icon for Home page
icon for Kid's Home page
icon for Digital Collection
icon for Activities
icon for Turns Exhibit
icon for In the Classroom
icon for Chronologies
icon for My Collection

History Lessons By Teachers

Kitchen Classification

Created 04 June 2006 by Kelley Sullivan

Grade Level(s): lower elementary (K - 3)
Historical Era(s): Expansion 1800 - 1860, Civil War Era 1860 - 1880
Content Area(s): English Language Arts, US History


front
Gridiron

front
Pot Hooks/Adjustable Trammels

front
Bean Pot

front
Calipers/Sliding Scale

front
Cake Knife

front
Copper ladle

front
Toasting iron

front
Tea and Coffee Service

front
Mortar and Pestle

front
Burl bowl

front
Bake Kettle

front
Lidded Hanging Pot

front
Plate

front
Steatite Vessel

front
Auger Bit

front
Bake Kettle

front
Basalt hoe or adzes

front
Bean Pot

front
Birch bark bowl

front
Bread Peel

front
Burl bowl

front
Butter Churn

front
Cake Knife

front
Copper ladle

front
Gridiron

front
Lidded Hanging Pot

front
Mortar and Pestle

front
Onion Shovel

front
Plate

front
Pot Hook

front
Pot Hooks/Adjustable Trammels

front
Reflector Oven/Roaster

front
Steatite Vessel

front
Stoneware Jug

front
Tea and Coffee Service

front
Toasting iron

Summary and Objective

Students will understand whether an item belongs in a kitchen and classify it as to its use - preparation, cooking, storage, and serving by looking at pictures and reading descriptions of each item in the digital collection. Students will also understand why some items don't belong at all.

Teaching Plan

Step 1. Students will be given descriptions and pictures of the digital collection.

Step 2. Working with a partner students will go through the list to determine which items belong in the kitchen and which items do not. Students will be asked to explain why they don't belong.

Step 3. After students determine which is right and wrong then they will need to read the description to make a decision as to where the item should be classified. Students who are comfortable using the computer may access the collection online and read the detail summary of each item there.

Step 4. After students classify each item they must choose an item of interest and write a story about how they would use it in some way and how it made life easier.

Step 5. Students will share their written pieces during an author's cirlce.



button for Side by Side Viewingbutton for Glossarybutton for Printing Helpbutton for How to Read Old Documents

 

Home | Online Collection | Things To Do | Turns Exhibit | Classroom | Chronologies | My Collection
About This Site | Site Index | Site Search | Feedback