The story tells the day in the life of a Pilgrim girl. The book is written how they talked back in that day. It will help the children of today understand what life what was during this time in history. In the back of the book, there is a glossary which offers words that children may not understand. The author did a good job with showing how children lived during this time and what they did during their daily life. The illustrations help the reader to visualize how the Pilgrims lived during this time. ( )

This book takes us through the day of a Pilgrim girl and what she does in her days. She shows us all the chores that she has to do and the clothes that they have to wear and many other things. This book was different because the illustrations were actual images and not drawings. This book is good for kids learning about pilgrims to see how they lived their lives back then. ( )

an informational text about a little pilgram girl and how she lived her life
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Summary: This story details the daily activities of Sarah Morton, a pilgrim girl. It clearly relates the things she does each day from getting dressed, to preparing meals, to daily chores. The story takes place in 1627 and reveals many vocabulary words that may be unfamiliar to students in relation to life during the 17th century.

Personal Reaction: I really enjoy Historic Fiction and learning about the life of people that lived centuries ago is captivating. I also enjoy visiting museums that detail the life of the early settlers. History is all about the stories of people’s lives all woven together. That is what makes things so interesting.

Classroom Extension:
1. One way of adding to the lessons in this story would be to have the students visit a plantation that depicts life of the early pilgrims from the 17th century.
2. Another way of having the students relate to the story would be to have them write diary entries for their daily life that might be read three hundred years from now helping readers understand what life is like in the 21st century. ( )

This picture book gives a really good example of how life was for younger members of pilgrim society in 1627, before America was born. It details the chores that needed to be done, the things that children were learning at the time, and it highlights what was important to the people of that society. The book is maybe a little too immature for older high school students, but I do think it will be a great little book to show to middle school and lower high school ages. ( )