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Use this guide to actively read September 12: We Knew Everything Would Be Alright, a very basic picture book about children’s reactions to September 11, 2001. Part of an OurStory module from entitled September 11, 2001, this activity includes discussion prompts and background
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Lessons & Activities
Take a close look at two architectural drawings to learn about symmetry and scale. Part of an OurStory module entitled Building Beautiful Buildings, this activity includes step-by-step instructions, images of museum objects, and background information on architecture. OurStory is designe
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Think about your favorite building in the world.If it's nearby, go out and take a picture of it, if not, pull a photo out of a book or off of the internet. Then use this picture to identify all of the geometric shapes you can see that make up the building, shapes the building's architect used to
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Lessons & Activities, Worksheets
Learn how architects use paper to represent plans for buildings. Make two- and three-dimensional representations of your home using close observation and measurements. Part of an OurStory module entitled Building Beautiful Buildings, this activity includes step-by-step instructions
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Lessons & Activities, Worksheets
Field trips to a theater or dance studio are great ways to learn about performing arts in your neighborhood. In this activity, students will use discussion prompts and extension activity ideas to make the most of their visit. This activity is part of an OurStory module entitled An Ameri
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Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities, Worksheets
Learn how firefighters' gear help them do their jobs, then imagine your own special gear that would help you help others in your community. Part of an OurStory module entitled September 11, 2001, this activity includes photographs of a firefighter’s gear in the Museum’s collections,
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Lessons & Activities
Maria's Comet is a work of children's literature about a young girl who longs to study the stars. Included in an OurStory module entitled Exploring the Sky, this activity includes strategies that will help adults and children actively read Maria's Comet together.
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Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities
When bad things happen, community helpers are there to keep people safe! Find out who helps in your community and celebrate them with a special certificate. Part of an OurStory module entitled September 11, 2001, this activity includes a photograph of a certificate in the Museum’s
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Lessons & Activities, Worksheets
Get creative and make a dance that spells out a special word or message! Part of an OurStory module entitled An American Story in Dance and Music, this activity includes step-by-step directions, discussion prompts, and background information. OurStory is designed to help children and adu
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Reference Materials, Lessons & Activities
People around the world have studied the stars and shared stories through constellations and astrology. By using this OurStory module, children and adults can enjoy exploring history together through children's literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities. Focused around Maria's Come
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
A Navajo family shares their tradition of weaving.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
A creative children's book full of fun facts and information about U.S. Presidents in our history.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
A collection of Iroquois creation tales.
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
Hopkinson chronicles the construction of the Empire State building through the eyes of a young boy.
Reading Level:
Middle School,High School
An anthology of poetry from the Harlem Renaissance.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School,Middle School
In 1814, when their father leaves them in charge of the Scituate lighthouse outside of Boston, two teenaged sisters devise a clever way to avert an attack by a British warship patrolling the Massachusetts coast.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
In 1948, Dr. Sammy Lee became the first Asian American to win Olympic gold. But before taking the diving platform that summer, he endured discrimination, fought in the military, and became a medical doctor.
Author:
Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
This collection of folk tales features games, songs and riddles from Puerto Rico.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
Orphaned, angry, and bitter, twelve-year-old Will arrives in the Virginia Piedmont immediately after the Civil War to live with relatives he has never met. Now, Will lives with his uncle who didn't fight in the war that robbed him of his entire family and come to terms with his feelings regarding
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
Author Betsy Hearne entertains readers with stories about seven generations of women in her family, from the Revolutionary era to today. In the lives they built and the objects they left behind, the author finds a legacy of strength, courage, and wisdom that spans the link between mothers and dau
