Second Grade Unit Four:Learning About the

Beginning of the Georgia Colony Sarah Blascovich Brown

Teacher on Assignment

Figuring out “what” to teach:• Who are Oglethorpe,

Tomochichi, & Musgrove?• Why do we remember them

today?• How did they interact with

each other?• How did they influence our

state (even today)?• How are our lives different

from theirs?

Colonial Georgians:

Pictures: New Georgia Encyclopedia

From the Unit Four Framework:

From the Unit Four Framework:

Colonial Geography• Think about what parts

of the state would be included.

• Think about how the historical figures traveled.

• Think about how the figures adapted & were adapted to their environment.

Early Maps of Georgiahttp://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/83savannah/

83visual3.htm: This NPS site includes a variety of maps, drawings, and other images – the lesson is beyond 2nd grade, but the images are great for discussing how Savannah was a planned city.http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/parishmap.htm: Interesting map of modern Georgia, highlighted to show the colonial parishes just prior to the American Revolution.http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=

/hmf&CISOPTR=26&CISOBOX=1&REC=16: This 1796 map shows Georgia stretching to the Mississippi River1733 map of southeastern North America1734 map of Savannah1734 map of Georgia colony1780 map of Georgia

Allocation of Goods & Services

How would your group divide this candy bar?

Allocation of Goods & Services• Price• Majority rule• Contest• Force• First-come, first-served• Sharing• Lottery• Personal characteristics

Making this real

for students

This activity, from the Unit Four

framework, helps students

understand barter, and leads to a

discussion of why currency has

(largely) replaced barter.

Resources:Resources:• The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Oglethorpe):

http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1058&sug=y

• The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Tomochichi):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-689&hl=y

• The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Musgrove):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-688&sug=y

• The New Georgia Encyclopedia (Colonial immigration):http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?path=/HistoryArchaeology/ColonialEraTrusteePeriod/Topics-4&id=h-3215

Resources:Resources:• Very detailed timeline of the Georgia colony:

http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/timelineindex.htm

• Mary Musgrove background:http://www.georgiawomen.org/_honorees/bosomworthmm/index.htm

• Mary Musgrove’s Historical Marker:http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=12556

• Tomochichi Memorial:http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/tomochi.htm

• Fairly comprehensive list of Oglethorpe links:http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/oglethorpe.htm

Literature Resources:Literature Resources:

James Oglethorpe, by Amelia Pohl{State Standards Publishing}

~Also has books about the other Georgia historical figures.

Voices from Colonial America: Georgia, by Robin Doak{National Geographic}

Jeremiah Makes History Hop, by Pam Alexander{BeSweet Publications}

Teaching Unit Four:Individuals, Groups, & Institutions:

Contributions of Tomochichi, Musgrove, OglethorpeCooperation (as appropriate) between these three figuresCharacter traits of figures

LocationReview ways that geography impacts lifestyleDiscuss impact of Georgia coast on early English colonists, and

ways that geography affected Tomochichi & Musgrove’s Creek communities

Why Savannah site was chosen (very general overview)

Teaching Unit Four:Production, Distribution, and Consumption

Ways that Creek & colonists obtained things they could not make themselves

Allocation of goods & servicesBarter/trade vs. currency

Time, Change, and ContinuityDifferences in colonial times & oursCity of Savannah – still there!Musgrove’s trading post – similar to modern storeColonial government and our state government today