My class was out first and we practiced marching like a militia company. The students struggled with doing movements as a unit.
The 4th grades came out and we lined the classes up having my class as the Lexington Militia and the 4th grades as the British Regulars.
We talked as a group about how both sides arrived at the green. Students from both classes shared information that hey had learned.
Students from my class then began reading witness statements. We began with statements from the militia and then the Regulars. We stopped after each reading and discussed the important information from each selection.
We ended with the statement from Maj. Pitcairn to Gen. Gage.
All students then walked through what happened that day based on the statements and teacher directions. The students acted appropriately with only a handful of students actually simulating trying to fire a weapon.
We ended the activity with my class again trying to do some manuevers that the militia would go through. They were finally able to swing around as a group and stay in line after six tries.
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