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2008-2009 School Programs Brochure
Strawbery Banke Museum’s education department hosts nearly 10,000 school children annually for a variety of programs. Our school programs have been carefully developed to support specific New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts curriculum standards. Teachers and home school groups can choose from self-guided field studies based on their particular curriculum goals or hands-on workshops led by our skilled educators.
 
2008-09 Workshops 

FALL & WINTER PROGRAMS
 
Thanksgiving: From Festival to Feast
Grades 2-6
November 10-14 and 17-21
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Trace the development of Thanksgiving, from the Puritans' holy day of thanks to today's family feast and homecoming. In this active, fast-paced, and multisensory program, discover how Thanksgiving transcends time, place, and culture to become a uniquely American holiday. Try old-fashioned cooking, create harvest crafts, and talk with costumed roleplayers. Small groups led by a museum educator find the common themes of this holiday over three centuries: charity, gratitude, survival, national identity, and the celebration of family and community. Maximum group size per day: 110 students. 

Strawbery Banke Pre-Visit Materials for Educators

Thanksgiving History and FAQ's
Thanksgiving Pre and Post Visit Activities


Time Travel Workshops (offered for school groups May through October)
Experience the sights, sounds, and stories of a New England community in our Time Travel Workshops. These 90-minute interactive programs, guided by our staff of museum educators, will involve your students in hands-on history. Workshops feature engaging, fun activities with a focus on multi-sensory learning, problem solving, and analytical thinking. Time Travel Workshops support state and national curriculum standards, including those for New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts.
 

History at Home: Architecture and Craftsmanship
Grades 4-12

Delving Into the Past: Archaeology
Grades 3-6

Becoming Americans: Stories of Immigration
Grades 4-8

18th-Century Hearth Cooking and Early American Life
Grades K-12

The 19th-Century Cookstove and the Industrial Revolution
Grades K-12

At the Doorstep of the World: Maritime Life and Trade
Grades 4-7

For detailed descriptions of these and other school programs and for registration information, download the 2008-09 School Programs brochure (PDF).
 

Strawbery Banke Pre-Visit Materials for Educators

2008 Field Trip Planner 
Directions to Strawbery Banke Museum
Chaperone Sheet
Tips for Planning a Successful Museum Visit
Discovery Guide
Thanksgiving History and FAQ's
Thanksgiving Pre and Post Visit Activities
 

For additional information, email us at education@strawberybanke.org or call (603) 422-7541. 

 
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