Every year, the 5th graders put on a living history museum in which they choose a prominent figure that has made contributions to society. After doing some research, Nathan chose to be Jonas Salk, the creater of the polio vaccine. He read a biography about him and did other research. It was very interesting and educational for the whole family. He has several writing assignments that he had to write as if he were Jonas Salk doing the writing. Each student had to design and paint a backdrop for the day of the living museum and also visit different classrooms telling about why they were famous and answer questions the kids had. On the day of the museum, each student came in costume and brought props and then all of the classes, and parents came and asked them questions about their lives. They had to be prepared to answer all kinds of questions about their childhood, family life, what they were famous for, education, death, etc. All of the students did a fantastic job!!
Here's Nathan in costume with his props and backdrop.
He did all of the backdrop himself. It looked great!!
Grant's class got to come for a visit that morning.
It was a great experience for Nathan, but he was relieved to be done. Chris and I were invited to stay and have lunch and relax with Nathan after a hard morning's work.
Great job Nathan!!!
