- May 8, 2024
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Second-grade students at Belle Terre Elementary School took on the role of historical figures and symbols Thursday, March 8, as part of the Living Museum.
The Living Museum gives parents, volunteers and other classes the chance to tour classrooms, stopping at each desk to learn a piece of history. Students dress as their figure or symbol and tell what they have learned through a presentation and poster.
“I love to watch history come alive,” said second-grade teacher Agatha Lee, who began the project in her own classroom six years ago. “It makes learning more meaningful when they have done the research and when they share what they have learned with others.”
Lee said this type of learning sticks with the students. She saw evidence of that this year, when a former student who is now in sixth grade walked into the classroom and announced that he was once Francis Scott Key in the Living Museum and proceeded to recite facts.
Lee hopes this lesson will eventually include all the second-grade classes.
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