Jamestown National Historic Site

Next week, my US I class will begin looking at the British colonies.  Jamestown, the first lasting British settlement in North America, is naturally our starting point. I was looking for some kind of activity to have the students do when I stumbled upon a great website - Virtual Jamestown .  I haven’t worked out the entire lesson plan yet, but I’ll probably post the outcome when I’m finished. I spent a good hour or two poking around the site and it definitely seems like an interesting resource to me.  Some of the resources would be better suited for a college student doing research, ... Read Full Story

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