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Roll and Read (Green) 1 2 3 4 5 In the year 1607 the first English colonists came to . Next they weave the yarn into wool cloth. Then they sew the cloth into clothing. Most of the homes in colonial New England are like the cottages that the colonists lived in back in . The colonists grow corn and other vegetables. Older children help clean the home, weed the gardens, and carry wood. Let’s travel north from and farther ahead in time. Men and boys in colonial wear shorts pants, called breeches. They are made of wood boards. They have steep, thatched roofs. Colonial families drink milk from their goats. They eat bacon and ham from their pigs. Colonial boys and girls learn to read and write. Boys learn job skills by working with craftsmen. Most of the settlers have come from by ship. They wear long stockings that go to their knees. The cottage has only one room. It is called a keeping room. There is no refrigerator in 1650. Meat must be salted or smoked so that it does not spoil. Children in the colonies might have fewer toys than you do. colonists have to make almost everything themselves. Girls and women wear long wool skirts and aprons. The family cooks, eats, works, and sleeps in the keeping room. Apples are sliced and hung to dry. Vegetables are stored in a cool, dirt cellar under the ground. If you had been a colonial child, you would have worked hard. When they need clothes, they make yarn from sheep’s wool. Outdoors and indoors, they wear caps called coifs. In most families everyone sits on rough benches or small barrels. There is always much to be done here in colonial . Farm animals need food. It’s interesting to think about living at a different time in our country’s history. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
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