Museum Night... Success!!

We have finished up our Creek/Cherokee American Indians' study.  In my earlier post I mentioned that the children could choose how to represent their learning... models, writing, painting, etc!  We invited our parents to come in last night and had the pleasure of listening to the students teach their parents ALL about their learning!

 a snapshot of the 2nd grade hall

 We organized our hallway by the necessities of a Creek/Cherokee village.  They needed to live near a water source.  This area hosted fish and canoes.

Many students loved the tools' section!!

This exhibits shows the main Cherokee vegetables:  corn, beans, squash.  They were nicknamed "The Three Sisters."

Mary Musgrove ran a trading post!

The plaza was an open field for games, festivals, and ceremonies.

Here you see James Oglethorpe's (and crew) journey from England to Georgia.  We also had a few sections to represent important Georgians during this time period:  Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove (Coosaponakeesa), and Sequoyah.

Native American Projects

In Georgia Social Studies, we learn about the Cherokee and Creek tribes.  As a culminating project, we made artifacts to display.  Our school is inviting the parents to learn about various topics on Monday.
About a week ago, I sent home a variety of ideas.  I wanted them to brainstorm with their parents and gather any supplies they may need (boxes, empty toilet paper rolls, aluminum foil, string, etc.)  I pulled out buttons, modeling clay, googly eyes, paint, paper, popsicle sticks.  Since the Creek and Cherokee used nature in every part of their lives, my students also sought out grass, mud, and sticks.

Some final project pictures to come later...