Today was Colonial Day/Walk Thru Revolution for Allison's 5th grade class.
We borrowed this costume from a friend and she looked so grown up!
I joined her in the MPR for the afternoon program. It always amazes me that the instructor can keep 30+ 5th graders interested in 1 subject for 2 1/2hours!
Allison and her friend Maddie were members of the RED COATS team.
Students portrayed different characters from the time period, were experts on words like tariffs and proclamation
and helped do puzzles representing the 13 colonies.
Each team re-enacted an important battle or event during the revolution
and Allison joined several other women on stage to discuss their important role in history, like Martha Washington and Abigail Adams.
Allison was Deborah Sampson...an American women who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
