CES students create living history walk
Coshocton Elementary students presented a Colonial Living History Walk on May 15 to experience what life was like in the original colonies of the 1600s.
“This is our third year doing this, although we skipped a year. We divided the classes into homerooms and each homeroom has a different colony,” Fifth grade teacher Kim Kulczycki said. “Two groups are representing the Jamestown Colony because it is the biggest and the first permanent colony. One homeroom is representing Roanoke which was the first settlement but it failed. One is representing Plymouth and the Native American tribes that were there.”
Each student was given a role in their colony or their tribe, they reenact their role, came up with their own costume and made tools that go with their character. The gardener made a hoe, the seamstress made needles and they wrote a story about their character to read aloud when the other students come through so they can tell their story from history.
“We’ve been working on this for about two months. They are graded on how well they know their role. They must stay in character all day,” Kulczycki said.
Braylynn thinks this is more fun than sitting in a class room learning about the colonies.
Meia chose to be Pocahontas, “Because, I thought her character was cool.”
Zaide chose to be a Native American, “I go out and hunt and collect wood so I can have a nice warm place.”
Savannah was a woman of the Powhatan Tribe. “We hope to have peace with the other Native Americans. Keeley, also Native American was making a bow and arrows.
The students have been studying Native Americans and the first colonies. They reenacted the first colony to get a feel of what life was like back then. Being out in the heat wearing long dresses and the tools they need, gave them a real life feel for what the colonists went through. All students from kindergarten to sixth could sign up to do a walk through and interact with the colonists and natives.
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