Field Trip Information:
Who: Third Grade Students studying European Exploration of North America
When: First Day of unit on European Exploration of North America
Where: National Museum of the American Indian
http://nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/
Why:
History - 3.3 The student will study the exploration of the Americas by
a) describing the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de León, Jacques
Cartier, and Christopher Newport;
b) identifying the reasons for exploring, the information gained, the results of the travels, and
the impact of the travels on American Indians.
Music - 3.11 The student will explore the music of world cultures through song, dance, and movement.
1. Study folk tales and musical settings of folk tales.
2. Listen to examples of instruments not traditionally found in bands or orchestras.
3. Interpret music through movement.
4. Perform traditional dances.
Visual Arts –
3.13 The student will discuss how history, culture, and the visual arts influence each other.
3.17 The student will identify how works of art reflect times, places, and cultures.
The purposes of taking the students to the National Museum of American Indian is to explorer and understand the life of an American Indian separate from the interaction the American Indians had with European Explorers. The field trip gives students the opportunity to see the lifestyle and culture of Native Americans allowing students to see how Native Americans are or were developed societies with families, religion, laws, ways of living, culture and so forth; laying a foundation for future discussions on how European Explorers affected Native Americans upon discovering America. Within the field trip students will be able to explorer the fine arts of American Indians, they will be exposed to visual arts, music, and dance. While students are on the field trip they will be asked to write interesting facts they learn, draw pictures of art work they enjoyed and explain why they liked it, what they think the art was used for or why it was made. The students will also have the opportunity to gain hands on experience at the imagiNATION Activity Center. In this center children can explore basket weaving, snowshoeing, and life in various Native American homes. Additionally there are stories about the Natives’ culture, music rooms, and craft rooms.
Examples of 45 minute guided tours you can request:
K–3 Following Old Ways—Making New Traditions
Walk under a star canopy, listen to a story, and discover links between the past and present. What are some of the games American Indian children play today? How do traditional clothing styles compare with modern dress? Explore some ways that Native American people keep old traditions alive and develop new ones.
K–3 Hok-noth-da? Story Program
Everyone tells stories, and stories have always been a great way to teach children. Hok-noth-da? ( "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language) gives young students a chance to hear a story about a particular tribe and engage hands-on with objects and photographs that deepen their understanding of the tribe represented in the story.
2–6 NEW TOUR! The Great Shellfish Bay: Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Region
Native people have inhabited the Chesapeake region for thousands of years, building their lives around local waterways and the abundance of plants and animals found here. Explore a wetland, touch objects made of cattails, and learn how local tribes, both past and present, have cultivated meaningful relationships with their surrounding environments. Recommended for grades 2–6. Meets DC/VA/MD curriculum standards.
Pre-Trip Discussion:
Create a KWL – What do you know about Native Americans, What do you want to know about Native Americans. Explain to the class the purpose of the field trip is to learn more about the Native American lifestyle, to understand how American Indians lived and live today.
Post Trip Discussion:
After the field trip, either when students return to school or the next morning they should have a debriefing, filling in the rest of the KWL, Ask: What do you think about how Native Americans lived? Have your thoughts changed? What did you notice and how did you feel about the field trip?
Also students should be able to share their findings and the drawings they did while on the field trip.
Let the students know over the next few days they will be learning more about one particular Native American group, talking further about what their life was like before and after European Explorers.
Extensions to the Field Trip:
See Native American Interactive Read Aloud Lesson – As students are being read a book on a Native American tribe, the trip will help create connections with the text for the students as the teacher is reading students will be able to pull from their memory of the field trip to gain an understanding of what the Native American lifestyle was like prior to European Explorers and then understand how their lives changed after the interaction of the explorers and settlers. The field trip will help create visuals for students as they are listening to the book, helping to develop an emotional connection to what happened to the Native Americans.
Tips and Important Planning Information:
Groups of 10 or more are encouraged to contact the group reservation office; you can schedule private and specialized tours. Upon registration, teachers will be sent pre-visit resources. School groups are required to have one adult chaperon for every ten students.
Contact: Group Reservation Office
Phone - 202-633-6644, 888-618-0572
Email - [email protected].
Fill out: http://nmai.si.edu/sites/1/files/pdf/visit/GroupForm.pdf
Transportation: You will need to arrange for bus transportation:
Cost/Hours: Admission is free and hours are from 10-5:30 Monday – Friday. Consider a day when you can take your class to the imagiNATIONS Activity Center
Lunch: To be kept on the buses and groups are encouraged to picnic on the National Mall. Keep this in mind when you are planning the trip as cold months may not be suitable for eating lunch outside.
Consider: The museum also has two theaters where performances take place, when planning a full day field trip consider inquiring about including a theater experience to your trip.
Who: Third Grade Students studying European Exploration of North America
When: First Day of unit on European Exploration of North America
Where: National Museum of the American Indian
http://nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/
Why:
History - 3.3 The student will study the exploration of the Americas by
a) describing the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de León, Jacques
Cartier, and Christopher Newport;
b) identifying the reasons for exploring, the information gained, the results of the travels, and
the impact of the travels on American Indians.
Music - 3.11 The student will explore the music of world cultures through song, dance, and movement.
1. Study folk tales and musical settings of folk tales.
2. Listen to examples of instruments not traditionally found in bands or orchestras.
3. Interpret music through movement.
4. Perform traditional dances.
Visual Arts –
3.13 The student will discuss how history, culture, and the visual arts influence each other.
3.17 The student will identify how works of art reflect times, places, and cultures.
The purposes of taking the students to the National Museum of American Indian is to explorer and understand the life of an American Indian separate from the interaction the American Indians had with European Explorers. The field trip gives students the opportunity to see the lifestyle and culture of Native Americans allowing students to see how Native Americans are or were developed societies with families, religion, laws, ways of living, culture and so forth; laying a foundation for future discussions on how European Explorers affected Native Americans upon discovering America. Within the field trip students will be able to explorer the fine arts of American Indians, they will be exposed to visual arts, music, and dance. While students are on the field trip they will be asked to write interesting facts they learn, draw pictures of art work they enjoyed and explain why they liked it, what they think the art was used for or why it was made. The students will also have the opportunity to gain hands on experience at the imagiNATION Activity Center. In this center children can explore basket weaving, snowshoeing, and life in various Native American homes. Additionally there are stories about the Natives’ culture, music rooms, and craft rooms.
Examples of 45 minute guided tours you can request:
K–3 Following Old Ways—Making New Traditions
Walk under a star canopy, listen to a story, and discover links between the past and present. What are some of the games American Indian children play today? How do traditional clothing styles compare with modern dress? Explore some ways that Native American people keep old traditions alive and develop new ones.
K–3 Hok-noth-da? Story Program
Everyone tells stories, and stories have always been a great way to teach children. Hok-noth-da? ( "Did you hear?" in the Shawnee language) gives young students a chance to hear a story about a particular tribe and engage hands-on with objects and photographs that deepen their understanding of the tribe represented in the story.
2–6 NEW TOUR! The Great Shellfish Bay: Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Region
Native people have inhabited the Chesapeake region for thousands of years, building their lives around local waterways and the abundance of plants and animals found here. Explore a wetland, touch objects made of cattails, and learn how local tribes, both past and present, have cultivated meaningful relationships with their surrounding environments. Recommended for grades 2–6. Meets DC/VA/MD curriculum standards.
Pre-Trip Discussion:
Create a KWL – What do you know about Native Americans, What do you want to know about Native Americans. Explain to the class the purpose of the field trip is to learn more about the Native American lifestyle, to understand how American Indians lived and live today.
Post Trip Discussion:
After the field trip, either when students return to school or the next morning they should have a debriefing, filling in the rest of the KWL, Ask: What do you think about how Native Americans lived? Have your thoughts changed? What did you notice and how did you feel about the field trip?
Also students should be able to share their findings and the drawings they did while on the field trip.
Let the students know over the next few days they will be learning more about one particular Native American group, talking further about what their life was like before and after European Explorers.
Extensions to the Field Trip:
See Native American Interactive Read Aloud Lesson – As students are being read a book on a Native American tribe, the trip will help create connections with the text for the students as the teacher is reading students will be able to pull from their memory of the field trip to gain an understanding of what the Native American lifestyle was like prior to European Explorers and then understand how their lives changed after the interaction of the explorers and settlers. The field trip will help create visuals for students as they are listening to the book, helping to develop an emotional connection to what happened to the Native Americans.
Tips and Important Planning Information:
Groups of 10 or more are encouraged to contact the group reservation office; you can schedule private and specialized tours. Upon registration, teachers will be sent pre-visit resources. School groups are required to have one adult chaperon for every ten students.
Contact: Group Reservation Office
Phone - 202-633-6644, 888-618-0572
Email - [email protected].
Fill out: http://nmai.si.edu/sites/1/files/pdf/visit/GroupForm.pdf
Transportation: You will need to arrange for bus transportation:
- Address: National Mall at 4th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W., in Washington, D.C. The school group entrance is on Maryland Avenue near 4th Street.
- Bus drop off - Maryland Avenue only
- L'Enfant Plaza, served by the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines. Exit from the upper platform, follow the signs directing people to the Smithsonian museums, and walk two blocks east (toward the Capitol Building) on Maryland Avenue.
Cost/Hours: Admission is free and hours are from 10-5:30 Monday – Friday. Consider a day when you can take your class to the imagiNATIONS Activity Center
- Note: imagiNATIONS Activity Center. Groups may only register for Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday, in one-hour increments (i.e., 10–11AM; 11AM–12PM, etc.). Groups must be pre-K to 6th grade only, and are limited to 30 students per hour, with a requirement of one chaperon for every five students. To schedule an entry time, call 202-633-6644.
Lunch: To be kept on the buses and groups are encouraged to picnic on the National Mall. Keep this in mind when you are planning the trip as cold months may not be suitable for eating lunch outside.
Consider: The museum also has two theaters where performances take place, when planning a full day field trip consider inquiring about including a theater experience to your trip.
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