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The Teaching with Historic Places program created by the National Park Services and National Register is a wonderful resource for educators to use in there classrooms. I think it is very important to use these types of lessons before, during, and after a field trip to a historic site. These lessons not only provide knowledge of the site but a general education on preservation. Field trips are great ways to get students up close and personal with history. When I was a student in grade school, I was always excited for a field trip, to get out of the lassoer and do something different.
This Is an opportunity for children to learn In various manners. And for students to explore other aspects shown that they might not have seen or read about in a regular textbook. Doing assignments after the trip with allow the student to consolidate and consider all of the Information they have learning. It is also important to have lessons prior to the field trip. The reason for the trip needs to be integrated Into the current curriculum. By doing so, the student can gain Interest Into the site they will be vaulting, as well as providing them with the basic information and background.
This can allow the student during the visit to learn more in-depth and focus on particular items the teacher wanted for the group to learn about. Certain sites can be conducive to having the students do worksheets or Interviews to provide proof of the students’ Interaction at the site. That how ever does not necessarily meant the student learned from their experience. From my experience having to do such assignments while on a field trip, it distracts from all a site has to offer. But in some instances it is good, when a site has varied information n multiple topics and the group Is there for one sole purpose.
The Teaching with Historic Places lesson plans are formatted with six stages for the student: Getting Started, Setting the Stage, Locating the Site, Determining the Facts, Visual Evidence and Putting it All Together (Teaching with Historic Places). Each section pertains to the others and helps put the pieces together. With the use of written and visual materials the students can experience historic places before and even after a visit to witness the past. An example can be found with the First Battle of Manama’s: An End to Innocence lesson plan.
After reviewing the plan, it seems very similar to the assignments I completely In grade school when my class took a trip to Manama’s, VA during our study of the Civil War. A couple activities were Considering Life as a Soldier and writing a letter, find their Local and Personal Impact of the Civil War by finding how it affected their hometown and debate on if the U. S. Should maintain Manama’s National Battlefield Park. When visiting a historic site, it is important to use educational materials before and 1 OFF efferent side of history.
The side that can’t be seen in a textbook and shows that there are people that keep that part of history ‘alive. ‘ It I don’t think I have ever been to a site or museum that has not open talked about or shown they ways for preservation of their collection and site. When others see this, they see the effort that is put into keeping this part of history for many to enjoy. It can spark the interest of a student or any other visitor seeing the original artifacts and thinking how cool it was that someone saved that particular item.