MYSTERY
Historians analyze sources. In this lesson, students will explore primary and secondary sources to form a claim and determine an answer to the mystery question: how did women support the American Revolutionary War without leaving home? Students will gather clues from primary and secondary sources to determine roles women played from their homes to support the American Revolutionary War. Students will learn about the homespun movement, life on the farm, and female spies.
“As a second and third grade teacher for the entirety of my career I had long taught students history through inquiry. Seeing students explore history in this way has been SUCH a joy! Lightbulb moments galore! A teacher’s dream!...unlike lessons I had taught in the past, I didn’t have to find the primary sources. I didn’t have to research them. I didn’t have to write the lesson plan from scratch. I didn’t have to do anything but read the lesson plan… and teach the lesson!”
“I just used the first lesson in the Mapping Unit. It was so great to get students talking about what they noticed and also expand their thinking on how maps have a special purpose to the user.”
"I love that students got to look at REAL court cases! And it was so easy to use!"
"I liked the simplicity of the handouts. Not too much there to be overwhelming--just enough. Simple, clear directions. The photographs of the clues were great for the students to have."
This Mystery is included in the following Private i History Detectives Unit:
How Did Women Influence the American Revolutionary War?
Other Mysteries in this Unit: