Preserving Family History

Learners locate and bring in family photographs that contain persons unknown to them. The class discusses the photographs and analyzes them for details that might give clues to the person's identity. They research the photos and write...

On every July 4th, we watch fireworks and celebrate our independence, but how is the history of the American Revolution preserved? Four social studies lesson guide learners through different memorials, commemorative objects, and restored...

Students interview members of their family and identify celebrations, customs and family traditions. They write a paragraph about a family tradition and create an informational poster or a meal to share with the class.

Students engage in oral history learning by conducting interviews and recording them to documents for the local community.

Young scholars gather information about their own family's traditions and consider ways to preserve them. They identify celebrations, customs, and ways of doing things that are part of their family tradition.

Young learners discover how the Sioux and Assiniboine tribes preserved native culture through the making of traditional dresses, identifying the resources used to make the dresses and discussing behind the meaning behind some American...

Students investigate the role and nature of story-telling as it preserves history and culture and discuss how puppetry serves as an effective method of presentation. They create basic outlines for puppet shows that relay important...

Students explore and identify family treasures and research the history to each one. They also organize a variety of artifacts into various categories and research traditional Louisiana artifacts online. Each student draws inferences...

Students identify what daily life was like during the Great Depression and why oral histories are valuable tools for preserving memories. They develop a list of questions. They conduct an oral history interview. They write down the...