Grade Range: 1-5Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Reference MaterialsDuration: 40 MinutesDate Posted: 3/18/2011
Use or create maps to explore your local area, along with discussion tips for kids and families. Part of an OurStory module entitled Full Steam to Freedom, this activity includes strategies for using online maps or making your own map of a trip and tips for making the most of those experiences through discussion and cooperative discovery. OurStory is designed to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together through the use of children's literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities.
Multiple activities, Museum education, Thematic approach
This Dutch map, made about 1655, shows eastern North America from what is now Canada to Virginia....
children’s literature, African American, February, nineteenth century, Black, Our Story, reading, literacy, picture book, African American history, family, Black History, family activity, 19th Century, African-American, parent guide, OurStory, African-American History Month, African American History Month, black history month
Meet Robert Smalls, a man who was born a slave, but made a daring escape and went on to become a...
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