Old Sturbridge Village

Type of Resource: Electronic Field Trip, Research Resources, Online Activities, Online Exhibit, Online Multimedia Presentation
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Acrobat PDF
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In the articles for kids there is an icon to connect to a glossary for harder words. This is a helpful resource to readers and reinforces the skill of finding out what an unknown word means while reading. In the Kids area the games and puzzles are arcade style. The quizzes are decent. The material is organized into collections and there are ample teaching materials provided.

Description:

Sturbridge Village, an outdoor historical museum in Massachusetts, is a recreated rural New England Village from the 1830s. This website shares the collections of the museums and provides interactive experiences for viewers to learn from without traveling to the museum. The site shares information about the museum, collections of artifacts and articles, a searchable image collection, fun, games, an area for kids and resources for educators.

Possible uses:

Integrate part or all of this site into curriculum. Share an online tour of the village on a projector and discuss the various aspects of life in the eighteen hundreds. Students can submit questions via email to the curators. Students can research using the site. Teachers can find curricular materials and lesson plans. Math classes could also use the quilt exhibit, focusing on shapes and patterns.

Related Resources:

K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12+

Social Studies : History

Electronic Field Trip, Research Resources, Online Activities, Online Exhibit, Online Multimedia Presentation

Acrobat PDF