Alaska
Lafayette School - Third Grade

Without leaving Lafayette School, LASF instructors Barbara Butlin and Pati Connett joined Ms. Addie Janssen's third grade class this month as they "traveled" to Alaska. Using slides and artifacts, students studied Alaskan customs, religion, clothing, housing, food, entertainment and tools. Students studied the animals of the Arctic and their roles in Inuit life. Storytelling of Inuit legends helped students learn about Inuit culture and better understand the role legends have in all cultures. At the conclusion of the Alaska unit, students enjoyed making, painting and decorating papier mache masks of an Inuit.