Living history museum project

If you've always wanted to host a Biography Wax Museum for your students and parents, this is the ultimate step by step blog post to get your started!

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Living Museum project. Our daughter and her information board on Amelia Earhart.

We all have research standards, writing standards, and speaking/listening standards that can be taken care of with a living wax museum project.

I have always been fascinated by history and have enjoyed interacting with volunteers at reenactments across the country - in Boston, Williamsburg, and closer to home at the Lewis & Clark National Historic Park in Astoria. When we first started homeschooling, we even volunteered at the High Desert Museum as living history interpreters. I was

Every year all of our 5th graders participate in our school's Wax Museum program. It is seriously one of the highlights of the entire school year! Here's a run down of how things work: -Students choose a biography on a famous American. -They read the book and complete the American Hero book report. -They design a poster, create a costume, and memorize information about their hero. -For the Wax Museum, the students bring all their stuff and set up in the gym. -We invite our school, parents…

For the past several weeks, the fourth-graders in Shanna Dschaak’s classroom at Whitewood Elementary School have been involved in a living wax museum project.

Ava's 3rd grade Sacagawea Living Wax Museum Board.

A unique experience that anyone with a curious mind can get behind would be a living museum, also known as a “living history museum.” At one of these establishments, a scene is recreated to stimulate a specific time period. Thus, you find yourself immersed in living history, helping you understand the natural environment and culture of the time period. Here are the 10 most amazing living history museums in the USA to transport yourself back in time.