Main Street School Fourth-Graders Go Back To Colonial Days

IRVINGTON, NY — Main Street School fourth-graders stepped back in time to the 1600s to bring their learning to life and engage in hands-on activities during the annual Colonial Day celebration earlier in March.

As part of the fourth-grade curriculum, teachers prepared students for the celebration by teaching them the history, customs and leisure activities of colonial times, according to a district spokesman.

Donning traditional period clothing, complete with ruffled shirts, hats and bonnets, the students churned their own butter and wrote with quill pens. They also participated in tinsmithing, jump rope, hopscotch and played colonial games.

“Colonial Day was such a tremendous success because of the interesting activities that the teachers designed for our students to engage in throughout the day,” Principal Joyce Chapnick said.

“The students really got a feel for daily life of a child during colonial times. Also, we could not do it without the support of all of the parent volunteers, their help makes all the difference in the experience for our students,” she said.

Photo credit: Irvington Union Free School District.