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A Children’s Guide to Statuary Hall

This Children’s Guide was written by the third graders of Milton as a gift for the Capitol Building to use with young visitors - written by children for children. Throughout this project, students developed research, questioning, critical thinking, analysis, and written communication skills, and they learned the importance of learning from experts.

By: Jessica Friedman, Mindy Hirsch, Melissa Rickabaugh from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital

Grade(s): K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary school, Middle school

Subject(s) of entry: Art, English/ Writing/ Language Arts, History, Social Studies

Pedagogy: Design-Thinking Model, IBL - inquiry based learning, PBL - project based learning

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