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EXPLORING A NEW WORLD

005.gif 006.gif 007.gif 008.gif	It Is Time to Dance Learn to dance as the Seminoles and other native tribes did (4 pages)	005.pdf 006.pdf 007.pdf 008.pdf
035.gif	Ponce's Search The famous Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon comes to Florida	035.pdf
037.gif 038.gif	Ponce de Leon Scavenger Hunt Cut and match the puzzle pieces to find the treasures that eluded Ponce de Leon (2 pages)	037.pdf 038.pdf
022.gif 023.gif 024.gif	Life on a Spanish Galleon Discover life aboard a 16th-century Spanish warship (3 pages)	022.pdf 023.pdf 024.pdf
016.gif	The Historic Landing On a rainy Easter in 1513, a momentous event took place....	016.pdf

BUILDING THE OLDEST CITY

010.gif 011.gif	Flying High Over the Schoolhouse Design your own flag to fly over the historic buildings of the oldest city (2 pages)	010.pdf 011.pdf
039.gif	The St. Augustine Story Do you know the history of our grat city? See how much you can recite from memory	039.pdf
017.gif	Close Your Eyes and Imagine... As you explore St. Augustine, try to imagine life as it was over 300 years ago	017.pdf
021.gif	A Letter from the Past The Castillo de San Marcos has just been completed, write a letter describing St. Augustine in the 1700's	021.pdf
025.gif	Message in a Bottle You have landed in LaFlorida in 1763, what would you tell your friends about St. Augustine?	025.pdf
034.gif	Planning Around Town If you could rebuild the city from its very beginning, what might it look like?	034.pdf
041.gif	Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse Story Roll Construct a piece of history and tell a dynamic story of old St. Augustine	041.pdf
046.gif	St. Augustine Layer by Layer Uncover artifacts -- objects made and used by humans -- from different periods of our history	046.pdf

FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE

032.gif 033.gif	Overtake the Castillo de San Marcos Topple the protector of St. Augustine in this make-it-yourself board game (2 pages)	032.pdf 033.pdf
043.gif 044.gif 044.gif	Sarah's Treasure Box Rediscover the games kids played in 1763. A make-it-yourself activity! (2 pages)	043.pdf 044.pdf 044.pdf
047.gif	Under the Waters of St. Augustine Many explorers traveled the waters around St. Augustine, read of their fate!	047.pdf
002.gif	Dive for sunken treasure Imagine what you might find under the waves of Matanzas Bay	002.pdf
026.gif	Native American Body Art Ritual and beauty combine in the tradition of body painting	026.pdf
027.gif 028.gif	Native American Symbols Create secret messages using ancient tribal symbols (2 pages)	027.pdf 028.pdf

ENTERING THE MODERN AGE

000.gif	It's All About St. Augustine Write your own acrostic poem in celebration of our city's historic attractions	000.pdf
003.gif	Building Florida's Railroads Help Henry Flagler and Henry Plant build modern transportation into Florida	003.pdf
004.gif	Create a New Song from an Old Tune Take a familiar melody and make it your own, we'll show you how!	004.pdf
009.gif	Diamond Poetry Tell a unique story of St. Augustine using a few simple words	009.pdf
029.gif 030.gif 031.gif	Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Create your own newspaper to keep the citizens informed. A Hands-on building activity! (3 pages)	029.pdf 030.pdf 031.pdf

PREPARING FOR TOMORROW

012.gif 013.gif	St. Augustine's Word Games Bingo and Defino -- two great games to celebrate our heritage (2 pages)	012.pdf 013.pdf
019.gif	Is It Really True? Create a special something that Mr. Ripley will add to his museum of oddities	019.pdf
020.gif	Let's Take a Trip Can you and your friends plan the best way to get around town?	020.pdf
036.gif	Riddled with History Using what you've discovered, compose a riddle to confuse and amuse	036.pdf
040.gif	Story in a Bag Make your own story by collecting items from around town. Fun and easy!	040.pdf
048.gif 049.gif	Wild Wonderful Word Webs Challenge your memory of St. Augustine with this lightning-speed challenge	048.pdf 049.pdf

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