| We had Miss Riggenbach come to visit our class. She dressed up as if she was from the Revolutionary War. She is so talented because she sewed her own clothes, even the ones she was wearing! You have learned a bit about the Revolutionary War by watching videos, writing spy letters, reading articles and more. What are some things that you learned? What questions do you still have about the Revolutionary War? |
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Welcome back to school and welcome to 3rd grade! This is going to be such an exciting school year! I love to learn and I can't wait to get started learning along with each one of you! I am especially excited because this year we will have a student teacher, Miss Fela, with us! She has been studying to be a teacher at Illinois State University and will join us for the fall and spring semesters! She has so many great ideas and will be co-teaching with me this year! She loves art, so I am excited to learn some tips and tricks from her! I just got back from a summer-long trip in Washington, D.C. If you scroll down, you can see some highlights and pictures! Starting off the year in Social Studies, we will be discussing citizenship and what it looks like to be a citizen of a country, state, city, and classroom. Together we will write a constitution and make plans for how we expect our school year in 3rd grade to run. It's going to be great! So how about you!? What are you most excited for this school year? Washington, D.C. is a unique city in that there are so many different cultures represented. Every day I am surrounded by so many different people with various backgrounds, interests, and styles. Frequently in the summer there are cultural events where you can try new foods, learn about another place, try out a dance, and even do some shopping! Check out the pictures from the cultural events I attended. In particular, it was really special for me to visit the Basque Festival! I have many friends and family who live there, so I was so honored to learn about their lives. Check it out! You can visit the home of our current president! To reserve your self-guided tour, you have to first write to your senator and have a background check. Once you are approved, you are ready for your tour! To enter the White House, you have to go through 4 security check points: 2 ID checks, 1 Canine check, and 1 metal detector. Throughout the tour and on the grounds, there are secret service everywhere keeping the house and the president safe. Now that I have been living in D.C. for 3 weeks, I have begun to experience what everyday life is like. During the week, I have an internship where I dress up in professional clothes and work in an office. I found that walking in my dress shoes wasn't going to work, so I decided to walk wearing a dress and tennis shoes. Quite a fashion statement, right? Trust me, I wasn't the only one. In fact, it is typical to see someone dressed up in a business suit or fancy dress wearing tennis shoes to and from the office. As much as I could have continued walking to and from work each day, I found a simpler way to travel to work. Easier than walking everywhere, and cheaper than using the Capitol Bike Share system (in the long run), I found out that buying a bike would be the best way to go. So far it has already paid off and made the commute much easier! Now that I own a bike, it makes traveling around the city much easier. After work, I find myself stopping by a Smithsonian museum for a few hours to learn and see interesting facts and sights. On my way home, I usually take the long route and find a good place to watch the sun set. One time, on the way home, I saw the Presidential Limo drive by! I was so excited! I caught a picture of it later parked on the side of the road. Apparently it had broken down because the hood was popped open and people were looking inside of it and working on fixing whatever was the problem. It still felt pretty special to see the limo, even though the president wasn't inside of it. There are so many activities to participate in and places to eat and sites to see while I am here. I have a list going and the problem is that it keeps getting longer faster than I can check things off. One of my favorite activities is to head to the Capitol in the evening to catch a military band playing on the lawn and watch the sunset as they play patriotic songs. Check out some of my "everyday experiences" in the slide show below: Click on the poster below and you will be able to watch a video of the changing of the guards at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
There are so many places to visit in Washington, D.C.! There is one large chain of places to visit just within 2 miles of each other on the National Mall called the Smithsonians. The Smithsonian Institution is made up of 19 museums, 9 research centers, 12 public gardens, and a zoo! This castle, pictured on the left, is the welcome center where you can plan your visits and itinerary to make sure you are able to visit all of your "must sees." Each museum/site is full of incredible information, hands-on activities, amazing sights, and many historical items! James Smithson, a English scientist who loved to learn, left his fortune as a gift to the U.S. He never actually set foot in the U.S. while he was alive. However, you can visit his crypt at the castle on the National Mall. He wanted to share his love of learning with people and didn't want them to have to spend any money in order to learn; and that is where the Smithsonian Institution came from! This is why all of the Smithsonians are free to visitors. Before I decided where to begin my Smithsonian journey, I used the Smithsonian Trip Planner (see picture below). Here you could follow the directions on a screen and select your topics of interest, the "must sees" that people come to view, and then decide how long you plan on visiting in D.C. Next, you can email yourself the list of information and it will plan out your route for you! This resource was pretty helpful! Also in the castle building, there was a fun mosaic screen that would take your picture and then turn it into a mosaic using thousands of mini pictures of your choice of interests at the Smithsonians. You can see our picture below. It was quite unique! I decided that the American History Museum would be a good starting point for my journey. The museum is made up of 3 floors with two wings that make up several different displays. Each exhibit is so well done and contains a lot of information! In short, it took me three different visits approximately 2 hours in length to finish going through the whole museum! And, I didn't even read everything! I had to skim over parts of the museum and choose what was the most interesting to focus on (which was hard!)! Otherwise I would have been there all summer! Check out the photos below and the descriptions to see a bit of my journey through the American History Museum! |
Meet Mrs. PriceI love to learn new things! One great place to learn is by spending time in nature and the outdoors with my husband, David! Any opportunity that we can get to take a bike ride, hike, or walk we will take it! I also love music and enjoy playing my flute at church and singing. I also love learning with kids. My passion is to join children as they inquire, and teach them to cultivate their love for learning about this incredible world. Let's get started! CategoriesArchives
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