Jamestown Unboxed (American History)

$57.95

Inside This Box:

  • Find out why the colonists of Jamestown dined on rats and try a (significantly more delicious) rodent-shaped confection!
  • Discover the truth about John Smith and Pocahontas and make a corn husk doll, just like Pocahontas and her peers would have played with.
  • Recreate an essential classroom item from colonial times: a horn book
  • Learn about how a truly incredible coincidence was all that kept the Jamestown colony from failure

…and more!

Looking for more information on Jamestown?  Our Jamestown Unboxed Pinterest board has additional activities, books, and learning resources.

What's Included?

  • A Horn Book Kit including: a wooden board with handle, a sheet of horn, calligraphy paper, calligraphy pen, glue, paintbrush
  • A Corn Husk Doll kit including: craft quality corn husks and floss.
  • A gummy treat in the shape of the rodents the Jamestown settlers had to subsist upon!
  • An age specific custom coloring sheet and comic
  • A full color magazine about Jamestown including art, articles, book lists, and teaching resources
  • Timeline Sticker (timeline poster sold separately)