Living Museum

Wow! Today the 5th graders were able to be a museum that came to life. After more than a month of work, it all paid off. Students started five weeks ago researching their American hero. They had to read a book and find two other sources on their character. As they researched they took notes on note cards that were broken down into three categories. Then, using their note cards only, they highlighted the most relevant information from the 20-30 cards and typed up a 1 1/2- 2 page research paper, citing each of their sources throughout the paper. Their reports also included a bibliography section. Next, we spent time in class and at home memorizing the entire report. Today they dressed up as the character and "came alive" to parents and hundreds of students.