This week we had to create an artifact bag on a particular topic that could be used in a lesson designed to accommodate a particular standard. The topic that I chose was the United States Constitution. This period of history has always interested me because it is such a influential part of our nation's history and has helped to shape our society. Exploring social studies concepts through artifacts is a great way to captivate the student's attention and provides a hands-on experience that may help establish strong connections.
The first thing that we had to do was choose an artifact to go along with our topic. The artifacts that I chose were a copy of the constitution, notes written by Thomas Jefferson, and a picture of the delegates signing the constitution. Next, we had to choose a children's picture book to supplement both our artifacts and the topic that we chose. The book that I found is called We the Kids by David Catrow. Catrow who is a political cartoonist wrote this book to help kids better understand the Preamble which is the opening to the United States Constitution. Using humorous illustrations, Catrow helps children understand and relate to the words of the preamble.
After creating our artifact bags, we formed small groups to share what we had created. It was really fun and interesting to see everybody's artifacts and how they tied it all together. I think this was a great activity. I learned so much from researching my topic and I think this would be an excellent way for the student's to explore artifacts and their importance to particular eras in history.
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