Local Lesson Field Trip

1. Theme/Title of the day’s lesson with a brief description:

Great American Heroes- Lesson 4, Day 13

Today, the students will be going on a field trip to the Watkins Heritage Museum in Winona, MN.

2. Materials/resources needed:

• Signed Permission slips
• Sheet with the questions that the students had about the Watkins family
• Call the bus company to set up appointment (1 month before)
• Bus
• Call the Watkins Heritage Museum to make appointment (1 month before)
• Digital camera
• First aid kit
• Chaperones (2-3)

3. Goal(s) for today’s lesson: (This shows people how your lesson “fits” into the MN standards)

A. The students will be able to state how and why a famous American family, the Watkins family, came to fame status.

B. The students will recognize how the Watkins family was a key figure in the selling of goods.

4. Objectives for today’s lesson: (This tells people what kids will know or be able to do at the end of the lesson

• The students will be able to explain at least five facts about the Watkins family and or company.

5. Procedures
a. introductory experiences

Remind students about field trips rules: staying with your group, respect building and the people around you, raise hand if you have a question, and act kindly since your behavior reflects that of the school. Assign students into three groups (See handout for groups). Board the bus. (4 min.)

b. developmental experiences: (Please number the steps and include approximate time each step will take)

1. Drive to Watkins Museum (East 3rd St.) (3 min.) (Follow directions)

2. Enter Watkins Museum and meet tour guide. Students get into groups before entering the museum (1 min.)

3. Allow students to look around and explore products, pictures, and facts. (4 min.)

4. Tour guide starts tour. Tour as an entire class, but students are in small groups.
(18 min.)

5. Students ask questions to tour guide. (8 min.)

Possible questions for tour guide:

What are some of the goods that the Watkins Company sold?
When did the Watkins Company start up?
Can people still buy things from the Watkins family?
Are there still people in the Watkins family living in Minnesota?
Is the factory still here?
Does the factory still produce goods?
How old was J.R. Watkins when he started up with his company?
Do people from around the world still buy things from the Watkins Company?

6. Depart back to school. (3 min.)

c. culminating experiences (closure)

7. Ask students what they learned from the field trip.
(4 min.)

Some things the students may have learned:
- How many goods the Watkins family sold
-The number of visitors who came to tour the Watkins Company
- Types of goods that the Watkins family sells
-How the Watkins Company transported goods to other places

6. Assessments used during lesson:

Observe students when we are at the Watkins Museum, and see how they are understanding the material the tour guide is presenting them. The students also needed to have at least one question prepared for the tour guide, and while not every student will get to ask their question, everyone will have come up with a question to ask. Lastly, students need to listen at the museum, so they can answer a question when I ask them to tell me one thing they learned from the museum.




Groups for Watkins field trip


Mr. Bastyr: Matt B
Kristine B
Trayton R
Jacob B
Kade L
Aaron R
Cheryl S
Kellie K

Mrs. Stiles: James S
Kyle R
Emily B
Rachel H
Sara S
Nicole H
Kadyn M


Mrs. Pipitone: Michael P
Alec S
Caleb K
Maggie M
Maddie S
Anna B
John B



Lesson Template: Ed 333 Fall 2007

Two Local Lessons: Articles

1. Theme/Title of the day’s lesson with a brief description:

Great American Heroes- Lesson 3, Day 12

Today, the students will be introduced to the Watkins family, who are a large part of Winona’s history. The students will get a chance to read some articles about the Watkins family while they come up with questions that they may ask during tomorrow’s field trip to the Watkins Heritage Museum.

Grade 3

2. Materials/resources needed:

• Pictures from Winona Historical Museum (Watkins carriage and bottle-capper)
• 4 Newspaper articles containing information about the Watkins family
• Paper
• Pencil
• White/Black board
• Writing Markers

3. Goal(s) for today’s lesson: (This shows people how your lesson “fits” into the MN standards)

A. The students will be able to read events that occured during the life of the Watkins family, a famous local family by reading newspaper articles.

4. Objectives for today’s lesson: (This tells people what kids will know or be able to do at the end of the lesson

• The students will be able to state who J.R. Watkins is and at least two characteristics about the Watkins Company.
• The students be able to come up with at least one question about the Watkins family and/or company.

5. Procedures
a. introductory experiences

Show different pictures of products that the Watkins Company has made or is still making (Do not tell students who has made these products). Ask students if they have used any of these products, and if they think they know who has made them (Now tell them the Watkins family produced these prodcuts). Show pictures of Watkins artifacts from the Winona Historical Museum (the carriage and the bottle-capper). (5 min.)

b. developmental experiences: (Please number the steps and include approximate time each step will take)

1. Give a little bit of general background information about the Watkins family (will not want to go too in depth as to spoil some of their questions they may have when we go to the Watkins Heritage Museum tomorrow) Students will be reading more information about the Watkins family in their reading groups. (6 min.)
- 350 products on display at Watkins museum
- Museum began in 1868 when J.R. Watkins perfected direct sales strategy

2. Pass out the four articles to each student and explain that they will be reading the articles in small groups. Students come up with at least one question for the field trip tomorrow from the reading or from one that popped in their mind that they would like to be answered. Groups will need to write down two to three “key” points from each article, that they will share with the class once everyone is done reading. Remind students to write down their “key” points on one sheet of paper, with all of the names from the group on it. Each student will share his/her question to his/her group, and all of the group members will write down their questions on the same sheet of paper- on the back of the “key” points paper. (2 min.)

3. Split students up into small groups with four students in a group. (Groups will be assigned through Popsicle sticks with the student’s names on them) (two groups can read out in the hall, and the rest of the groups will read in the classroom) (1 min.)

4. Students read articles in small groups and then talk about what happened in each article. Students will write down the “key” events of each article (2-3 points) (20 min.)

5. Bring class together as a whole and talk about each article. Ask each group to give at least one point they came up with about each article. Once one article is done, move onto the next article, and have each group give a point from that article. Do the same for the remaining two articles. (8 min.)

6. Have students hand in their notes from the articles and their question(s) for the field trip tomorrow into the hand-in box. (1 min.)

c. culminating experiences (closure)

7. Ask students what they learned today about the Watkins family. Remind students that
tomorrow is the field trip to the Watkins Heritage Museum and those who
have not yet handed in their permission slips need to do so before we leave tomorrow or
else they cannot go. (3 min.)


6. Assessments used during lesson:

The assessments for this lesson are the notes that the students write about each article and their question(s) for the field trip. This way I will be able to see how the children are understanding the articles about the Watkins family, and what type of questions they have for the field trip. I will also walk around the classroom while the students are working on the articles to make sure everyone understands what is going on or if the students have any questions they would like to ask me.



Pictures of items sold by the Watkins Company:

Bacon and cheddar seasoning




Bathroom cleaning supplies














Cinnamon





Vanilla Shampoo















Items courtesy of www.watkinsonline.com

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Directions for Reading Articles

1.Read one Watkins article

2. Talk about article with group members

3. Write down at least two to three key points about the article

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the remaining three articles

5. Come up with question that can be asked at the Watkins Heritage Museum

6. Discuss articles as a class.



Articles read in class:


















































































Carriage of the Watkins





















A bottle opener