In fourth grade we teach Utah geography and social studies. These are two great places that we go to learn more about the settling of Utah and some of the things they had. The D.U.P. is the Daugthers of the Utah Pioneers. They have a pretty neat museum that they give us a tour of and tell us about the people that settled St. George and some of the tools they used. They have things from making cotton and silk to guns and swords.
The Brigham Young home is a neat house that the kids walk through. The escorts tell the students about the old house and the furniture that is in it. They also talk about the cotton that was raised in St. George and they show the students the yard and the different plants and trees that are there. This one usually doesn't take too long and the kids like looking at the old stuff.
These two historic sites are in the middle of St. George so we are going to do a bike field trip to these sites this year. It should be a lot of fun.
We are so fortunate that we can go to these places! That is definitely one of the many reasons why East is a GREAT place to teach!
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I think a lot of these historic locations are under-visited by schools. We have a DUP museum in Provo, and I am amazed at how devoted and intensely-excited the tour guides are about the history that they have to share. Students would benefit so much from learning from people so passionate and knowledgeable about a specific historic period.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to get the community more involved with what is going on at the schools. The more they can be a part of it the more they will support us. Most of the guides at the D.U.P. are older ladies and they do enjoy having the kids come and look around.
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