Grades: 1–2

Site: 1845 One-Room Schoolhouse and the Jan W. Bowers Museum

Audience Size: 30–50

Length of Performance: 2 hours

Description:

This program includes lessons taught in the 1845 One-Room Schoolhouse and the Jan W. Bowers Museum. The students will receive a tour of the schoolhouse and learn about a typical school day in the 1800's as they participate in opening exercises and interact with school related artifacts. At the Museum, the literacy theme will continue as students rotate through learning stations that demonstrate how learning styles from the past differ from those of today.

This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:

Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts

• Production and distribution of writing

• Research to build and present knowledge 

• Responding to literature 

• Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening) 

• Presentation of knowledge of ideas (speaking and listening) 

• Vocabulary acquisition and use

Learning Standards for Physical Education

• Personal health and fitness 

• Safe and healthy environment 

• Resource management

Learning Standards for the Arts

• Creating (imagine, plan, make, envision, develop) 

• Performing (rehearse, evaluate, refine, prepare, share) 

• Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique) 

• Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)

Categories: English Language Arts, History, Multicultural, Museums / Exhibits, Physical Education, Poetry, Storytelling, Teamwork / Leadership Skills, Wellness / Life skills / Bully Prevention / Character Education

Cost: $3/student; chaperones and teachers are complementary

Grades: 3–5

Site: 1835 Grist Mill and the Jan W. Bowers Museum

Audience Size: 30–50

Length of Performance: 2 hours

Description:

This program includes lessons taught in the 1845 One-Room Schoolhouse and the Jan W. Bowers Museum. At the Schoolhouse, students will be taught using a curriculum that will provide an interactive learning experience, giving students the chance to experience an 1800's school day. At the Museum, the literacy theme will continue as students rotate through learning stations that demonstrate how learning styles from the past differ from those of today. 

This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:

Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts

• Production and distribution of writing

• Research to build and present knowledge 

• Responding to literature 

• Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening) 

• Presentation of knowledge of ideas (speaking and listening) 

• Vocabulary acquisition and use

Learning Standards for Physical Education

• Safe and healthy environment 

• Resource management

Learning Standards for the Arts

• Creating (imagine, plan, make, envision, develop) 

• Performing (rehearse, evaluate, refine, prepare, share) 

• Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique) 

• Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)

Categories: Art, English Language Arts, History, Multicultural, Museums / Exhibits, Physical Education, Poetry, Storytelling, Teamwork / Leadership Skills, Wellness / Life skills / Bully Prevention / Character Education

Cost: $3/student; chaperones and teachers are complementary

Grades: 1–5

Site: 1835 Grist Mill and the Jan W. Bowers Museum

Audience Size: 30–50

Length of Performance: 2 hours

Description:

This program integrates STEM lessons taught at both the 1835 Grist Mill* and the Jan W. Bowers Museum. The students will learn about the history and development of the rural industries in the Maine area. Students will tour the multi-levels of the Mill to gain an understanding of how grain was ground using water power and large millstones. At the Museum, students rotate through learning stations using artifacts from the first floor displays that will give them "hands-on" opportunities to experience the technology of the 1800's.

Please Note: While the learning objectives for grades 1-2 and grades 3-5 are the same, the specific content and activities are designed to be developmentally appropriate. 

This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:

Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts

• Research to build and present knowledge 

• Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening) 

• Presentation of knowledge of ideas (speaking and listening) 

• Vocabulary acquisition and use

Common Core Learning Standards: Mathematical Practices

• Making sense of problems and persevering in solving them

• Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively

• Modeling with mathematics

• Using appropriate tools strategically

• Counting and cardinality

• Measurement and data

• Numbers and operations

• Rations and proportional relationships

• Mathematical reasoning

Learning Standards for Physical Education

• Resource management

Learning Standards for the Arts

• Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)

Science and Engineering Practices

• Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) 

• Developing and using models 

• Planning and carrying out investigations 

• Analyzing and interpreting data 

• Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) 

• Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

Learning Standards for Technology Education

• Engineering design 

• Tools, resources, and technological processes 

• Technology systems 

• History and evolution of technology 

• Impacts of technology Management of technology

Categories: Animals / Environmental Education / Farms / Nature, English Language Arts, History, Math, Multicultural, Museums / Exhibits, Physical Education, Science, Storytelling, Teamwork / Leadership Skills, Wellness / Life skills / Bully Prevention / Character Education

Cost: $3/student; chaperones and teachers are complementary