Program Flyer: A Day in the Life of 19th Century Midwestern Americans
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Content Provider
RoundTrips
Contact Information
Tim Gore
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Content Provider
RoundTrips
Contact Information
Tim Gore
School District of Clayton#2
Mark Twain Circle
Clayton, MO 63105
United States
Phone: (314) 773-6934
Program Type
Individual Program
Individual Program
Program Rating
This program has not yet been evaluated.
This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience
Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6
Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6
Primary Disciplines
Social Studies/History
Social Studies/History
Secondary Disciplines
Language Arts/English, Problem Solving
Language Arts/English, Problem Solving
Program Description
America 2008—a life of instant communication and hectic activity. Got your cell phone? Been surfing on the world wide web? Ready to get in your car and get a ride to soccer practice? Want to be entertained? Go to the baseball stadium or see a movie at the theatre or on your DVD player. Need a snack? Dash to the convenience store or zap something in the microwave. Feeling hot? Turn on the air conditioner. Need some medicine? Dash to the pharmacist or order it off the Internet.But what if you lived in America of 1858? How would you keep in touch with distant relatives? How would you get from place to place? How long would it take to travel? What games would you play? What would school be like? Where would your food come from and how would you cook it? What if you got sick or just couldn’t stand the heat of a summer afternoon?The Historic Martin Franklin Hanley House invites you and your students to take a step back in time to life in America 150 years ago. Meet Aunt Cal who lived at the house. Tour the mansion and see the furniture. See what it was like to cook in the exterior kitchen building. Read letters from the family. Learn what it was like to be a kid back then and grow up in rural Missouri. Compare life then to life today.In advance of the program you will receive letters written by members of the Hanley family to read prior to your visit. You’ll also receive images of artifacts from the House so you can try to figure out what they were made of or what they would have been used for. Then when you arrive for the program you’ll be greeted by family member Aunt Cal, portrayed by a first person re-enactor, and your journey back in time will begin. Ask your questions of Aunt Cal and the House’s historic experts. Share your ideas about the artifacts you’ve seen. Bring history to life!Information about The Historic Martin Franklin Hanley House:Located in present day Clayton, Missouri, an inner ring suburb of St. Louis, the Historic Martin Franklin Hanley House stands as a window to our past illuminating the many people that lived and died within the once young St. Louis community. Constructed by Martin F. Hanley in 1855, this Greek revival farmstead is typical of architecture of its day but its inhabitants were far from ordinary.Today the home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is the oldest structure in the City of Clayton, Missouri. The Historic Hanley House remains relatively untouched by modern life and together with the surviving Hanley family letters, the history of nineteenth century rural Missouri comes to life within its walls.Learn more about the house at http://www.ci.clayton.mo.us/index.aspx?location=570 and www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/278E5A7806FE73408625740100055F3F?OpenDocument.
America 2008—a life of instant communication and hectic activity. Got your cell phone? Been surfing on the world wide web? Ready to get in your car and get a ride to soccer practice? Want to be entertained? Go to the baseball stadium or see a movie at the theatre or on your DVD player. Need a snack? Dash to the convenience store or zap something in the microwave. Feeling hot? Turn on the air conditioner. Need some medicine? Dash to the pharmacist or order it off the Internet.But what if you lived in America of 1858? How would you keep in touch with distant relatives? How would you get from place to place? How long would it take to travel? What games would you play? What would school be like? Where would your food come from and how would you cook it? What if you got sick or just couldn’t stand the heat of a summer afternoon?The Historic Martin Franklin Hanley House invites you and your students to take a step back in time to life in America 150 years ago. Meet Aunt Cal who lived at the house. Tour the mansion and see the furniture. See what it was like to cook in the exterior kitchen building. Read letters from the family. Learn what it was like to be a kid back then and grow up in rural Missouri. Compare life then to life today.In advance of the program you will receive letters written by members of the Hanley family to read prior to your visit. You’ll also receive images of artifacts from the House so you can try to figure out what they were made of or what they would have been used for. Then when you arrive for the program you’ll be greeted by family member Aunt Cal, portrayed by a first person re-enactor, and your journey back in time will begin. Ask your questions of Aunt Cal and the House’s historic experts. Share your ideas about the artifacts you’ve seen. Bring history to life!Information about The Historic Martin Franklin Hanley House:Located in present day Clayton, Missouri, an inner ring suburb of St. Louis, the Historic Martin Franklin Hanley House stands as a window to our past illuminating the many people that lived and died within the once young St. Louis community. Constructed by Martin F. Hanley in 1855, this Greek revival farmstead is typical of architecture of its day but its inhabitants were far from ordinary.Today the home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is the oldest structure in the City of Clayton, Missouri. The Historic Hanley House remains relatively untouched by modern life and together with the surviving Hanley family letters, the history of nineteenth century rural Missouri comes to life within its walls.Learn more about the house at http://www.ci.clayton.mo.us/index.aspx?location=570 and www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/278E5A7806FE73408625740100055F3F?OpenDocument.
Program Format
The program will focus on the daily life of elementary school age students in rural Missouri of the mid to late 19th century. Students will have many opportunities to interact with the experts involved in the program as well as share ideas and ask questions of each other. Student will also have many opportunities to interact with primary source documents and artifacts from the Hanley House both before and during the program. Pre-program information and Order for the program itself is included below. Pre-Program InformationPrior to the program day, teachers of participating students will receive a packet with copies of primary source documents and images of primary source artifacts from the Hanley House. The documents will be copies of letters written by members of the family. The images will be those of every day items used by the family and still in existence at the house. The purpose of the letters is to give students a feel for the family members that lived in the house. The letters may be read individually by students, in small groups, or as a whole class activity, but should be read prior to the program. Use them to help students develop understanding and questions. The images of artifacts will arrive on a CD. The images will be identified by number but will have no descriptive information included. The goal is for students to look over the images and try to interpret them. They should seek to answer three questions: 1) What is the artifact? 2) What is it made of? 3) What is it used for? Students will be asked to share their answers to these questions as part of the videoconference program.Program OrderThe videoconference program will consist of the following segments.1. Welcome and Introduction—Student groups and experts will be introduced and welcomed to the program. 2. Artifacts Understanding—Students will once again view the artifact images they received prior to the program and share their ideas on what the items are, what they are made of, and what they are used for. Experts from the House will respond to student ideas and provide final answers as needed.3. Meet Aunt Cal—Students will be introduced to Aunt Cal who lived at the House. Aunt Cal will be our tour guide for the rest of the program. Students will have the chance to ask Aunt Cal and experts from the House questions that arose from the letters they read prior to the program.4. Daily Life at Hanley House—Students will take continue their tour of the house, asking Aunt Cal and experts questions about the letters they received and about what they are seeing at the house. Focus will be on room and objects related to daily life of elementary school age children of the time. Students will see the parlors of the house, a bedroom, basement area and the house’s exterior kitchen. A special focus will be the outdoor kitchen. 5. Closing Segment--Including summary of topics discussed and final questions from students
The program will focus on the daily life of elementary school age students in rural Missouri of the mid to late 19th century. Students will have many opportunities to interact with the experts involved in the program as well as share ideas and ask questions of each other. Student will also have many opportunities to interact with primary source documents and artifacts from the Hanley House both before and during the program. Pre-program information and Order for the program itself is included below. Pre-Program InformationPrior to the program day, teachers of participating students will receive a packet with copies of primary source documents and images of primary source artifacts from the Hanley House. The documents will be copies of letters written by members of the family. The images will be those of every day items used by the family and still in existence at the house. The purpose of the letters is to give students a feel for the family members that lived in the house. The letters may be read individually by students, in small groups, or as a whole class activity, but should be read prior to the program. Use them to help students develop understanding and questions. The images of artifacts will arrive on a CD. The images will be identified by number but will have no descriptive information included. The goal is for students to look over the images and try to interpret them. They should seek to answer three questions: 1) What is the artifact? 2) What is it made of? 3) What is it used for? Students will be asked to share their answers to these questions as part of the videoconference program.Program OrderThe videoconference program will consist of the following segments.1. Welcome and Introduction—Student groups and experts will be introduced and welcomed to the program. 2. Artifacts Understanding—Students will once again view the artifact images they received prior to the program and share their ideas on what the items are, what they are made of, and what they are used for. Experts from the House will respond to student ideas and provide final answers as needed.3. Meet Aunt Cal—Students will be introduced to Aunt Cal who lived at the House. Aunt Cal will be our tour guide for the rest of the program. Students will have the chance to ask Aunt Cal and experts from the House questions that arose from the letters they read prior to the program.4. Daily Life at Hanley House—Students will take continue their tour of the house, asking Aunt Cal and experts questions about the letters they received and about what they are seeing at the house. Focus will be on room and objects related to daily life of elementary school age children of the time. Students will see the parlors of the house, a bedroom, basement area and the house’s exterior kitchen. A special focus will be the outdoor kitchen. 5. Closing Segment--Including summary of topics discussed and final questions from students
Objectives
1. The participant will interact with primary source documents and interpret how they impact his/her understanding of a particular historic subject.2. The participant will engage in a discussion about life in rural Missouri in the mid to late 1800’s and share their ideas and questions as they interact with historic experts and primary source artifacts.3. The participant will explore history in the first person.
1. The participant will interact with primary source documents and interpret how they impact his/her understanding of a particular historic subject.2. The participant will engage in a discussion about life in rural Missouri in the mid to late 1800’s and share their ideas and questions as they interact with historic experts and primary source artifacts.3. The participant will explore history in the first person.
National Standards to which this program aligns
Featured National Standards (History):Grades K-4:STANDARD 1 Family life now and in the recent past; family life in various places long ago. Standard 1A: The student understands family life now and in the recent past; family life in various places long ago. STANDARD 2 The history of students’ own local community and how communities in North America varied long ago. Standard 2A: The student understands the history of his or her local community.STANDARD 3 The people, events, problems, and ideas that created the history of their state.Standard 3C: The student understands the various other groups from regions throughout the world who came into the his or her own state or region over the long-ago and recent past. Grades 5-12:Historical Thinking Standards1. Chronological Thinking 2. Historical Comprehension 3. Historical Analysis and Interpretation 4. Historical Research Capabilities
State Standards to which this program aligns
Schools from all states are invited to participate in the program.
Featured National Standards (History):Grades K-4:STANDARD 1 Family life now and in the recent past; family life in various places long ago. Standard 1A: The student understands family life now and in the recent past; family life in various places long ago. STANDARD 2 The history of students’ own local community and how communities in North America varied long ago. Standard 2A: The student understands the history of his or her local community.STANDARD 3 The people, events, problems, and ideas that created the history of their state.Standard 3C: The student understands the various other groups from regions throughout the world who came into the his or her own state or region over the long-ago and recent past. Grades 5-12:Historical Thinking Standards1. Chronological Thinking 2. Historical Comprehension 3. Historical Analysis and Interpretation 4. Historical Research Capabilities
State Standards to which this program aligns
Schools from all states are invited to participate in the program.
Program Length
45 minutes
45 minutes
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11/5/2008
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
This is a "Special Event Pilot" program offered by the Hanley House as they determine the best way to add videoconferences to their education outreach. Your participation will result in a valuable learning experience for your students and also provide valuable feedback to the Hanley House as they finalize their videoconference programs to offer.
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Interactive Cost: $0.00View Only Cost: $0.00
Premium Service provices additional benefits. Learn more!Receiving Site is responsible for own line charge
Program Fee Notes
There is NO CHARGE for this program.
Cancellation Policy
Should you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as you know of the need.
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
This is a "Special Event Pilot" program offered by the Hanley House as they determine the best way to add videoconferences to their education outreach. Your participation will result in a valuable learning experience for your students and also provide valuable feedback to the Hanley House as they finalize their videoconference programs to offer.
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
Interactive Cost: $0.00View Only Cost: $0.00
Premium Service provices additional benefits. Learn more!Receiving Site is responsible for own line charge
Program Fee Notes
There is NO CHARGE for this program.
Cancellation Policy
Should you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as you know of the need.
Is video taping allowed?
No
No
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IPInternet 2
IPInternet 2
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Once you enroll for the program, you will need to conduct a test call with our bridge organization MOREnet to finalize your participation. We will contact you about making this test call after confirming your enrollment in the program.
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Once you enroll for the program, you will need to conduct a test call with our bridge organization MOREnet to finalize your participation. We will contact you about making this test call after confirming your enrollment in the program.
Request this Program Now
