Boy! I could have used all of this great information a couple of weeks before it was posted. (I'm also a little behind in my reading.) I talked to a first grade class whose teacher wants to create a little museum in the classroom. It was actually fun but will be a lot easier next time now I have all of these great ideas.
This is why I like having questions answered on-list. You just never know how many of us who don't ask the questions are helped by the answers.
Thank you for the question and the responses.Jerrie
Jerrie Clarke
Director
Sheldon Museum
PO Box 269
Haines, AK 99827
(907) 766-2366
fax: (907) 766-2368
www.sheldonmuseum.org
--- On Fri, 10/9/09, Carola Rupert Enriquez <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Carola Rupert Enriquez <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Museum-in-a-Box for Kindergarteners
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Friday, October 9, 2009, 7:34 PM
Hi Laurie,
I gave a fun presentation to this age group for years. My group was
more like 20-30 gathered on the floor. I very actively showed some
historic photos of children and then passed around tactile objects related to
what was in the photos: scratchy bathing suit wool fabric, old lace like
the little boy in a "dress" is wearing, a reproduction toy. We talked about
collecting things which belong to our grandparents in museums and about
collecting things like these. The pace was fast and the kids seemed to
relate to the photos of children and the hands-on materials. They seemed
to enjoy me being amongst them with the goods and could not wait to touch
everything. I used materials from our education collection including real old
photographs. I think the kids could see these were different than any
photos they had seen, and the children looked so strange! I used about 8
photographs and objects. Enlarged photograph reproductions, perhaps
mounted on cardboard, could work with a bigger group..... The pass around time
could be sort of a loud interactive session after they see the photos, then they
could be quiet to have an interactive dialog on what they felt about the objects
when the photos were held up again.
With a little older group I had them make "exhibits" in shoe boxes to tell
a story about collections, after we discussed what collections were. The
students worked in groups on one shoe box (on it's side like a diorama).
The collections were things they could paste in the box: assortments of
buttons, office supplies, small toys, candy. Our labels remained pretty
rough, and one was all we could get done in the time allotted, but the
discussion of how we might display our collections in our own rooms was pretty
cool.
Good luck with your program!
Carola Enriquez
Museum Mentor
Bakersfield, CA
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In a message dated 10/8/2009 2:47:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Laurie -
there is a really cute children's picture book that might be fun for you to
read to the class. Help for Mr. Peale by Barbara Morrow (http://www.librarything.com/work/4482324)
Have
fun with it - this age group is a blast to work with. Just keep everything on
a very simple level and remember that their attention span is about 10-15
minutes. As long as you keep them moving from one thing to another every 5-10
minutes you will be fine.
Robin Gabriel
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 8:39 AM, las834 <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Hello Colleagues,
I have been invited to come to
speak (present?) to 60 kindergarteners about
what museums do. (!!)
I am a curator at a small history museum and have
done
presentations and Museums-In-A-Box / Discovery trunks for school
children
before, but not for this young an age group. The teacher who
wants
me to come is so excited...so I am asking for your input,
suggestions and
help for what type of presentations you have done and
what types of things
you brought with you that would work for this little
age group. Please
advise and thank
you!
Best,
Laurie
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