General Plantation Activity
Objectives
Students will be able to visually describe life in the slave community by drawing missing components of the slave cabins and items used for daily life.
Age
3rd-5th grade
Enhances
SS.A.6.2.4, LA.B.2.2.1, VA.A.1.2.1, VA.B.1.2.1
Time and Place
Classroom post-visit activity, 15 minutes
Worksheet
A Look Back in Time pdf (105k)
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Procedure
When your class visits Kingsley Plantation, make the students aware of the reconstructed slave cabin. Have them look for photographs of the cabin area taken in the late 1800s in the exhibit areas (exhibits are located in the kitchen house and near the planter's house)..
Evaluation
Be sure students include specific aspects of daily life in the slave community in their drawings. Have them label the activities that they add to the picture. Suggested criteria for the contents of the picture are listed below.
Roof
Chimney
Door
Window
Garden Area
Outdoor bench
Fields behind the cabin, in the distance
People of all ages
Community activities such as storytelling, making baskets or toys, or children's games
