a white dress!
We came to the cooking station soon before lunch. I have to say I'm so thankful for sliced bread, peanut butter and jelly.
I'm glad we have this practical example to refer back too when the kids ask for their own room. Twelve children and 2 adults, in the family of John Allen, lived in this tiny log cabin. I'm guessing nobody had their own space or even their own chair at the dinner table.
Amongst everyone, the favorite station was the cannon firing!
Following closely behind, in second place, was the musket shooting.
As cheesy as the saying is it was really great to see "history come alive".
The Regulators were stationed near this rock and Govenor Tyron's militia was stationed by the red flags.
You can tell by the look on Emma's face that she was enthralled with this process. 
However, I'm not so sure they appreciated the lesson these ladies gave on what each of the children would have been doing throughout the day to help their parents. Nor was Ryan too impressed that he would have been wearing a white dress!
We came to the cooking station soon before lunch. I have to say I'm so thankful for sliced bread, peanut butter and jelly.
I'm glad we have this practical example to refer back too when the kids ask for their own room. Twelve children and 2 adults, in the family of John Allen, lived in this tiny log cabin. I'm guessing nobody had their own space or even their own chair at the dinner table.
Amongst everyone, the favorite station was the cannon firing!
Following closely behind, in second place, was the musket shooting.
As cheesy as the saying is it was really great to see "history come alive". 
The Regulators were stationed near this rock and Govenor Tyron's militia was stationed by the red flags.
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