Thursday, August 28, 2008

Think About It Thursday: New York state

Learn about what life was like when the Erie Canal was first opened and write a story about a child who lived at that time, in a town along the Erie Canal. here are some web sites to help you out:

http://www.eriecanal.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal
http://www.nyscanals.gov/cculture/history/
http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal
http://www.epodunk.com/routes/erie-canal/index.html

Here a great book as well:

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