Activity 1: Narrate the Story
- After reading or listening to the story, narrate the story events aloud using your own words.
Activity 2: Color the Story
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 26 of 'History Coloring Pages for First Grade.'
Activity 3: Map the Story
- In the chapter, General Marion led a ragtag group of American soldiers against the British in South Carolina. Find South Carolina (SC) on the map below.
Activity 4: Model the Story
- Study the picture of General Marion's tower.
- Use Legos or blocks to build the British fort with 4 low walls. Build your fort on top of a couple thick books book to model the Indian mound.
- Next, build a high tower next to your fort. The tower must be higher than the walls of the fort.
- Simulate firing weapons by gently tossing small legos into the fort, both at ground-level and from the top of the tower.
- Imagine standing on top of the tower vs standing on the ground. Which position makes it easier to shoot into the fort?