As the end of the year comes along, many dates change because of testing. If our class field trip was taken away from us, I selected a virtual field trip from an eSchools News article. I chose to do a White House virtual tour.
My class has virtually toured other president's homes, such as George Washington's Mount Vernon house in Virginia. I also choose this because it is in the kindergarten TEKS to learn about the historical symbols, such as monuments and historical figures. The week before spring break they were learning about this subject, and during spring break I was fortunately was able to go to Washington, D.C. and bring back pictures, postcards, and numerous other objects over the subject to reveal to my students. They loved everything I brought back, and it got to see each room of The White House on a card, so this will only help them imagine it better.
The features I like the tour because it shows numerous rooms on each of the 6 areas of The White House. Each room has a description and a picture or a video of a specific event that happened in that room.
The students will learn:
- About the current and past Presidents
- The history behind each room
- The significance of each room
- Holiday traditions
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