Back to colonial times

Fifth-grade classes at Cherokee Bend Elementary participated in their fourth year of the Colonial Fair in October. Students looked at the government, economy, trade and geography during colonization after the Age of Exploration and the founding of the New World. They were asked to create a colonial profile and were then grouped into families based on their occupation.  

The culmination of their studies resulted in the Colonial Fair. Wearing traditional colonial clothing, students traveled through five stations with their “family groups” to experience colonial life. The stations included lantern making, candle making, first aid, colonial games and quilting. Each student took home the things they made that day.