Hi!
I have to say: one perk about living in New England is that the kids really go on some fabulous field trips.
1) The sixth graders study Henry David Thoreau, writing and reading and learning about nature, then one day ride their bikes the 8 or so miles up to Walden Pond.
2) The 8th graders study law-making, government and the details of democracy all year, and cap it off with a trip t
o Washington D.C. in the spring.
I have to say: one perk about living in New England is that the kids really go on some fabulous field trips.
1) The sixth graders study Henry David Thoreau, writing and reading and learning about nature, then one day ride their bikes the 8 or so miles up to Walden Pond.
2) The 8th graders study law-making, government and the details of democracy all year, and cap it off with a trip t
o Washington D.C. in the spring.3) The 3rd graders study the Revolutionary War, walk part of Paul Revere's Ride, and go to the North Bridge in Lexington: the Shot Heard Round the World.
4) And this week, Kara (5th grade) went downtown to Boston.
They were each assigned to be Loyalists or Patriots, and they each had a different character part. Kara was a Patriot, a Leather Dresser. Her business had benefited from the boycott on English goods, and she thought men should live free, not under the harsh rule of a tyrant like King George!
They went to the Old South Meeting House, where in actuality they DID hold this meeting in the late 1700's, cramming 5,000 people into this small building, and they debated on the blessings and curses of living under English rule.
Here is Kara in her "period dress." They made cool black paper hats, too, but it was also raining a little so those didn't last the whole day.
4) And this week, Kara (5th grade) went downtown to Boston.
They were each assigned to be Loyalists or Patriots, and they each had a different character part. Kara was a Patriot, a Leather Dresser. Her business had benefited from the boycott on English goods, and she thought men should live free, not under the harsh rule of a tyrant like King George!They went to the Old South Meeting House, where in actuality they DID hold this meeting in the late 1700's, cramming 5,000 people into this small building, and they debated on the blessings and curses of living under English rule.
Here is Kara in her "period dress." They made cool black paper hats, too, but it was also raining a little so those didn't last the whole day.
It is pretty amazing to be so close to the actual places these things happened. It really brings it all to life!
Kari
Kari
2 comments:
I am sure there are things I would hate about living in the East but right now, I can't think of any. So jealous of all of your snow and all of the history that surrounds you. For a history loving fool like myself, I would so embrace all of it.
I can totally understand what you are saying - your area is so rich in history! Doug wants to return and swim across walden pond - ALL the way this time - he mentions it about every week. So sometime in the next few years, I suspect we will return.....we only saw a few things compared to all there is, for sure! We won't come in the winter,by the way.....
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