Mr. Lobovits's Lesson on Colonial Trades

Mr. Lobovits taught his first full lesson today.  Fifth graders had to think about what occupations they thought existed in Colonial America.  What jobs does a community need?  Each student chose their top two trades and explained to the class why they would want to do this.  Students took notes on what each other said.  They each wrote about how their trade fit in with their community and in which region this trade was likely to have existed.  Then each student created a storefront signboard for his/her trade.  The students were engaged and learning about Colonial America!  Mr. Lobovits's first lesson was impressive!