1.+Artifact+Bag

**Letterpress Stamps:** These are a tangible “artifake” that could be used as an example of one of the many inventions of Ben Franklin. It could also lead into a lesson about how mass print was done.

**Jacob’s Ladder Toy:** This is a tangible “artifake” that could be passed around to introduce to the class the types of toys children of this time period enjoyed. It could be used as a foundation for comparing colonial children’s toys to the modern toys children use today.

**Spy Letter from Rachel Revere:** A tangible letter written by Rachel Revere to Paul Revere the day after his “midnight ride”, however the friend who she asked to deliver it was actually a British spy. This letter could be used to lead into a lesson about spies during the revolution, about the wives of the founding fathers, or about the actual content of this specific letter.

**Lantern (Paul Revere):** This could be used alongside a lesson about the midnight ride of Paul Revere by acting out, or giving more visuals to the students.

**Bifocals (Benjamin Franklin):** This could be shown as one of Benjamin Franklin's inventions.

**American Flag (Betsy Ross)**: This could be shown as a picture to aid in the student's sewing of their own flag.

**American Flag**: Using an example of the current American flag could be used to spark a discussion about what the flag was like and how it evolved.

**The Declaration of Independence**: This will be a great tool to use when discussing the Declaration of Independence.

 **Pictures of Different Battle Sites**: These could be shown to give good visuals to the students of the different places they are learning about where the battles happened.

 **Pictures of Different Influential People**: These could be shown to give good visuals to the students of who they are learning about.