Our school started this new project last year called a Living History Museum. The project is completed by all 6-8th grade students and it is a 6 month project! Every couple of weeks students have to turn in a different piece of the project. At the end of the 6 months, they assemble all the pieces on to a tri-fold poster board, make or do some sort of extension piece, dress as their person (if they choose), display and share their project at the Living History Museum.
Ashlee has done great with the whole project. Yes there were times when she was stressed, yes she shedded some tears over the project, yes it was very, very time consuming, but she did a great job. She took the initiative to jump into the project on her own, she required very little help, she knew what she needed to do and she did it. Her teachers have made more than one comment to me about her and her ability to get her work done early and accurately, and how they wished all students were like her.
Here is her finished project. She chose to do Margaret Thatcher, although Margaret Thatcher was not her first choice, but since she is in 6th grade, they had last choice over who they got to choose. All her other choices were taken by older kids. For her extension piece John and Ashlee built a model of 10 Downing Street (the Prime Ministers House and head quarters).
