Showing posts with label gilded age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gilded age. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Gilded Age Projects Complete!

 Here are some pictures of the kids finishing up their gilded age picture frames! Be sure to ask them how these  frames represent this time in American history.








Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The Gilded Age Project: Part 1

In social studies, we've been reading and discussing the Gilded Age in the United States. To illustrate the meaning of the term, we are creating beautiful, gilded picture frames from old junk. The students all hot glued their small junk on today and we'll "gild" (aka spray paint!) tomorrow!