On April 13th and 14th, 44 students took a trip to visit Springfield. Historic sites that we toured include; the State Capital building, Lincoln's Tomb, New Salem, the Lincoln Home, the Old State Capital Building, and the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Here are some pictures from our trip:
We are currently learning about what life was like in the West for eight different groups of people in the early to mid 1800's. Students are creating mini-dramas (plays) that will explain to why each group moved west, what hardships they faced, and what legacies they left. Groups that moved west included; the Explorers, the Mountain Men, the Californios, the Missionaries, Pioneer Women, the Forty-Niners, the Mormons, and the Chinese.
Here are some pictures of student groups preparing their mini-dramas: