Living history museum project

Is your 5th grader going to be in a Living History Museum at school? Here are 30 wax museum project ideas for boys and girls!

Want to organize a Wax Museum Biography Research Project with your 3rd - 6th grade students? This post will help teachers create a step by step plan to organize this highlight of the year event which integrates social studies and writing! Super engaging for students and a positive experience for parents, as well as the whole school community! #waxmuseum #3rdgradewaxmuseum #4thgradewaxmusuem #5thgradewaxmuseum #6thgradewaxmuseum #3rdgradesocialstudies #4thgradesocialstudies…

If you've always wanted to host a Biography Wax Museum for your students and parents, this is the ultimate step by step blog post to get your started!

Ruth Handler Board - wax museum 2015

Perfect for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students, living wax museums are an immersive (and downright cute) way for your students to learn about historical figures and their contributions to society. They have the added bonus of incorporating history, reading, writing, and art into one project. Follow these steps and use our pre-made templates to create a living wax museum classroom activity that you’ll be excited to repeat year after year!

We all have research standards, writing standards, and speaking/listening standards that can be taken care of with a living wax museum project.

Ava's 3rd grade Sacagawea Living Wax Museum Board.

Every year all of our 5th graders participate in our school's Wax Museum program. It is seriously one of the highlights of the entire school year! Here's a run down of how things work: -Students choose a biography on a famous American. -They read the book and complete the American Hero book report. -They design a poster, create a costume, and memorize information about their hero. -For the Wax Museum, the students bring all their stuff and set up in the gym. -We invite our school, parents…

For the past several weeks, the fourth-graders in Shanna Dschaak’s classroom at Whitewood Elementary School have been involved in a living wax museum project.