Traveling Trunks
Traveling Trunks
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The Hands On History: Traveling Trunks are designed to assist teachers in highlighting the local history of Riverside and the Mission Inn and feature all the materials to complete two lesson plans aimed at 3rd,4th, and 5th grade. Through our object based lesson plan, students will interact with artifacts from the Mission Inn’s 100 years of operation and use critical thinking to determine their use. The second lesson plan connects and contrasts the local history of Riverside and life of Mission Inn founder Frank Miller with American history.
Combine your traveling trunk with a field trip to the Mission Inn.
These trunks are available for free to all schools or educational institutions within Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Jurupa Valley for two week periods. You are encouraged to pick-up the trunk at the Mission Inn Museum, but the trunk can be dropped-off free of charge.
The trunks include
Two comprehensive lesson plans with all materials provided
Five objects including a printing press kit, early 1900’s addition machine, and 1920’s Mission Inn menu for students to interpret their use within the operation of the Mission Inn
Timeline cards based on the history of Riverside
Use this form to sign-up for the Traveling Trunks. Each trunk is easily transported with wheels. The specifics of each trunk are below.
The Hands On History: Traveling Trunk Program is able to continue its services through the generous support of the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.
Depth
15.75 inches
Height
12.25 inches
Width
30 inches
Weight
Approximately 30 lbs
Trunks are usually available in two-week periods but can allow flexibility if the schedule allows. Trunks are usually picked-up/dropped off on Monday and pick-up/dropped off on the Friday of the second week, but this may vary based on availability. Please note, the Traveling Trunks are lent on a first come-first served basis.
OUR TRAVELING TRUNKS
In this lesson students will learn about the history and development of the Mission Inn, a National Historic Landmark hotel that played a significant role in the contribution and development of Riverside. Students are deputized as “history detectives” in order to identify, interpret, and assemble the pieces (artifacts, photographs, and articles) of the Mission Inn, and figure out the history of the hotel, and why it is important to the history of Riverside. All primary materials are interpreted by students and applied to a timeline in the correct chronological sequence.
In this lesson students will handle replica historical objects to learn about the operation of the Mission Inn over the years. Students will understand how researchers use objects to learn about the past and apply these to the Mission Inn.
In this lesson students will view Mission Inn Museum objects and artifacts to learn about the early history of Riverside through citrus culture and heritage. Students will have the opportunity to create their own citrus labels based on original examples, and will be challenged to create a fictional narrative wherein they describe their “successes and difficulties” as a citrus grower in early Riverside.
In this lesson students will learn about the history and development of the city of Riverside. Beginning with the indigenous tribes that first inhabited the land, students will be able to study Riverside's progression into the city we know today.
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