1. Begin the lesson by introducing the three concepts of money, barter, and credit. Ask the students to explain what each concept means and write their responses on the board. 

2. Introduce the worksheets (paper sheet with  tables) and explain that they will be completing a series of activities to help them understand the ways in which money, barter, and credit were used in the Virginia colony. 

3. Divide the students into pairs /  fours and have them complete the worksheets together. 

4. After they have finished the worksheets, have the students share their answers with the class. 

5. To review the concepts, have the students play a imagine game of "Colonial Barter." Give each student a certain amount of colonial money and/or barter items and have them compete together to have some fun. Create a rules of barter for some common resources from virginia, etc.
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