4th Grade Colonial Fair

Fourth grade social studies units focus on the history of the city of Philadelphia. Journeying along our timeline, we have arrived at the colonial period in our history. To enter into the lives of colonial Americans, students spend time researching a trade or job that could commonly be found during that time period.

To conclude the unit, fourth grade students hosted a Colonial Trade Fair where visitors to our classrooms learned more about the many unique trades that were part of colonial communities.

March 12 was an exciting time in our rooms, as students were transformed into colonial trades people. 

There were:

...milliners ready to teach us how to sew. 

...innkeepers with yummy colonial food to share! 

...printers who taught us the art of printing. 

...apothecaries with "medicine" to treat our ailments. 

Farmers taught us how to make fences. 

Surveyors and shipwrights were on hand even while a blacksmith worked tirelessly!

Silversmiths fashioned beautiful products out of aluminum. 

Wheelwrights made nifty wheels. 

Barbers gave their customers delicious shaves.