(KIT) Observing & Learning from Artifacts

(KIT) Observing & Learning from Artifacts

KIT DESCRIPTION: Grades K-4. Includes detailed lesson plans. This kit is designed to take the learner from the basics of understanding what an artifact is, to using artifacts to help tell stories of the past, in particular, the past as it relates to the communities and people of Juneau and Douglas Alaska. Learners will visit the City Museum to observe artifacts in the Museum setting. The following items are included in the kit:

  • Lesson Guide
  • 1 Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, by Mac Barnett
  • 1 P’ésk’a and the First Salmon Ceremony, by Scot Ritchie
  • 1 Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, by Mem Fox
  • 1 Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes Later), by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
  • 1 Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House, by Faith Ringgold
  • 1 The Auction, by Jan Andrews
  • 1 The Wooden Doll, by Susan Bonners
  • 1 Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story of the Underground Railroad, by Ellen Levine
  • 16 Artifacts
  • 21 Spoons (varying sizes and types)
  • 12 Historic Photographs of Juneau-Douglas
  • 6 Artifact/Non-Artifact Photographs
  • 1 Historic Bedroom Photograph
  • 1 Modern Bedroom Photograph
  • 16 Artifact Description Cards
  • 12 Historic Photograph Description Cards with Answer Key