Activity 1: Narrate the Story
- After reading or listening to the story, narrate the story events aloud using your own words.
Activity 2: Act Out the Story
- Pretend to be a drummer boy for Washington's Army.
- Using your hands as drumsticks and a table as your drum, create at least three unique beats to signal different things.
- For example, a fast beat might mean it is time to eat lunch and a slow beat might mean you need to get a drink of water.
Activity 3: Color the Story
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 22 of 'History Coloring Pages for First Grade.'
Activity 4: Color the Story
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 23 of 'History Coloring Pages for First Grade.'
Activity 5: Study the Story Picture
- Study the picture below of Washington crossing the Delaware River to fight the Hessians in Trenton. Zoom in to see the details.
- Find George Washington (the man standing in the nearest boat with his foot up).
- There is one other man standing in Washington's boat. What is he holding? (An American flag.)
- How do you know from the river that it is winter in the painting? (There is ice in the river.)
- What is the man at the front of the boat doing? (Using his foot/oar to push ice out of the way and clear a path for the boat through the water.)
Activity 6: Map the Story
- In the chapter, it mentions fighting in the states of New York and New Jersey. Find New York (NY) and New Jersey (NJ) on the map below.
Activity 7: Map the Story
- Zoom in and study the map of New Jersey below.
- The Delaware River drains into the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Find the outlet of Delaware River (labeled 'Delaware Riv.' in blue).
- Trace the river up to the red star marking Trenton, capital city of New Jersey. Note that the river runs along the border of New Jersey, dividing it from Pennsylvania.