On Thursday, Tiny Ted went with my fourth grade class from Magruder Elementary to Yorktown, VA. Yorktown is where Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. Trapped between American forces on land and French forces at sea, Cornwallis's troops were cut off from reinforcements and the supply line and had to surrender. Although the war lasted another year after the surrender, the defeat effectively ended the War.
Yorktown is a part of what is known as the Historic Triangle, which consists of Williamsburg , Jamestown, and Yorktown. Magruder Elementary is located in Williamsburg.
Tiny Ted, Ian, Kavron, and DeMarcus showing the size of the army tents during the war. Most tents housed around six soldiers, although only half of the troops would be in the tent at any one time.
Ashley and Tiny Ted in the generals' tent looking at important war documents.
Baleigh and Tiny Ted with a set of medical equipment from the 18th century.
Tiny Ted and Anthony at one of the signs posted by female patriots outside the camp. Although women were not allowed to fight (although there are a few accounts of women who did), they did their share to support the war. Many worked as nurses and did chores around the camps, while others ran family farms and business while the men were out in combat.
Jasmine, in a Revolutionary soldier's outfit, with Tiny Ted and her mom.
Tobacco was the largest cash crop in Colonial Virginia. The class is in a tobacco house where the tobacco leaves are hung to dry before being packaged and sent to Europe.
Brittany and Tiny Ted posing next to a quote from Benjamin Franklin on the Revolutionary time line.
To raise money for the cost of the French & Indian War, King George III heavily taxed the colonists. One of the most important taxes was the Stamp Act, which required almost all paper products to be taxed. Playing cards were doubly taxed since gambling was illegal. The King assumed that the colonists were gambling anyway, so he made the tax on playing cards double to raise more money. Here, Keyera and Tiny Ted play with a reduplication of a set of playing cards that have been stamped.
James and Tiny Ted sit next to Patrick Henry's famous quote "give me liberty or give me death" on the time line.
Jeremy and Tiny Ted show the rest of the class one of the typical chores that children would do on a colonial farm. They are breaking flax so that it can be made into linen. Breaking the flax is the first step after the flax has been harvested.
Tiny Ted sitting with Cade and Mr . Michaels on the way back to school.
Yorktown is a part of what is known as the Historic Triangle, which consists of Williamsburg , Jamestown, and Yorktown. Magruder Elementary is located in Williamsburg.
Tiny Ted, Ian, Kavron, and DeMarcus showing the size of the army tents during the war. Most tents housed around six soldiers, although only half of the troops would be in the tent at any one time.
Ashley and Tiny Ted in the generals' tent looking at important war documents. 
Baleigh and Tiny Ted with a set of medical equipment from the 18th century. 
Tiny Ted and Anthony at one of the signs posted by female patriots outside the camp. Although women were not allowed to fight (although there are a few accounts of women who did), they did their share to support the war. Many worked as nurses and did chores around the camps, while others ran family farms and business while the men were out in combat. 
Jasmine, in a Revolutionary soldier's outfit, with Tiny Ted and her mom. 
Tobacco was the largest cash crop in Colonial Virginia. The class is in a tobacco house where the tobacco leaves are hung to dry before being packaged and sent to Europe.
Brittany and Tiny Ted posing next to a quote from Benjamin Franklin on the Revolutionary time line.
To raise money for the cost of the French & Indian War, King George III heavily taxed the colonists. One of the most important taxes was the Stamp Act, which required almost all paper products to be taxed. Playing cards were doubly taxed since gambling was illegal. The King assumed that the colonists were gambling anyway, so he made the tax on playing cards double to raise more money. Here, Keyera and Tiny Ted play with a reduplication of a set of playing cards that have been stamped. 
James and Tiny Ted sit next to Patrick Henry's famous quote "give me liberty or give me death" on the time line.
Jeremy and Tiny Ted show the rest of the class one of the typical chores that children would do on a colonial farm. They are breaking flax so that it can be made into linen. Breaking the flax is the first step after the flax has been harvested. 
Tiny Ted sitting with Cade and Mr . Michaels on the way back to school.
5 comments:
Way to go Mr Michaels.
I see you have Tiny Ted in your possession. Thanks for taking him out and showing him all around. I will add some of your photos onto our blog and show my class your blog when we get back to school next Monday.
Elliott and Oscar will be really pleased that Tiny Ted is with someone they know.
A great effort
Cheers
Allanah
Wow - what great news as Miss King in New Zealand says - way to go Mr Michaels. I know a class of pupils in Tiny Ted's home who will be very excited when they hear about their friends recent travels - He certainly looks to have had a really busy time with your pupils on their trip. We look forward to many more photographs of his adventures.
If you understand geocaching sir!!! is there any chance you could log TT in and out of a local cache site as this will generate a track on our map which we can follow.
Have fun with our little friend - he really is quite a character.
Mr Harrington Class 3H Cefn Fforest Primary School, Blackwood, South Wales, UK do look us up- if you use Google Earth you can actually zoom right in onto our school from space - pretty cool.
I 'dropped' Tiny Ted off at a cache in Williamsburg before picking him back up. The cache is next a statue of Thomas Jefferson on a bench which always has tourists taking pictures of it.
Chris
Excellent - we will try to log his journey - We are all thinking of the students and teachers in Virginia at this very sad time. Keep up the good work Chris.
Paul
Great visuals and great recap of all the learning! Now that's a good use of blogs, right?
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