A visit to the
Museum of Appalachia gives students tangible
examples for abstract concepts in your historical
studies, and it offers a wealth of opportunities
for them to develop conceptual thinking skills as
they explore the world of the pioneers.
Over 10,000
students annually visit the Museum, and we're
proud of the assistance we can offer to educators
to help them "teach the Museum."
Remember that Thursday and Friday field trips with
30 students or more can be scheduled to see the
Hominy Mamas, our popular interactive musical
program. Complete with student-played
percussion instruments and instruction in
"old-time" music, this fun program introduces
students to authentic mountain music and provides
an orientation for their Museum tour.
Educator packets with bibliographies
as well as pre- and post-visit classroom
activities may be downloaded and printed out for
classroom use. They are available in .pdf form for
Grades K
through 3 and
Grades 4 through 8. You
must
have the free Adobe Reader on your computer in
order to view these files.
If you need to download the Reader, you may get it
from the Adobe website by clicking on the
following button:
(If you have trouble with the download or have any
questions about the application, please feel free to
contact Janice McClelland at 865-494-0514.)
Teachers can choose among four field trip options
in order to best match the Museum learning
experience to their curriculum.
All options of the program are divided by grade,
except for student question/answer sheets, which are
divided into primary, intermediate. and high school
levels.
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Our standard walking tour
with newly revised question/answer worksheets,
or "Tour Guides."
We have incorporated more "thought questions"
and opportunities for discussion. These will
soon be available for download from our
website.
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With funding from the Institute
of Museum and Library Science, we have developed
new walking/interpretive tours with teaching
materials tied to Tennessee's TCAP requirements
for Grades 3 through 8.
Teaching materials include lesson plans and
discussion topics,
concentrating on several State Performance
Indicators for Criterion Referenced Tests in
Social Studies and Reading/Language Arts.
Links to the different grade levels are
here.
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We currently are putting the
finishing touches on new, hands-on Focus
Tours where students will be able to
concentrate their time at the Museum on learning
more about traditional skills, such as weaving,
spinning, or leather-working. Materials fee
additional.
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Teachers can bring their
students to the
Appalachian Heritage Day for
Students, the Wednesday immediately
preceding our annual
Tennessee Fall Homecoming. Special rates
apply.
Please phone the Museum at
494-7680 to schedule your visit with us
and to
receive information about student admission rates
and discounted rates for chaperones.
