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We know history, and we know that as a teacher, you know that history is important. Convincing your third-graders, however, is often less of a non-issue. For those young minds that are perhaps less partial to the past, we present: a collection of books that will help you get your students off their feet and into the moment before they really realize it. Deur, Lynne. A Lumberjack’s Story: A Chapter from the Great Lakes Past. Spring Lake, MI: River Road Publications, 1982. Entine, Lynn. Our Great Lakes Connection: A Curriculum Guide for Grades Kindergarten Through Eight. n.p.: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System (UW–Extension Environmental Resources Center), 1985. Historical Society of Michigan. Immediately Michigan: Ready-to-Use, Award-Winning, K-12 Michigan Lessons. Available for purchase from The Historical Society of Michigan Center for Teaching Michigan History, 2117 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4599, (313/769-1828). Barrett, Katharine, et al. Investigating Artifacts: Making Masks, Creating Myths, Exploring Middens Teacher’s Guide. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Hall of Science (Regents of the University of California), 1992 (REV. 1996). (grades K-6) McCabe, Jean S. Learning About Michigan Indians: A Study Unit for Early Elementary Grades. Spring Lake, MI: River Road Publications, Inc., 1981. McConnell, David B. Teacher’s Guide for Forging the Peninsulas. Hillsdale, MI: Hillsdale Educational Publishers, 1990. McConnell, David B., and Elizabeth B. Dewey. Michigan Activity Masters for Discover Michigan. Hillsdale, MI: Hillsdale Educational Publishers, 1985. Reed, Elaine Wrisley. Helping Your Child Learn History (with activities for children aged 4 through 11). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement, n.d. Roberts, Patricia L. Literature-Based History Activities for Children, Grades 4-8. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997. Rockford Public Schools Fourth Grade Teachers. Explore Michigan: An Adventure Packed Thematic Unit. Rockford, MI: Authors, 1992. Published by the Rockford Middle School, Rockford Public Schools, 397 E. Division, Rockford, MI 49341. (Cost: $100.00) Silverman, Jerry. Mel Bay Presents The American History Songbook. Pacific, MO: Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 1992. (Songs to sing in the car or bus on your way to the museum and all the way home!)
At the museum, we see lots of different kinds of people filling the role of ‘group leader’. We see teachers, parents, big sisters, that big kid in the fourth grade… Whoever you are, if you’re leading a group of students on a tour through the museum, you may want to boost your confidence before the big day (i.e. before you’re a tour guide). That way, you’ll know what to say when your students start asking questions about history. You may be thinking, ‘That doesn’t happen!’ …but in a museum, trust us, it does. Cleaver, Joanne. Doing Children’s Museums: A Guide to 225 Hands-on Museums. Charlotte, VT: Williamson Pub., 1988. Falk, John H., and Lynn D. Dierking. The Museum Experience. Washington, DC: Whalesback Books, 1992. Finn, David. How to Visit a Museum. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1985. Gartenhaus, Alan. Minds in Motion: Using Museums to Expand Creative Thinking (2nd edition). San Francisco, CA: Caddo Gap Press, 1993. Green, Bob, and D. G. Fulford. To Our Children’s Children: Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come. NY: Doubleday, 1993. Greene, Wilma Prudhum. Museums and Learning: A Guide for Family Visits. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement and Smithsonian Office of Education, April 1998. Grinder, Alison L., and E. Sue McCoy. The Good Guide: A Sourcebook for Interpreters, Docents and Tour Guides. Scottsdale, AZ: Ironwood Publishing, 1985. Hein,George E. and Mary Alexander. Museums: Places of Learning. Washington, DC: American Association of Museums, 1998 MacDowell, Marsha (Editor). Folk Arts in Education: A Resource Handbook. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Museum, 1987. Mann, Kenny. Observe and Deduce: An Artifacts Game. Creative Classroom, 8(3) (Nov./Dec. 1993), pp.70-72. Metcalf, Fay D., and Matthew T. Downey. Using Local History in the Classroom. Nashville, TN: The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), 1982. Michigan History for Kids and The Mitten. Published by Michigan History magazine and used in fourth grade classrooms. Previous issues may be purchased from Michigan History or download free PDFs of the issues and teacher’s guides online. Contact Michigan History for more information. Neal, Arminta. Exhibits for the Small Museum: A Handbook. Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1976. Nichols, Susan K. (Editor). Museum Education Anthology,1973-1983. Washington, DC: Museum Education Roundtable, 1984. Schlereth, Thomas J. Artifacts and the American Past. Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), 1980. Tunnell, Michael O., and Richard Ammon (Editors). The Story of Ourselves: Teaching History Through Children’s Literature. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1993. Voris, Helen H., Maija Sedzielarz, and Carolyn P. Blackmon. Touch the Mind, Touch the Spirit: A Guide to Focused Field Trips. Chicago, IL: Department of Education, Field Museum of Natural History, 1986. (Published by the Department of Education, Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Road and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. Waterfall, Milde, and Sarah Grusin. Where’s the Me in Museum: Going to Museums with Children. Arlington, VA: Vandamere Press, AB Associates, 1989. (Chapter Five–”History Museums: The Saving Place”) Happy touring!
In 1959, Minoru Yamasaki branched out from metropolitan Detroit to the rest of Michigan with the Michigan State Medical Society in East Lansing.
Next spring, when your annual special issue of Michigan History magazine arrives in the mail, what would you like to see inside? This year, we’re inviting you to weigh in on the topic.
The Michigan Historical Commission launched its “Historymobile” in 1964. This fifty-four foot long “museum on wheels” traveled to Michigan communities for the next ten or so years.
Why is the Archives of Michigan displaying old beer labels? These labels can found within official state records. The Archives received them from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
Michigan’s pioneers—the first people of European decent to settle in various places throughout our state—wrote many accounts of their experiences.
