I usually ask younger visitors if they have collections of their own, what those collections are, and how they keep them, who can touch them, etc. as an intro to the museum. Dan On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 7:39 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 > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > -- Dan Bartlett Curator of Exhibits and Education Instructor of Museum Studies Logan Museum of Anthropology Beloit College ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).