**2008-2009 School Year Educational Programs**

**Please read the following, as programs and rules have changed.**

**All educational programs are free and require advance reservations at
least two weeks prior to the intended date of your visit.**

**We do not accommodate groups that show up without advance
reservations. Reservation requests should be made via email to
Benita_Duling@nps.gov or you may complete the reservation sheet found on
our website. We do not take reservations by telephone.**

**Reservation sheets for school visits and traveling trunks are
available at our website (www.nps.gov/kemo) or may be sent to you by
email. Please have back-up dates in mind for your visit. Ranger-led
educational programs are very popular and available dates go quickly, so
when making reservations, please don't be disappointed if your first
choice is unavailable.**

**When Can You Visit?**

**Ranger-led programs are available on Mondays and Tuesdays ONLY and are
limited to groups [no larger than 60 students]{.underline}. Schools
whose numbers exceed the 60-student limit must arrange to visit multiple
days to accommodate all students. There are no exceptions.**

**Those who are unable to visit on a Monday or Tuesday or choose not to
receive a ranger-led program may participate in a self-guided visit to
the Battlefield Monday - Friday. Self-guided visits also require advance
reservation. Please be aware that if you have a large number of
students, [no more than forty students may enter the building at a
time.]{.underline}**

**Ranger-led education programs:**

-   **"A Kid's Life in Atlanta"**

Topic -- Based on the diary of Carrie Berry, a real 10-year old girl who
lived through the Battle of Atlanta during the Civil War.

Curriculum Standard--- Meets Georgia standards for social studies for
grade five in United States History since 1860 (SS5H1 C -- Identify
major battles and campaigns; SS5H1 E -- Describe the effects of war on
the North and South);

Meets Georgia Reading standards for grade five (ELA5R1 D -- Relates a
literary work to information about its setting \[historically or
culturally\]; ELA5LSV1 -- The student participates in student-to-
teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal interactions.

Age Level -- Appropriate for ages 9-11

Program Length -- 45 minutes

-   **"A Common Soldier's Life"**

Topic -- Costumed interpreters explain what life was like for the common
Civil War soldier.

Curriculum Standard--- Meets Georgia standards for social studies for
grade five in United States History since 1860 (SS5H1 C -- Identify
major battles and campaigns; SS5H1 E -- Describe the effects of war on
the North and South); Meets Georgia Reading standards for grade five,
ELA5LSV1 -- The student participates in student-to- teacher,
student-to-student, and group verbal interactions.

Age Level -- Appropriate for ages 8 and up

Program Length -- 25 minutes

-   **"Historical Scavenger Hunt"**

Topic -- This 30-minute hunt takes kids through the museum and Visitor
Center, engaging them through music, history, and art.

Curriculum Standard -- Meets Georgia standards for social studies for
grade five in United States History since 1860 (SS5H1 C -- Identify
major battles and campaigns; SS5H1 E -- Describe the effects of war on
the North and South);

Meets Georgia Reading standards for grade five, ELA5LSV1 -- The student
participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal
interactions.

Meets Georgia Performance standard M5P4 -- Students will make
connections among mathematical ideas and to other disciplines.

Age Level -- Appropriate for ages 10 and up

Program Length -- 30 minutes

-   **"Kennesaw Mountain and the New Deal"**

Topic -- Did you know that CCC campers were some of the first rangers at
Kennesaw Mountain? Learn about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's most
successful New Deal programs and how the CCC "youngsters" helped develop
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

1.  Curriculum Standard -- SS5H5 B - Analyze the main features of the
    New Deal; include the significance of the Civilian Conservation
    Corps, Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley
    Authority.

Meets Georgia Reading standards for grade five, ELA5LSV1 -- The student
participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal
interactions.

Age Level -- Appropriate for ages 10 and up

Program Length -- 30 minutes

-   **"The Real World: The Civil War South"**

Topic -- Life was hard in the South during the Civil War and problems
with money were a major issue. Students learn 1860's economics when they
are given the identities of real residents of Kennesaw Mountain and
Confederate money to spend.

Curriculum Standard -- Meets Georgia standards for social studies for
grade five in United States History since 1860 (SS5H1 C -- Identify
major battles and campaigns; SS5H1 E -- Describe the effects of war on
the North and South);

Meets Georgia Reading standards for grade five, ELA5LSV1 -- The student
participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal
interactions.

Meets Georgia Performance standard M5P4 -- Students will make
connections among mathematical ideas and to other disciplines; **M3N2
--Students will further develop their skills of addition and subtraction
and apply them in problem solving**.

> a\. Use the properties of addition and subtraction to compute and
> verify the results of computation.
>
> b\. Use mental math and estimation strategies to add and subtract.
>
> c\. Solve problems requiring addition and subtraction.

Age Level -- Appropriate for ages 10 and up

Program Length -- 45 minutes

**Self-Guided options:**

-   **"I Am a Soldier" museum visit**

Topic -- Kids are given the identity of a real soldier that fought in
the Atlanta Campaign, learning about the Civil War from his perspective.
Before leaving the museum, students find out if their soldier survived
the War.

Curriculum Standard -- Meets Georgia standards for social studies for
grade five in United States History since 1860 (SS5H1 C -- Identify
major battles and campaigns; SS5H1 E -- Describe the effects of war on
the North and South);

Meets Georgia Reading standards for grade five, ELA5LSV1 -- The student
participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal
interactions; **ELA5R1** D -- Relates a literary work to information
about its setting (historically or culturally); **ELA5R1** F --
Identifies and analyzes the author's use of dialogue and description.

Age Level -- Appropriate for ages 8 and up

Program Length -- 15 to 20 minutes

-   Park Film & Battlefield Museum

Topic -- A 20-minute film on the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and the
Atlanta Campaign; provides excellent background information on the
site's major historical event and exhibits on the Battle of Kennesaw
Mountain and the Atlanta Campaign, featuring military uniforms and
weaponry.

Curriculum Standard -- ELA5LSV2 -The student listens to and views
various forms of text and media in order to gather and share
information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas. Meets
Georgia standards for social studies for grade five in United States
History since 1860 (SS5H1 C -- Identify major battles and campaigns;
SS5H1 E -- Describe the effects of war on the North and South);

Meets Georgia Reading standards for grade five, ELA5LSV1 -- The student
participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal
interactions; **ELA5R1** D -- Relates a literary work to information
about its setting (historically or culturally); **ELA5R1** F --
Identifies and analyzes the author's use of dialogue and description.

Age Level -- Appropriate most ages

Program Length -- 20 minutes (film); varies (museum)