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The Historic Village... Curriculum
New! Meet the People
An Exhibit Highlight: The District 16 School
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to the Historic Village

Natives & Newcomers... Curriculum
An Exhibit Highlight: The Council Oak Carving
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to Natives and Newcomers
Further Information About the Natives and Newcomers Exhibit

The Historic Village...
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards:
Specific Grade-Level Indicators and Suggested Exhibits to Visit

Grade K  |  Grade 1  |  Grade2  |  Grade 3  |  Grade4  |  Grade5

Grade K

Standard:  History Benchmark B Grade level K, Indicator 2 Chronology - Use vocabulary associated with time to distinguish broad categories of historical time such as long ago, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Natives & Newcomers, Sauder Cabinet Shop, Erie's Farm Shop, Log School House, District 16 Schoolhouse, Lauber Homestead, 1910 Homestead, Tiffin River Woodworks. Standard:  Geography Benchmark C Grade level K, Indicator 7 Human Environmental Interaction - Identify key natural resources that are used in the students' daily lives. Little Pioneers Homestead, Natives & Newcomers, Historic Residences. Standard:  Economics Benchmark B Grade level K, Indicator 3 Production, Distribution and Consumption - Identify goods and services. Erie's Shop, Roth Barber Shop, Tinsmith Shop, Elmira Depot, Dr. McGuffin's Office, Lauber General Store, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Burlington Glass Works, Brush Creek Pottery, Tiffin River Woodworks, Grist Mill. Standard:  Government Benchmark B Grade level K, Indicator 2 Role of Government - Recognize symbols of the United States that represent its democracy and values including: the national flag. Natives & Newcomers, District 16 Schoolhouse. Standard:  Social Studies Skills and Methods Benchmark B Grade level K, Indicator 3 Thinking and Organizing - Compare similarities and differences among objects or pictures. Museum, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Basket Shop, Log Schoolhouse, District 16 Schoolhouse, Elmira Depot, Little Pioneers Homestead, Lauber General Store, Broom Shop. Back to Top

Grade 1

Standard:  History Benchmark B Grade level 1, Indicator 3 Chronology - Distinguish among past, present and future. Natives & Newcomers, Sauder Cabinet Shop, Erie's Farm Shop, Log School House, District 16 Schoolhouse, Lauber Homestead, 1910 Homestead, Tiffin River Woodworks. Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 1, Indicator 4 Daily Life - Raise questions about how families lived in the past and use photographs, letters, artifacts and books to clarify what is known and what is unknown. Natives & Newcomers, Lauber Homestead, Eicher Log Cabin, 1870s Mennonite House, 1910 Homestead. Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 1, Indicator 5 Daily Life - Compare past and present, near and far, with emphasis on daily life including: the roles of men and women and children; the identification of basic human needs; various ways people meet human needs. Natives & Newcomers, Historic Residences, Dr. McGuffin's Office, Elmira Depot, St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Standard:  Geography Benchmark C Grade level 1, Indicator 7 Human Environmental Interaction - Describe human adaptations to variations in the physical environment including: food; clothing; shelter; transportation; recreation. Natives & Newcomers, Little Pioneers Homestead, Historic Residences, Anna's Spinning Shop, Barbara's Weaving Shop, Elmira Depot, Lauber's General Store, Grist Mill and Museum. Standard:  Economics Benchmark B Grade level 1, Indicator 2 Production, Distribution and Consumption - Describe the ways people produce, consume and exchange goods and services in their community. Natives & Newcomers, Little Pioneers Homestead, Anna's Spinning Shop, Barbara's Weaving Shop, Erie's Farm Shop, Roth Barber Shop, Tinsmith Shop, Elmira Depot, Dr. McGuffin's Office, Lauber General Store, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Burlington Glass Works, Brush Creek Pottery, Tiffin River Woodworks, Grist Mill. Standard:  Economics Benchmark C Grade level 1, Indicator 3 Markets - Explain ways that people may obtain goods and services that they do not produce including the use of money and barter. Natives & Newcomers, Erie's Farm Shop, Roth Barber Shop, Tinsmith Shop, Elmira Depot, Dr. McGuffin's Office, Lauber General Store, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Burlington Glass Works, Brush Creek Pottery, Tiffin River Woodworks, Grist Mill. Standard:  Social Studies Skills and Methods Benchmark B Grade level 1, Indicator 2 Thinking and Organizing - Sequence information. Natives & Newcomers along with our other Historic Residences and our three Woodworking Shops. Back to Top

Grade 2

Standard:  History Benchmark B Grade level 2, Indicator 3 Chronology - Place a series of related events in chronological order on a time line. Natives & Newcomers, Museum. Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 2, Indicator 4 Daily Life - Use historical artifacts, photographs, biographies, maps, diaries and folklore to answer questions about daily life in the past. Historic Village, www.saudervillage.org. Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 2, Indicator 5 Daily Life - Identify the work that people performed to make a living in the past and explain how jobs in the past are similar and/or different from those of today. Erie's Farm Shop, Sauder Cabinet Shop, Basket Shop, Roth Barber Shop, Tinsmith Shop, Cooper Shop, Anna's Spinning Shop, Herb Shop, Elmira Depot, Dr. McGuffin's Office, Lauber General Store, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Broom Shop, Grist Mill, Barbara's Weaving Shop. Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 2, Indicator 6 Daily Life - Identify and describe examples of how science and technology have changed the daily lives of people and compare: forms of communication from the past and present; forms of transportation from the past and present. Roth Barber Shop, Elmira Depot, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Dr. McGuffin's Office, 1910 Homestead and Natives & Newcomers. Standard:  People  in Societies Benchmark B Grade level 2, Indicator 4 Diffusion - Describe the contributions of significant individuals, including artisans, inventors, scientists, architects, explorers and political leaders to the cultural heritage of the United States. Natives & Newcomers, Erie's Farm Shop, Museum, Welcome Center, www.saudervillage.org. Standard:  Geography Benchmark C Grade level 2, Indicator 6 Human Environmental Interaction - Identify ways in which people have responded to and modified the physical environment such as building roads and clearing land for urban development. Natives & Newcomers, Museum, Erie's Farm Shop. Standard:  Economics Benchmark A Grade level 2, Indicator 1 Scarcity and Resource Allocation - Explain how resources can be used in various ways (e.g., a bushel of corn can be fed to cows, used to make sweetner or converted to fuel). Natives & Newcomers, Historic Residences, Basket Shop, Tinsmith Shop, Cooper Shop, Anna's Spinning Shop, Herb Shop, Burlington Glass Works, Broom Shop, Brush Creek Pottery, Tiffin River Woodworks, Grist Mill, Barbara's Weaving Shop. Standard:  Economics Benchmark B Grade level 2, Indicator 2 Production, Distribution and Consumption - Explain how people are both buyers and sellers of goods and services. Natives & Newcomers, Erie's Farm Shop, Tinsmith Shop, Elmira Depot, Dr. McGuffin's Office, Lauber General Store, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Burlington Glass Works, Brush Creek Pottery, Tiffin River Woodworks, Grist Mill. Standard:  Social Studies Skills and Methods Benchmark A Grade level 2, Indicator 2 Obtaining Information - Identify sources used to gather information: people; printed materials; electronic sources. Museum, Natives & Newcomers, Welcome Center, www.saudervillage.org. Back to Top

Grade 3

Standard:  History Benchmark A Grade level 3, Indicator 2 Chronology - Place local historical events in sequential order on a time line. Natives & Newcomers, Lauber Homestead, Erie's Farm Shop, St. Mark's Church, Log School House, Elmira Depot, Dr. McGuffin's Office, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, 1910 Homestead Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 3, Indicator 3a-i Growth - Describe changes in the community over time including changes in: Businesses, Architecture, Physical features, Employment, Education, Transportation, Technology, Religion, Recreation. Log School House, District 16 Schoolhouse, Elmira Depot, St. Mark's Church, Erie's Farm Shop, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Grist Mill, Historic Residences Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark A Grade level 3, Indicator 1a-d Cultures - Compare some of the cultural practices and products of various groups of people who have lived in the local community including: Artistic expression, Religion, Language, Food. St. Mark's Church, Historic Residences Standard:  Geography Benchmark C Grade level 3, Indicator 7 Human Environmental Interaction - Identify ways that physical characteristics of the environment (i.e., landforms, bodies of water, climate, vegetation) affect and have been modified by the local community. Grist Mill, Museum Building and Video Presentation on Erie Sauder and The Great Black Swamp Standard:  Geography Benchmark D Grade level 3, Indicator 8 Movement - Identify systems of transportation used to move people and products and systems of communication used to move ideas from place to place. Elmira Depot, W.O. Taylor Printing Office, Museum Building Standard:  Economics Benchmark B Grade level 3, Indicator 2 Production, Distribution and Consumption - Identify people who purchase goods and services as consumers and people who make goods or provide services as producers. Erie's Farm Shop, Sauder Cabinet Shop, Basket Shop, Roth Barber Shop, Tinsmith Shop, Cooper Shop, Anna's Spinning Shop, Herb Shop, Elmira Depot, Dr. McGuffin's Office, Lauber General Store, Burlington Glass Works, Broom Shop, Brush Creek Pottery, Tiffin River Woodworks, Grist Mill, Barbara's Weaving Shop. Standard:  Social Studies Skills and Methods Benchmark B Grade level 3, Indicator 3 Thinking and Organizing - Identify possible cause and effect relationships. Erie's Farm Shop, St. Mark's Church, Elmira Depot, Dr. McGuffin's Office, 1870's Mennonite House, Natives & Newcomers Back to Top

Grade 4

Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 4, Indicator 5 Growth - Explain how canals and railroads changed settlement patterns in Ohio and Ohio's economic and political status in the United States. Elmira Dept, Museum Building Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark A Grade level 4, Indicator 1c Cultures - Describe the cultural practices and products of various groups who have settled in Ohio over time: European immigrants. Lauber Homestead Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark B Grade level 4, Indicator 3a-c Interaction - Explain the reasons people came to Ohio including: Opportunities in agriculture, mining and manufacturing, family ties, freedom from political and religious oppression. Lauber Homestead Standard:  Geography Benchmark C Grade level 4, Indicator 8 Human Environmental Interaction - Identify how environmental processes (i.e., glaciations and weathering) and characteristics (landforms, bodies of water, climate, vegetation) influence human settlement and activity in Ohio. Lauber Homestead, Museum Building and Video Presentation on Erie Sauder and The Great Black Swamp Standard:  Geography Benchmark C Grade level 4, Indicator 9a-c Human Environmental Interaction - Identify ways that people have affected the physical environment of Ohio including, use of wetland, use of forests, building farms, towns and transportation systems. 1834 Lauber Homestead, 1910 Homestead, Museum Building and Video Presentation on Erie Sauder and The Great Black Swamp Back to Top

Grade 5

Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 5, Indicator 6 Growth - Explain the impact of settlement, industrialization and transportation on the expansion of the United States. Museum Building Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark B Grade level 5, Indicator 5 Interaction - Compare reasons for immigration to North America with the reality immigrants experienced upon arrival. Natives & Newcomers, Lauber Homestead, Eicher Log Cabin Standard:  Geography Benchmark C Grade level 5, Indicator 9 b and c Human Environmental Interaction - Analyze the positive and negative consequences of human changes to the physical environment including: Highway systems, Irrigation. Museum Building Video Presentation on Erie Sauder and The Great Black Swamp Back to Top

Source: Ohio K-12 Social Studies Academic Content Standards

The Historic Village... Curriculum
New! Meet the People
An Exhibit Highlight: The District 16 School
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to the Historic Village

Natives & Newcomers... Curriculum
An Exhibit Highlight: The Council Oak Carving
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to Natives and Newcomers
Further Information About the Natives and Newcomers Exhibit

Educational Overview | Ohio Social Studies Curriculum | Plan Your Visit
Special Events & Programs | Reservation & Payment Forms