BOCES ID
7013
For
3-5
Categories
ELA, Social Studies
Curriculum
Social Studies
Costs
$125.00 per class (90 minute program) + travel fee per day (calculated using the most current fed reimbursement rate multiplied by the roundtrip mileage to and from the museum, waved for locations within a 15 mile radius)
Dates Available
Monday-Saturday, year round, excluding holidays.
Program Theme
Hands-on exploration of mid 1800s social history
Program Description
Through hands-on exploration of primary source documents, photographs and objects, students work together to investigate the roles, relationships, and every day lives of people who shared a home at Cherry Hill in Albany, N.Y. from 1865 to 1885. The Cherry Hill Case is “closed” when students test their hypotheses through participation in a document-based Reader’s Theatre. This program is accessible and inclusive for students with different learning styles and skills.
Group size: Up to 1 class (~25 students) per program, 2 classes per outreach visit
Length: Approximately 90 minutes
Website
https://www.historiccherryhill.org/programs/
shawna@historiccherryhill.org
Phone
(518) 434-4791
Address
Historic Cherry Hill, 523 1/2 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY
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