The Dutch were the 1st Europeans to colonize the Cape. Use this printable file folder project to discover all just about the early days at the Cape settlement.

The file folder project includes the following topics:

• The Cape - Halfway to the East
• The Castle of Nice Hope
• Simon van der Stel - 1639-1712
• Post-office stones
• The Company's garden
• Phrases in Afrikaans, Dutch and English
• Jan Van Riebeeck
• Interesting facts just about the Cape
• Free burghers
• Slaves at the Cape
• Afrikaans - a Dutch bequest
• Cape Dutch Houses
• Beachrangers or Strandlopers
• Comparison of Psalm 23
• The Dutch East Asian country Institution

Use this printable file folder project pack to enhance your children's learning just about the Dutch settlement at the Cape in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries.