Traveling Trunk
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Social Studies
Packed with lesson plans, primary source documents, reproduction artifacts, movies, and more, our Traveling Trunk is a ready-made and easy way to make New York City and U.S. history tangible to students. Designed to align closely with New York City public school curriculum, each trunk also includes a teacher's guide, with comprehensive instructions for each interactive lesson and activity. Created to facilitate a place-based learning experience, and show history through the lens of Governors Island, lessons with the Trunk are best concluded with a visit to Governors Island and the historic structures of the National Monument,
Borrowing Instructions
The Traveling Trunk is available free of charge, besides the cost of returning it. Please contact our office at (646) 241-2670 for borrowing instructions.
Last updated: March 8, 2019