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We began in the morning with a tour of the museum, and then separated everyone into three groups for the learning stations. At station one the children learned to wash clothes using a wash board and bucket, at station two they learned how to make butter and had a tasty treat, and at station three the children sewed their own money bags, which they used in Las Vegas Alive later that day. Each station was educational as well as interactive, and the groups rotated so each one participated in all of the hands-on activities. At first, the children didn’t seem too excited about sewing, especially the boys, but once they were doing it they loved it! They grew a real attachment to their money bags because they made them. It was neat to connect the sewing activity with the game Las Vegas Alive!.
The afternoon was dedicated to playing Las Vegas Alive!. Some of the parents played too, and those that didn’t remained involved by assisting the younger children. Everyone really got into their characters, parents included, and everyone enjoyed bartering and buying artifacts. (Each player was given play money that they carried in the bags they made earlier.) Almost everyone completed all of their tasks, and commented that they really enjoyed playing. The only shortcoming was that a few of the children were too young for the game. However, the children that were within our target age group completed the game successfully and had a great time!
We are continuing work on Las Vegas Alive! and look forward to the next visit!
Laura Gonzales
Humanities Consultant
The afternoon was dedicated to playing Las Vegas Alive!. Some of the parents played too, and those that didn’t remained involved by assisting the younger children. Everyone really got into their characters, parents included, and everyone enjoyed bartering and buying artifacts. (Each player was given play money that they carried in the bags they made earlier.) Almost everyone completed all of their tasks, and commented that they really enjoyed playing. The only shortcoming was that a few of the children were too young for the game. However, the children that were within our target age group completed the game successfully and had a great time!
We are continuing work on Las Vegas Alive! and look forward to the next visit!
Laura Gonzales
Humanities Consultant
Thank You, Nellie! We had so much fun. As a representative of the Las Vegas Homeschool group, I want to THANK YOU and all of the staff at the museum. I know the kids learned so much from our trip and will be talking about it for a long time to come. The Las Vegas Alive game was great. It is great to play the game with our kids and learn about the History of Las Vegas as a family! We love learning along with our children and experiencing everything they experience. Thanks Again. We hope to see you soon. Rachel Curtis
ReplyDeleteMy son and I had a great time, he loved doing all the activities (especially eating the butter he helped make!) and the bag he made was his first time sewing, and he was so proud of himself! The game taught him how to barter and buy and sell and for a 7 year old, what a great learning experience! Thanks for the great time at the Museum and for making History come Alive!
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This is really great work from the LV Museum staff. Kudos to all of you for making the museum come alive.
ReplyDeleteRoy Lujan
wow! I bet it was a lot of fun...It is nice to read about the museum doing this kind of thing for the kids...Kudos!
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