second grade unit four: learning about the beginning of the georgia colony sarah blascovich brown...
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Second Grade Unit Four:Learning About the
Beginning of the Georgia Colony Sarah Blascovich Brown
Teacher on Assignment
Figuring out “what” to teach:• Who are Oglethorpe,
Tomochichi, & Musgrove?• Why do we remember them
today?• How did they interact with
each other?• How did they influence our
state (even today)?• How are our lives different
from theirs?
Colonial Georgians:
Pictures: New Georgia Encyclopedia
From the Unit Four Framework:
From the Unit Four Framework:
Colonial Geography• Think about what parts
of the state would be included.
• Think about how the historical figures traveled.
• Think about how the figures adapted & were adapted to their environment.
Early Maps of Georgiahttp://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/83savannah/
83visual3.htm: This NPS site includes a variety of maps, drawings, and other images – the lesson is beyond 2nd grade, but the images are great for discussing how Savannah was a planned city.http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/parishmap.htm: Interesting map of modern Georgia, highlighted to show the colonial parishes just prior to the American Revolution.http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=
/hmf&CISOPTR=26&CISOBOX=1&REC=16: This 1796 map shows Georgia stretching to the Mississippi River1733 map of southeastern North America1734 map of Savannah1734 map of Georgia colony1780 map of Georgia
Allocation of Goods & Services
How would your group divide this candy bar?
Allocation of Goods & Services• Price• Majority rule• Contest• Force• First-come, first-served• Sharing• Lottery• Personal characteristics
Making this real
for students
This activity, from the Unit Four
framework, helps students
understand barter, and leads to a
discussion of why currency has
(largely) replaced barter.
Resources:Resources:• The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Oglethorpe):
http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1058&sug=y
• The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Tomochichi):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-689&hl=y
• The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Musgrove):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-688&sug=y
• The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Colonial immigration):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/HistoryArchaeology/ColonialEraTrusteePeriod/Topics-4&id=h-3215
Resources:Resources:• Very detailed timeline of the Georgia colony:
http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/timelineindex.htm
• Mary Musgrove background:http://www.georgiawomen.org/_honorees/bosomworthmm/index.htm
• Mary Musgrove’s Historical Marker:http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=12556
• Tomochichi Memorial:http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/tomochi.htm
• Fairly comprehensive list of Oglethorpe links:http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/oglethorpe.htm
Literature Resources:Literature Resources:
James Oglethorpe, by Amelia Pohl{State Standards Publishing}
~Also has books about the other Georgia historical figures.
Voices from Colonial America: Georgia, by Robin Doak{National Geographic}
Jeremiah Makes History Hop, by Pam Alexander{BeSweet Publications}
Teaching Unit Four:Individuals, Groups, & Institutions:
Contributions of Tomochichi, Musgrove, OglethorpeCooperation (as appropriate) between these three figuresCharacter traits of figures
LocationReview ways that geography impacts lifestyleDiscuss impact of Georgia coast on early English colonists, and
ways that geography affected Tomochichi & Musgrove’s Creek communities
Why Savannah site was chosen (very general overview)
Teaching Unit Four:Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Ways that Creek & colonists obtained things they could not make themselves
Allocation of goods & servicesBarter/trade vs. currency
Time, Change, and ContinuityDifferences in colonial times & oursCity of Savannah – still there!Musgrove’s trading post – similar to modern storeColonial government and our state government today