Colonial Days

Imagine living in the Colonial times. That was about 375 years ago in

Wethersfield!

Turn to your partner and talk about what things were different then.

Think about how is this kitchen different from your kitchen?

Make a list of things you see in this kitchen.

What else do you see in this kitchen?

What are they doing to prepare the food? What kind of foods are they preparing?

Look carefully at this stove!

ADD MORE TO YOUR LIST

Stop Here!

Go backback to review and find more things to add

to your list. Can you ADD ADD the names of some of the colonial cooking tools?

The kitchen in this house is much like the kitchens you just examined

Let’s think about the fabric or textiles of the colonial period!

A colonial house like this was filled with TEXTILES!

LOOK carefully at this

Colonial times

bedroom. What

textiles are used in here? (whisper to your partner

and make a list)

Read the labels that describe these Colonial clothes with your partner.

Discuss with your partner the material it took to make these clothes.

DID YOU SAY:Wool (from sheep)Linen (from a flax plant)Cotton (traded - or bought )Leather (animal skin)Buckles (metal – traded or bought - imported)

Silk (imported – traded)

What materials were used to make textiles in Colonial times?

What is the name of this textile tool? (Whisper it to

your partner!)

What does it do?

This is a loom.

What does it have to do with textiles

?Talk about it with your partner.

Do you know what the artist did to create this?

                                                    

                    

WEAVE

Jot down one or two things you learned or found very

interesting about COLONIAL FOOD and

TEXTILES