Traveling Trunk
- Grade Level:
- Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- Common Core Standards:
- 3.L.1, 4.L.1, 5.L.1, 3.RI.1, 3.RI.2, 3.RI.3, 3.RI.6, 3.RI.7, 4.RI.1, 4.RI.2, 4.RI.3, 4.RI.6, 4.RI.7, 5.RI.1, 5.RI.2, 5.RI.3, 5.RI.6, 5.RI.7, 3.SL.1, 3.SL.1.b, 3.SL.1.c, 3.SL.1.d, 3.SL.3, 3.SL.4, 3.SL.6, 4.SL.1, 4.SL.1.b, 4.SL.1.c, 4.SL.1.d, 4.SL.3, 4.SL.4, 4.SL.6, 5.SL.1, 5.SL.1.b, 5.SL.1.c, 5.SL.1.d, 5.SL.3, 5.SL.4, 5.SL.6
- State Standards:
- Missouri Learning Standards for Social Studies (k-5): 1E, 3aA, 3aB, 3aC, 3aF, 5A, 5B, 5D, 5E, 5F, 6A, 6C, 6D, 6E, 7A, 7B Illinois Learning Standards (k-5): SS.CV.4.3, SS.CV.3.4, SS.H.2.3, SS.H.1.4, SS.H.2.5, SS.H.3.3, SS.H.3.5
In this traveling trunk, students will join 14-year-old Sally Hester and her family for their overland journey through St. Louis on their way to California in 1849. As you unpack this trunk, discover many of the items needed for the arduous trek.
Traveling trunks are loaned for approximately two weeks. The fee for trunks shipped to Missouri and Illinois is $35.00 per trunk. Trunks shipped to other continental states cost $45.00 per trunk. Trunks shipped to Alaska and Hawaii will incur an extra charge. The fee covers shipping to and from your location and insurance.
Trunks are shipped the first week of the month by United Parcel Service; arriving by the eighth of the month. Trunks must be repacked and ready for UPS pick-up no later than the 22nd of the month. Gateway Arch National Park provides return labels for pick-up. Trunk reservations must be made 30 days in advance. For more information or to reserve a trunk, call the Education Office at (314) 655-1635.
Last updated: October 7, 2021