Chicago History Museum
On Monday, May 22nd, Mrs. Hovey's third grade class took a trip to the Chicago History Museum. At the museum, the students learned about the Chicago Fire, and the culture and history of the city of Chicago.
Enjoy our photo tour of the Chicago History Museum!
We took a class called "Painted Memories" which explored two artists impressions of the Chicago fire.
Mrs. Catherine O'Leary Milking Daisy by Norman Rockwell, 1935. (Left)
Memories of the Chicago Fire by Julia Lemos, 1912. (Right)
We chose a part of the painting from "Memories of the Chicago Fire" and later reenacted what we thought the moments of the fire were like.
Creating our booklets of our impressions of the Chicago Fire.
This exhibit explains how women were treated in schools in Chicago during the 1800's.
Taking a "Loyalty Quiz". We were both loyal to the United States Military.
Using technology to create our own mini autobiography.
Interactive Flag. We decided what could make up the fifth star on the flag of Chicago.
Pretending to ride early locomotives through Chicago.
The real bed that Abraham Lincoln died on. He was too tall to lay down the correct way in this bed, so he had to lay diagonally across the bed.
Skyscraper Activity. We each got skyscraper cut outs and placed them in order from the oldest to the newest building constructed in Chicago.
Testing out the old fashioned bicycle. We found it rather difficult to pedal.(Left)
Mrs. Hovey is so old, this is what her Schwinn used to look like except hers was pink. (Top)
Being a real Chicago style hot dog was fun. No ketchup please!
Women were demonstrating their rights to vote.
Designing our own dress modeling the fashion designers in Chicago during late 1800's and early 1900's.