How about Garden? Most everyone had one, and it is in the forefront of the current America psyche right now with the First Lady planting one with the D.C. school kids. 2010/1/22 Patrick McQuillan <[log in to unmask]> > How about General Store? Which would be where he purchased most of his > supplies. > > > > Jessica Dawkins wrote: > >> What about G for Garrison? Might be a nice big word for kindergarteners to >> learn! >> That is, if there were any in his area at that time... >> >> On 1/22/10 9:53 AM, "Anne M. Nagrant" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> We have a A-Z program for kindergarten, centered around an early >> pioneer, Solomon Caswell (1796-1880), who came to Michigan in the >> 1820s. For every letter of the alphabet, we show a different >> artifact (or repro) to teach the children about his daily life. He >> was a farmer and cobbler. We hold the program in his 1832 house, >> decorated to 1860s, in an open room that just has a step-stove and >> a corner dishes cabinet. >> >> Currently, we use fur for “F” (hunting), and a goosefeather for >> “G” (writing). We’ve found that kids expect a feather to be >> another “F”. We’re looking for a replacement “G” word. >> >> “Gun” was mentioned, but we have some reservations about using >> guns with that age. (We do show and talk about a gun during our >> log cabin 1st grade program.) >> >> Does anybody have any other “G” suggestions? Feel free to email me >> off list. >> >> >> Anne Nagrant, Public Programs >> Troy Museum & Historic Village >> [log in to unmask] >> www.troymi.gov/museum <http://www.troymi.gov/museum> >> 60 W Wattles Rd (just west of Livernois) >> Troy, MI 48098 USA >> (248) 524-3570 main phone >> (248) 524-3598 direct office >> >> >> *Upcoming Events at the Troy Museum & Historic Village >> * >> Thurs Jan 28, 2:00-3:00pm: Tea and Broadway presentation >> Mon Feb 1: Laura Ingalls Wilder display opens >> Mon Feb 1: Quilts exhibit opens >> Tues Feb 2, 3:30-5:30pm: Teacher Open House >> Wed Feb 3, 10:30-11:15am: Valentine's Day Preschool story hour >> Thurs Feb 4, 2:00-2:45pm: The Quilt Life presentation >> Thurs Feb 4, 2:00-4:00pm: Quilt exhibit Open House >> Sat Feb 6, 10:30-12:00pm: Laura Ingalls Wilder Birthday Tea Party >> Mon Feb 15, 1:00-2:30pm: Winter Ice Harvest program >> Wed Feb 17, 7:30pm: Building Birmingham THS lecture >> ========================================================= >> 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). >> >> >> ========================================================= 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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . The >> body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). >> >> > > -- > Patrick McQuillan > Education & Outreach Specialist > > "Advancing awareness and understanding of seismology & > Earth science while inspiring careers in geophysics" > > IRIS > 1200 New York Ave., NW, Suite 800 > Washington, DC 20005 > > Tel: 202-682-2220 > Fax: 202-682-2444 > www.iris.edu > > ========================================================= > 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). > ========================================================= 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).