Dear Christian,
In response to your query, we at the Peterborough Centennial Museum and
Archives have published a Heritage Handbook called "Living Places" a
Teacher's Guide to Domestic Architecture. As part of our Heritage
Handbook Series, it was written to give teachers a comprehensive
generalist background on the topic - what they really need to know - to
approach this subject as well as a collection of activities for students
grade four to eight level, to explore different aspects of the topic.
All activities are linked to core curriculum areas - Language, Arts,
Social Studies and Math, Science and Technology.
The Handbook is not specific to our community. It is a beautiful
handbook which has been very well received by teachers in many provinces
and states across North America though any of the regulations, resource
or services referred to are Canadian.
If you wish to order a copy of the Handbook please call with VISA or
Mastercard and we will send it out to you. The cost is $10 plus $4 for
shipping.
Best wishes on your project.
Sally Warren
Education Officer
Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives
P.O Box 143, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
K0L 2H0
Phone: (705)743-5180 FAX: (705)743-2614
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Hello all--
I will be teaching a summer "College for Kids" on architecture later
this month, and would be immensely grateful for any suggestions you
could send my way on activities for the students. There will be two
classes of 14 children each, composed of second through fifth graders.
Each class meets for an hour and a half for five days, and I would
like
to design a curriculum in which each day we learn about and work on
one
component for the final project. I'd also be interested in including
a
short architectural history each day (maybe 15 minutes) followed by an
explanation of the day's project, and then time to work on it. I have
found a couple of websites, but the activities they list--reasonably
enough--seem specific to the site or museum itself, even at the
National
Building Museum.
One idea I am considering is having them design their ideal college
campus--dorms, dining halls, classrooms, gym, library, etc.--one
component each day, and then having them choose their favorite example
of each to put together for the last day's "show and tell." But I
teach
at the college level, so am not as well-versed in the capabilities or
enthusiasms of elementary-aged children. I would be very appreciative
if anyone might be able to suggest the best route to pursue--for
instance, would it be better to have them produce blueprints than a 3D
model--or materials to purchase (there's a very tiny budget, about
$100). And do kids this age do better in small groups of 3-4 students
each when assigned to a project, or do they prefer to work
individually?
I may have been unclear about what I'm after since I'm still in the
planning stages of thinking about it, but would really love to hear
suggestions, ideas, or pitfalls to avoid from those of you with
experience with these sorts of programs or activities.
Thank you in advance for any guidance you can provide,
Christian
--
Christian Carr
Acting Director
Sweet Briar Museum
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Arts Management
Sweet Briar College
434.381.6246 (phone)
434.381.6132 (fax)
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