Share Your Work
Students across the state study Kansas history in a variety of ways. This is an opportunity to share some of the exciting educational activities that are going on. To have your students work displayed submit your digital pictures and/or selected projects with a brief description to mfox@kshs.org
Northwest Elementary, Dodge City
Mrs. Burn's students were to pick a famous Kansan from the 150 Famous Kansans trading cards and do an investigation. They each made a poster with information about the person they had researched and made a character which was their interpretation of the famous Kansan.
The "bottle dolls" above represent Famous Kansans. Can you match the person to the doll: Elizabeth Wooster, Ron Evans, Louise Brooks, Lucy Hobbs Taylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Charles Curtis, and James Naismith?
Kansas Day at the Museum
Nearly 1700 area students visited the museum on Friday, January 27th. This nice thank you note was delivered by Ms. Stewart teacher of a 2nd grade class at Logan Elementary. More images of 2012 Kansas Day are posted.
Using Famous Kansan Trading Cards in schools
Auburn Elementary, Topeka
The 4th graders at Auburn Elementary celebrated Kansas Day by researching famous Kansans and portraying them for their classmates. Corinne Robinson shared these pictures of her grandson,Trevor, portraying Charles Sternberg at the 151st Birthday Party for Kansas, January 27.
Trevor wrote an article about Charles Sternberg which is posted on Work Submitted by Kansas Students page.
Corinth Elementary, Shawnee Mission
Melinda Snyder's second grade class celebrated Kansas Day 2012 by making Famous Kansan biography badges. The students are from Corinth Elementary in the Shawnee Mission school district.
Fort Hays' Kansas Day Program
141 area students and 18 adults had fun learning about Kansas through visitors to the fort. They were from three Hays elementary schools and three home school families.
Marla Matkins taught the kids to do the Virginia Reel.
Don Rowlison demonstrated the purpose of a cowboy's bedroll in his popular program "Out of the Bedroll."
Gary Schuler presented his flint knapping program.
