When Our Grandparents Were Children
Updated: April 6, 2004
With this project, third graders gain an understanding of life two generations ago. After writing to their grandparents to ask them about their childhood years, the students create a presentation comparing and contrasting their lives to that of their grandparents at the same age. They learn to incorporate digital photographs, sound files, and a family tree using the organizational chart in PowerPoint.
“When the students present their projects to a classroom full of grandparents, there are smiles, laughter, and tears as the generations come together.”
Patricia Fitzgerald, Cascade Elementary School
Objectives
| • | Students will write a letter to grandparents to learn about their childhood. |
| • | Students will create and deliver a multimedia presentation comparing and contrasting their lives with their grandparents' lives. |
| • | Students will create a simple family tree using tools within PowerPoint. |
| • | Students locate where their grandparents lived as children on a map. |
Learning Areas
| • | Language arts |
| • | Technology |
Levels
Software
| • | Microsoft Word |
| • | Microsoft PowerPoint |
| • | Encarta Reference Library |
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