Blog Post #2
Hello!
Recently at the Virginia Museum of Transportation I have been very busy with field trips. Since my last blog post, I have begun to take on more responsibilities while students are here at the museum. I can now instruct at three of the four exhibit activities. These include the Auto Gallery “Travel through Time,” “Railways and Regions of Virginia,” “Model Trains and More.” My favorite exhibit to teach in is the Auto Gallery. First, we look at four pictures from the same angle and location in Dumfries Virginia. Each picture sports a car from a different decade showing the transformation of roads, cars, and tires. Then, as a class we explore the gallery and look at the all the cars while trying to match the pictured tires to the tires in the museum. I specifically enjoy this teaching opportunity because the students have the opportunity to explore and ask questions during a kinesthetic activity.
Next, I volunteered at “Train Lovers Day” last Saturday. I created a lesson plan and activity for children to use throughout the day. I made 10 large pink hearts and scattered them across the museum at different exhibits or artifacts. Next, I made a scavenger hunt worksheet to go with the hearts around the museum. The children had a wonderful time doing the scavenger hunt and seemed to learn some fun facts. Throughout “Train Lovers Day” I also worked with children in the exploration room while they played with toy trains and read books. I loved volunteering for the special event and cannot wait to help with the next. In the coming weeks, groups will slowly stop coming to the museum until the Kindergarteners come in late March.
*Below are pictures from “Train Lovers Day” and a picture of the hearts I made for the scavenger hunt!
