Dear Parents/Guardians:

Our class will be going to the Grinter Place Historic Site. The cost per student is $1, we are allowed one parent
per every 10 students so that allows us to have 2 parent chaperones. Chaperones will not need to pay to attend. On the
trip there will be many activities that allow students a view into the past. One of the state standards for second grade is;
Societies experience continuity and change over time (Kansas Standards for History Government and Social Studies).
The Grinter Place offers a program for students in 2nd-4th grade in which students are able to go on a 2 hour tour of the
Grinter Place, making butter, making quilt blocks, washing laundry, and learning to dance the Virginia Reel. The program
is titled, Early Settlers, River Trade, and Prairie Life. I think students will enjoy the hands-on activities provided by this
location which will help them to make the comparison of then to now.
In addition to our trip we will tie in several activities in our classroom. You can help students to think about how
life is now prior to the field trip to help them think about the differences they will see. I think this will be a wonderful
experience for you and your child.
Things to Think about

How do we wash our clothes?

Where does my food come from?
What do I do for fun?
Books to Read

Any of the Little House on the Prairie books (My favorite is Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Washday by Eve Bunting
Dandelions by Eve Bunting
Covered Wagon Bumpy Trails by Verla Kay
Rough, Tough Charley by Verla Kay

Grinter Place Historic Site is located at 1420 S. 78th St in Kansas City, KS. It will take about 40 minutes to travel
from our school to the site.
Objectives
Kansas Standards for History Government and Social Studies
2nd Grade: Then and Now
Standard 4-Societies experience continuity and change over time.
Skills:

Use historical information, artifacts and documents acquired from a variety of sources to investigate the
past.

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how to demonstrate understanding
of key details in a text. (KCCRS RI.2.1)

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards

Grade 2: Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension & Collaboration: SL 2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2
topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.2.1a-Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care,
speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.2.3-Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional
information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.