Today was a good start to our journey. It set up our thinking to start thinking about the past in a different light. I enjoyed the presentations in the library today. I believe I can use the lessons in my classroom with a few modifications to bring it down to my third graders level. I think the students will like playing detective and look at the pictures of Lincoln to find out all the different things the pictures can tell us about him. Also, the students will enjoy using some of the web sites from the web quest we completed.
The movies in the museum were incredible. Ghosts in the Library had an incredible ending. As often as technology can be a pain in the butt people can still do some incredible things with it. The other movie was also very good. The vibrations, smoke, and visual effects were great. The shooting of Lincoln was unexpected and brought the assignation very close to home. To bad we can;t bring our students here.
June 6, 2009 at 4:02 am |
Amy–Until I read your blog, I spaced out the pictures and questions…that would be a great idea to use. When we were walking around the re-enactment, we saw a lady on a cell phone…someone suggested that we ask students what doesn’t belong in this time period. I am going to try it!
June 7, 2009 at 1:32 am |
Hey, Amy! You’re as tall and skinny as Abe. When I grow up I want to look like you!
Hope you’re having a great time. I’ll keep watching the blog!
Marie