An Elwood Hall of History

In an effort to enhance students’ learning experience, James H. Boyd Intermediate School fourth-grade teacher Nancy Agostini, along with Principal Denise Toscano, Director of Humanities Pamela Fine and other fourth-grade educators, created an interactive museum as a visual accompaniment to the fourth-grade history unit on colonial America and the Revolutionary War.

Dedicating an entire hallway to history, the museum includes authentic photos, primary documents, coins, maps, newspapers, clothes, musket balls and other items that the Elwood students can touch and try on to make it a truly interactive experience.

To obtain items for the museum, the Boyd Intermediate School PTA rented the Long Island Spy Ring kit from the Three Village Historical Society. Students will frequently visit the museum to take notes, ask questions and compare class discussions to authentic representations of artifacts and photos.

“The gallery will remain on display for the remainder of the unit for students to enjoy and experience the excitement of American history,” said Agostini.

Photos courtesy of the Elwood UFSD

Fourth-grade students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School experienced authentic documents, photos and artifacts from Revolutionary War museum.

Fourth-grade students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School learned about the type of clothes people in colonial America wore from their teacher Nancy Agostini.

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