Feb. 14, 2007: Second and Third Amendments

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Activities:

1. What was life like in Colonial times for kids? Draw a picture of a chore that kids back then might have done.

2. Find three items in the newspaper that were used in Colonial times and are still used today. Now find three modern items that would have made life easier for people living in the Colonies. Paste your items on a piece of paper. Write a sentence next to each item telling why you chose it.

3. How do you think the Colonists faced danger? Write a short paragraph describing two different ways you think the Colonists protected themselves.

4. Select your favorite comic strip in the newspaper. Now think about how the characters might have acted during the Colonial period. Draw a new strip with the characters living in the late 1700s.

5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn about the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. If you could propose an amendment to the Constitution, what would it be? Write a paragraph describing your amendment and explaining why you think it would make the Constitution better.

This week's standards:

• Students understand family life in various places long ago. (History)
  
• Students describe the geographic context that has influenced people and events in the past. (Geography)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)