During my first week at the Public History Center in Sanford, Florida I was given the opportunity to view the presentations of the various exhibits, learning their displays, activities, and time periods.  After traveling through the exhibits, I began working on the first deliverable (a teaching trunk for local teachers who would like supplemental instructional materials for a particular topic), 4th Grade Civil War.  I began with a one day lesson plan and have the skeletal structure for it, I plan to have it finished the following week.  After the one day lesson plan, I will begin working on a 3-day lesson plan for schools who follow a block schedule.

 I intend to start teaching the exhibits next week as more 4th Grade classrooms come in for their field trips.

The five exhibits in the museum are: The Pioneer Exhibit - what life was like for the first settlers in the United States, the Native American Exhibit - what the daily life of a Florida Native American would consist of (specifically the Timucuans), the 1902 Classroom Exhibit - how the average classroom was run after the school house was built in 1902, the Talk of the Town Exhibit - a representation of daily life for families that lived in Sanford during the 1930's, and the Geography Exhibit - where students can learn about various countries, important cities, and geographical locations in Florida.