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Creating a Classroom
Museum |
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Where
to start?
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- the goal
- research
- the plan
- the props
- the "Grand Opening"
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The
Goal
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- to assist the children in making their own museum (with contents,
information, staffing, and advertising)
- and to 'open it to the public' for display (to relatives, friends,
neighbours)
- to involve everyone: the analyzer, the organizer, the doer, the
people-person
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Research |
Prior
to Class
- make arrangements for a tour and meeting at a museum
- discuss the project with the staff
- get a 'feel' for the layout of the museum
- ask for suggestions and background information
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With
The Class [problem solving]
- take the children on a tour of the museum
- discuss with them what they saw, how it was laid out, how the
exhibits were interrelated
- find out what types of advertising the museum uses
- do the exhibits remain the same?
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The
Plan |
Create
a plan
with the children
to create
the museum |
- what is the name of the museum?
- what will be the theme of the exhibit?
- what type of artifacts will be on display?
- will there be interactive displays?
- determine what needs to be done
- who will have which roles?
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- advertising
- creating the exhibits
- researching the display information
- building exhibit displays
- staffing the museum
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The
Props |
Not only do the exhibits need to be created, but the
information needs to be written up for each article.
- Articles can be drawn, sculpted, carved, sewn, gathered,
borrowed, photographed [art, math, science,
etc.]
- They can be set on stands, in boxes, hung from ceilings,
attached to walls, stood on floors [problem
solving]
- Information can be on posters, recipe cards, bulletin boards,
display stands [literacy, art]
- Staff uniforms can include white shirts and ties, jackets, hats [problem
solving, art]
- Advertising can be pamphlets, posters, postcards, business cards
[art, literacy]
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The
Grand Opening |
| Host a Grand Opening of the museum, once it
is finished |
- advertise the date and time
- determine the layout of the exhibits
- set up the museum with all the props
- assign tasks -- tour guides, ticket sales, etc.
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Added touches:
Serve tea and cookies in the museum restaurant
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copyright 1999, Debbie Roswell
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