13 Colonies in Coins and Stamps |
| This printable illustrates how elements of the 13 Colonies are honored on American coins and stamps and challenges students learning about the 13 Colonies to design their own coin and stamp representing the colonies. |
Use this Activity: |
| Discuss - Read the introduction to the activity and encourage students to brainstorm symbols that could represent the 13 Colonies. Discuss the examples given on the activity page, and tell students that collecting coins and stamps are great ways to connect with history, and allow us to honor and commemorate people and events in history. |
| Morning Work - This activity takes most students about 15-20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. |
| Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies. |
| Interactive Notebooks - This activity can be used as a great entry to add to interactive social studies notebooks. |
| Part of a Lesson - Teaching about the 13 Colonies? This is a really fun activity for students to work on toward the end of the unit, when they've learned about the colonies. |
| Share - Have students share their work. Consider displaying the work in the classroom or hallway. |