I recommend the following books for use when teaching the colonial era to students in intermediate-level grades:

• . . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern
• ...If You Lived In Colonial Times by Ann McGovern
• ...If You Lived In Williamsburg in Colonial Days by Barbara Brenner
• Colonial America (Discovery Kids Magazine)
• Projects About Colonial Life (Hands-on History)by Marian Broida
• Molly Bannaky by Alice McGill
• Our Colonial Year by Cheryl Harness
• Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy Kate Waters
• Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
• Tattered Sails by Verla Kay
• The Voyage of the Mayflower (Graphic Library) by Allison Lassier
• The Story of Jamestown (Graphic Library) by Eric Braun
• Colonial Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes (American Kids in History Series) by David King
• You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist: A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start by Jacqueline Morley
• Hasty Pudding, Johnnycakes, and Other Good Stuff: Cooking in Colonial America by Loretta Frances Ichord
• Work or Starve: Early America (Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater)
• You Wouldn't Want To Sail On The Mayflower!: A Trip That Took Entirely Too Long by Peter Cook
• Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak by Kay Winters
• Felicity's Cooking Studio (The American Girls Collection) by Polly Athan
• Colonial Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in the New World (A Kid's Guide series) by Laurie Calson
• Colonial America Themed Set (Differentiated Readers): South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
• The Salem Witch Trials (Graphic History) by Joeming Dunn
• Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta