Today Lakin third graders visited the museum and learned that history can be really fun! The school bell rang summoning the classes of Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Ansel and Mrs. Wilkison into Columbia School House. First the students learned about the early schools in Lakin and people associated with them. Pictures were passed around so they could see what Lakin’s first schools looked like and how students dressed in the Pioneer Days. The third graders learned about methods of discipline, what the 3 R’s are, and more. They all got a chance to sit on the recitation bench and try their talents at tongue twisters.
Another fun activity was a math ciphering contest, and there were some pretty sharp math students in the LGS classes!
Finally, they learned that even in pioneer days there were recesses! We talked about some of the games that were played and then retreated to the museum lawn for potato sack races. Today’s field trip was designed with the common core curriculum in mind and was a joint effort of Mrs. Burnett and the museum staff.