When History Comes for Your Colony: Our Students Face Drake's Attack

"Before dawn, English privateer Sir Francis Drake launches a surprise raid on the settlement. His ships fire from the sea while his men rush ashore. The Spanish scramble to respond. Smoke fills the air." Twenty-two fourth graders held their breath as I read the event card that would determine their colony's fate. After a week of hurricanes, policy changes, and tough decisions, this was their biggest test yet.