Family Heritage Project

Last week, we discussed the guidelines for the Family Heritage Project. I’m thrilled that the fifth graders are so excited to be discovering interesting facts about their families!

This is a long-term project that we will be working on over the next 2.5 months. (We will, of course, be doing other things as well!) Your child has brought home a hard copy of the project guidelines for each household. The project guidelines are meant to be just that - guidelines. There is plenty of room for flexibility, if necessary, because I understand that sometimes family history information can be difficult to find. I want this to be an enjoyable, relaxed process for everyone involved, so there are several weeks before the first pieces of information need to be brought in to school. I have listed on the guideline sheet which parts will be done at home (mainly research and information gathering) and which parts will be done at school (mainly writing, editing, assembling, multimedia). 

If you have any questions at any point in this process, please feel free to stop by and ask or send me an email. Like I said, my hope is that this will be a fun and enlightening process for your family, and that it will be an engaging "hook" as we start studying the history of the United States.

Mark your calendars now for our Family Heritage Feast, scheduled for Friday, November 22 (the last day before Thanksgiving Break) at 11:30am! This will be an opportunity to share and view each other's projects, as well as to eat together!