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Historic Huguenot Street Programs for School GroupsHistoric Huguenot Street offers unique educational programs for school-aged children. The programs are designed to meet the New York State Standards for Social Studies. Visiting with Your School or Youth Group Historic Huguenot Street books school and youth groups from March through December. October, May and early June are our busiest times and days book quickly. Visits during cool weather months are conducted in the heated museum houses on the Street. The cost per child is $7 per person. One chaperone for every ten children is admitted for free. Additional chaperones are welcome at the per person price. We can accommodate school groups of up to 120. To make your reservation, contact Jo Oliva, Special Projects Coordinator, via email or by calling 845 255-1660, extension 103. Jo will take your information and send a confirmation. Payment can be made in advance with a school district, BOCES or PTA check or can be paid with cash, check or charge on the day of your visit. About Your Visit A visit to Historic Huguenot Street is designed to reach a variety of learning styles and many of the programs utilize DBQs (document-based questions). A standard visit to the site lasts approximately three hours; however, the length of the program can be adjusted to meet the particular needs and requirements of the group. Do not hesitate to contact us to tailor your tour or ask questions. Visits generally include:
Select an artifact activity from the list below: Be a Historical Detective Your students will become super-sleuths during this hands-on inspection of early American artifacts that could have belonged to a resident of Huguenot Street. Objects which will be used as clues to help understand Colonial life on Huguenot Street including a sausage stuffer, a crimping iron, a chamber pot, flatware, and foot warmer just to name a few. Working in small groups, children will first draw a picture of their artifact that they can take home. Next, each group will answer a series of written questions about their artifact. Each group will then talk briefly to the rest of the class, including a guess of what the object is. After each group a brief discussion will be had, which will connect the objects to the house tours as well as explain cultural importance. Standards addressed: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Grades:
1st through 3rd Hands-on History As part of your visit to Huguenot Street, we offer a new exciting hands-on historical activity for children to participate in. The “Hands-on History” activity allows children to recreate and experience some of the everyday activities that were performed in the colonial period. The lesson breaks down into two distinct parts. The first portion involves discussion and exploration of colonial school activities. Children will have the opportunity to write with quill pens and practice some of the popular sayings and phrases from colonial times. There will also be time for them to write or draw items of their choosing. The second part will focus on games and pastimes. Children will learn how life for a colonial child was mostly about work. The activity will also highlight children's toys and how during the colonial period they were made from items around the home and simply constructed. We will also discuss how children entertained themselves without the modern conveniences children today are accustomed to. Children will then get to make a “buzz saw” which is a colonial era toy. The purpose of this activity is to provide a hands-on learning environment as well as to teach children about the difference between present day and the colonial period in relation to items and experiences they encounter in their everyday lives. Standards addressed: 1.1,1.2 Grades:
4th through 8th Please note: an extra dollar will be charged for this program to cover materials costs Guess Who? Within an agricultural community in Colonial New York, the residents pursued a wide variety of occupations from teacher to weaver, from merchant to laborer. In this activity, students working in small groups will receive groups of objects that represent members of the New Paltz community in the 18th century. Each group will identify the objects in its collection and develop theories as to the age, gender, race, economic position and occupation of the owner. The students will then search for clues about the lives of these townspeople in primary documents from the 18th century. The entire class will then consider what these artifacts tell us about life in a small town in Colonial New York. Standards
addressed: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 |