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[|Turn ads off - $5/month] Group 1- Members: Alec, Ethan, Rebecca,Sammy

Use this space to report on our trip to Colonial Plantation. Use the following topics-. Each member of the group will report on one topic while others will edit/revise all the parts of the report. While one person is writing/editing this Wiki, the rest of the group can look for pictures to add as well as finding links and other useful information to put on this page.
 * 1) The archeology dig.
 * 2) The colonial Kitchen- cooking and tools.
 * 3) The colonial one room school- learning and writing.
 * 4) Appropriate links pertaining to your subject.

Archeological Dig The archeological dig was a very cool part of the trip. Lots of people found different things in the digging space. There were many different jobs at the dig such as the sifters who sifted the sand away from the artifact with giant sand sifters. The diggers dug for the artifacts and brought it to the sifters. There were many objects to dig for. That is why the dig was a cool part of the trip.


 *  Our One-Room Schoolhouse **

At Colonial Plantation, I learned that teachers had to teach colonial children from 6 to 14 all in the same room. I also learned that if a colonial child gave the teacher an apple, it meant that the teacher could live in that child’s house. The families took turns having the teacher live with them as a way to pay the teacher for her hard work. While we were there, we practiced writing with ink and a quill, just like the children had to do back then. They also had to learn to write with the most fancy handwriting. It was so hard to write like they did. We had to lean spelling and practice the alphabet and sentences in Quaker handwriting. Also we went over the class rules. They were so strict. If you got kicked out of class, you would have to pay back the teacher with firewood. I had a great time learning like the Quakers did. Rebecca Spivack go to [|http://www.colonialplantation.org/] to find out more.