Heritage Hill Field Trip

Thursday marked our first fourth grade field trip--Heritage Hill. Students spend the morning discovering the fur trade, and the afternoon living life in Fort Howard 1836. Much of what the students experienced connected to our learning and discussions from social studies class. Below are just a few of the snapshots I captured from the day (see a previous email from me that holds the entire album and photo slideshow!). Students portaged a canoe, saw traded furs firsthand, listened storytelling in a wigwam, re-enacted the Trial of Chief Oshkosh, and learned how to start a fire in the 1700s wilderness at our Fur Trade Era tour. Then, students learned about the life of a Fort Howard solider, learned how to follow marching orders, participated in a school session in a schoolhouse, learned about the hospital ways in the early 1800s, and "made medicine". The fourth graders made great connections to our lessons at school, and enjoyed their day!