Theme:

• The lives of frontier army children were shaped by the unique experiences of their environment.

Goals:

• Detail the experiences of frontier army children comparing them to the experiences of a child today.
• Demonstrate a task or amusement of fort children, allowing the group to participate in the activity.

Objectives:After participating in this program, the students will be able to:

• Explain the differences between the activities of officer's children and enlisted men's children.
• Describe at least two tasks performed by each of the above.
• Describe two amusements enjoyed by each of the above.
• Perform one task or amusement of fort children.

Suggested Activities:

• Demonstrate how butter was churned.
• Allow children to carry buckets of water using a yoke.
• Have children stuff a mattress with prairie hay and allow them to lay on it.
• Have the children do an easy math problem or write their name using a slate and slate pencil.
• Have the children read aloud from a period book or reader.
• Have toys for the children to use.

• Play one of the period games such as Annie Over with the children