Visiting Pilgrim Hall With Children?

WILL YOU BE VISITING PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM WITH CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL TO GRADE 3?

We are glad that you are coming to visit our museum. To make your visit more fun, here are some things for you to think about before your trip. We hope that you will enjoy these activities, and we look forward to seeing you soon at Pilgrim Hall.

KEY WORDS - How many have you heard?

pilgrim
Wampanoag
decoration
Mayflower
painting
museum
harbor
artifact
Native American
colonist
weapon
harvest
explorer

TIME TRAVEL - Imagine that you have gone back nearly 400 years to visit the Pilgrim village of New Plymouth. Which of the following would you NOT see?

skyscraper
turkey
star helicopter
bicycle
television motor boat
bow & arrow

What else might you see?

THOUGHT QUESTIONS
1. A Pilgrim family invites you into their house. Does it look like your own house? How are they dressed? What will they give you to eat?

2. Now pretend that you are a Native American. You know only a few words in English. How would you show a Pilgrim you want to be friends?

3. Imagine that you are sailing to the New World on this ship, the Mayflower. What are your feelings? Are you afraid, seasick? Are you warm and comfortable, do you have good hot food to eat? Do you like the roll of the ocean, the color of the sky, and the feel of the wind?

4. If you could write a postcard to your friends back home, what would you say?