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Early Artisans (Early Settler Life)

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I just used this book with my 4th graders this year. I was able to use it to teach the Georgia Performance Standard SS4H3b. I introduced the book in a mini lesson on picture captions the first day. This goes with the informational writing ELA standard. It has so many illustrations that can be useful to integrate the social studies standards in with ELA instruction. I used it the second day in social studies and I chose to read some of the excerpts for the more important artisans. We created a graphic organizer to go along with what we learned. This book incorporates so mant facinating and interesting things inside its pages! I highly suggest this text!

This book packs a lot of information into just 64 pages. Every page is illustrated, using both illustrations from antique publications and photos of reenactors performing farm, household, and manufacturing tasks. Indexed, includes short glossary. Children from 3rd grade through even high school will get an idea of what the world was like before everything was made by machines or overseas. Plenty of young people are featured in the illustrations, including a few children working. A great book to read with your kids before visiting historical sites or museums, also a handy resource for teachers.
Some of the many processes covered are:
glass blowing
harness making
apprenticeship
making musical instruments
spinning and weaving
shoemaking
blacksmithing
printing
bricks and pottery
clock and jewelry making
wagons, sleighs, and carriages