Schools Program Main | Acknowledgements Download the entire curriculum (pdf, 3.2MB) | Download the Appendix and complete Bibliography (pdf, 2.1MB) Table of Contents Introduction What is Window to the Past Beliefs About Teaching and Learning What is in the Program? Integrating Window to the Past and Heritage Fairs Some Key Components of the Program Learning from Objects Introduction Activity 1: Draw and Draw Again Activity 2: The Sweater and Pencil - Descriptive Vocabulary Activity 3: Twenty Questions Activity 4: Exploring the Artifacts Box (Core Activity) Activity 5: Artifacts of the Future Activity 6: Collections Evaluation of the Unit Reflecting on the Unit: Five New Learnings Learning from Architecture Introduction Activity 1: Interview an Architect Activity 2: Draw Your Home and Draw Again Activity 3: An Architectural Walk (Core Activity) Activity 4: Architectural Features of Roedde House Activity 5: Preserving Historic Buildings Reflecting on the Unit: Five New Learnings Exploring Family History Introduction Activity 1: Family on Paper Activity 2: Fictional Family Tree Activity 3: Your Family Tree Activity 4: Looking at the Roedde Family Tree Activity 5: Letter Home (Core Activity) Activity 6: Memoirs in a Bag Activity 7: Learning to Marble Activity 8: Collection of Family Treasures Reflecting on the Unit: Five New Learnings Exploring Vancouver’s History Introduction Activity 1: Note-Taking Together - A Whole Class Activity Activity 2: Timeline Project (Core Activity) Activity 3: Oral Presentation Activity 4: Reading Maps of Early Vancouver Activity 5: Family or Personal Time Line Activity 6: Understanding Immigration Touring Roedde House Introduction Activity 1: Touring the House Part 1: Looking at Artifacts Part 2: Safeguarding Our Heritage Part 3: Photo Essay Part 4: Finding Familty Freasures Activity 2: Looking at Architecture - A Walking Tour of Barclay Square Activity 3: Drawing Roedde House Follow-up Activities Appendix BLM 1: Learning from Objects, Questions about Construction, Questions about Desgin BLM 2: Then and Now BLM 3: Family Collections BLM 4: Collections Web BLM 5: The South Elevation of Roedde House (with labels) BLM 6: South Elevation of Roedde House (without labels) BLM 7: Discussion Web BLM 8: Criteria for Oral Presentation BLM 9: Evaluation of Oral Presentation BLM 10: Finding out about Family, Blended Families, My grandparents, aunts and uncles on my mom's side, My grandparents, aunts and uncles on my dad's side Notes on My Great Grandparents, Gustav and Mathilda Roedde BLM 11: Letter Home BLM 12: Class Memoirs Opus Marbling BLM 13: Family Treasures Example of Letter to Parents about Research Project BLM 14: Note-Taking Record BLM 15: Social Studies Assignment BLM 16: Questions About Early Vancouver: Map Reading Activity Letter from Roedde House to Confirm Tour Date Reminder Letter from Roedde House about Tour Letter of Welcome to Roedde House BLM 17: Roedde House Tour: "I Spy" BLM 18: Criteria for the Photo Essay BLM 19: Collecting the Evidence Notes on Roedde House Bibliography: Professional Resources Bibliography Main | Acknowledgements top

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