Ideas for teaching kids to Seek, Discover, and Look at Michigan's History.
[ January 28, 2012; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] This year, our annual Statehood Day celebration honors the 175th birthday of the Great Lakes State. Come join the fun—and come early: The first 100 visitors receive a piece of birthday cake!
Learning The Lives of Soldiers
This lesson helps students become familiar with field research projects by asking the question, Can we find information about Civil War soldiers who may have lived in your neighborhood? Through trying to answer this question, students will learn about Civil War history of their community, the soldiers who lived there, and [...]
Studying history can be difficult for students because they have no frame of reference to understand the political, economic, and social forces of the historical period. Primary documents can communicate a distinct impression of a given era. By viewing documents from a range of perspectives, levels of society, and positions of power, students are able to interpret and compose a more educated evaluation of an era.
Thousands of Michigan citizens worked at home and abroad to help win World War II. Learn what they did and why Michigan was called “The Arsenal of Democracy.” (GLCEs: 4-H3.0.4, 4-H3.0.5, 4-C5.0.2, 4-C5.0.4)
Work with a museum docent to create a tour that fits your curriculum plan. Possibilities include themes as well as time periods ranging from prehistoric Michigan to 1975.
From the fur trade to the 21st century, this program highlights African American inventors, businessmen, statesmen and ordinary working people who helped to shape our state and our nation. (GLCEs: 4-H3.0.7, 4-G4.0.1, 4-C2.0.2, 8-U4.2.2, 8-U5.1.2, 8-U5.1.5)
[ April 26, 2012; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] The Great Depression brought hard times to many Michigan families.
[ March 22, 2012; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Meet a suffragette, Rosie the Riveter, and a 1950s housewife to learn about the roles of women in Michigan during the twentieth century.
[ February 23, 2012; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] In Michigan the War of 1812 began with a surprise attack by the British.
[ January 26, 2012; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] January 26, 2012 marks 175th birthday of the State of Michigan!
