Teacher Information and Resources for Teaching With Greeley History For Kids Site

Teacher Information This page has instructions, hints, assessments ,guest speakers and field trip information made especially for the teacher to use in their classrooms. Preview this page at least a week before you plan on using the site for the first time. (Click the links above to go to that section of this page) Files for printing now have their own page!
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New for 2013 -2014 Click on the Question tab on the right side of the page to submit any questions. I will do my best to answer them. Online writing that will help students prepare for the new online social studies TCAP is here. Full-Color How Rattlesnake Kate Got Her Name book that is wonderfully illustrated by Kristy Passard is available here. I am in the process of giving each type of teacher files their own page. Graphic Organizers may be found here. New compare events in USA with Greeley history events in timelines page. New Government Page has taken the place of the Links page. The links will be linked on Resources. Bessie Smith's birth year is corrected. Information is added to Dr. Ella Mead. Vocabulary Page is now called Glossary. The Index page calls the main page descriptors the Table of Contents. Printable pdf maps sheets with key and compass rose are available on Teacher Files. New person on People Pages: Fred P. Noffsinger. We also have several pages available as epub books. You may find them on the Teacher Files Page. Psyche Boyd has a page. Josephine Meeker now has a page. Shawsheen Page is updated with new information. First person or primary source story about Gipson school is linked via the Spanish Colony page. Updated photos about Plumb Farm with a new Baby Animals Days that is linked to the Plumb Farm Page. Just added PDFs of text only on the main people pages. There is also a zipped file of all of those pdfs on the Teacher Files page. Additional History topic pages are now linked on the More History Page . Page telling the story about "The Fence." It is linked via the More History Page . Learn about potatoes, sugar beets and cattle on the Agriculture Page linked via the Facts Page. On-line Writing Pages are now easier to find via the Resources Page. Newly added pages that may help prepare students for the online TCAP in fourth grade. Updated the graphic for Centennial Village On-Line Writing. How to use the pages is here. Added pages about the Greeley Train Depot, Ken Monfort and Dr. Ella Mead and The Crossing. On this page, there are new field trip hints. There is also a new pdf file of a tabbed book that students may use for either note taking or as a final project. On the new files for teachers page , there is printable "ghost story" paper for writing about the train depot. There is also a new more detailed planning sheet to use with this site. You may also print out Greeley History bookmarks to give to students. There is also a small book telling the story about A Million Grasshoppers for print-out. The students illustrate it themselves. Just added coloring and writing papers for students to use to tell About Greeley and The Crossing. There is also a set of papers to write about how Leprino Cheese factory may impact Greeley. Geo-tagged Virtual Field Trips There are two of the Poudre River Trail included on the Recreation Page. This is a good way to let kids explore some mapping skills. I have also added two about the Poudre Learning Center. They may be found via Location page then Poudre Learning Center page. Each of the Virtual Geo-Tagged Field Trips opens in the same window as it is linked in. Therefore, you must back arrow to return to the first page. Map Showing Points of Interest Clickable map showing points of interest in Greeley. This also has a compass rose so children can think about direction as they explore the map.The map moves from east to west. This is also on the Location Page. Points of Interest Map
How the Pages are Written/Hints for Using with Kids While writing the information for the pages, I tried to meet various reading levels that you will have in a typical classroom. The main ideas are in the bolded sentences or headings. I tried to write those at a lower reading level so that kids who are not strong readers will still understand the important information. If all they can read are the headings, they should have a fair understanding of the topics. Having kids work on the pages in pairs also helps, especially, now that second grade does Greeley History. Of course, you may always project the pages via a Interactive White Board or just a computer and projector. Speakers are needed for parts of the site. Note taking paper or graphic organizers help a lot. Hopefully, all of the graphics have Alt tags which helps to identify the picture as it loads. To meet the needs of ESL students, I have attempted to shelter some of the most important ideas with graphics or other media. One of the tricks that I use is to set up a few machines on pages with large files then have students rotate through those in pairs to decrease wait time. The graphics and media engage the students. The trick is to get them to read the information on the pages, too. I assign the pages that they are to research on and have them be responsible for finding specific information. It helps for them to have some type of note taking organizer available. That is also one of the reasons that I placed most of the pictures at the bottom of pages. It also helps with loading time. AudioBoo I have a few AudioBoo files. I have embedded the player which only gives the audio. To see the location on a map and a picture, click on the link. The link is usually below the player. This links to my AudioBoo account which is a different site. Blurb Mobile I have some Blurb Mobile links. This is to my account on a different website. 360º Panoramas are also on a few pages. They are on my Occipital account pages.
Browser Help Preferred browsers are Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox. I have not tested Chrome. Screen resolution should be at 1024 x 768 with the highest color settings.
Translated Pages in Spanish Google provides website translations. Google Translation Tool. Greeley History Translated into Spanish
Navigation - Site Maps Search Feature You may search the site using Google at the bottom of this page. Type in your subject then have Google search www.greeleyhistory.org for the topic. Navigation for most pages is set up with buttons on the top left, text links on the top and bottom of the page. There is a Back to Top link at the bottom of most pages.The keyboard navigation keys may also be helpful. Some long pages have anchor links. (Anchor links help with scrolling. They jump to a spot on the page.) Most links and pictures do open up in new windows. Have students look for back arrows. If the back arrow is not available, close any new windows when they are finished with the page or else they will have many windows opened and slow down the browser. Most open in a new window. Once in a while, a link does open up in the same window. When a page does that, the back arrow will be available. I use this with the geotagged Virtual Field Trips so they don't crash the browser.
Plugins You will need current QuickTime along with a PDF reader. I think I no longer have any Flash files..
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On-Line Writing
This is one of my favorite activities. On the Resources Page there is a link to the on-line writing page. It is now easier to find with a graphic link. There students can select a topic to write about online. They have a picture and word bank on the page. It will not save so they will have to finish in one setting. A starter is included, but students may highlight and type over to use their own. If your browser has a spell-check feature, they may use that. If your students know how to toggle between windows, it is useful for them to have the page about their topic opened along with the writing page. This is also a great partner activity. You may print out the writing. However, they can only see the writing within the allocated space to get all of their words printed. The space is 30 characters across for 30 lines.
Assessments These are online assessments that the students can use to see what they have learned at the end of the unit. These may also be found on the Resources page.
Greeley Dates This is a short quiz that has kids type in the year of an event in Greeley.	Fill in the Blank Quiz This has the students pick the correct word to fill in the blank.	Rattlesnake Kate Cloze There is a drop down menu of all of the missing words. Forty-eight words in all.
Matching Quiz Match a Picture from Greeley to its name.	Places In Greeley Match Quiz Match a picture of a place in Greeley to its name.	Vocabulary Quiz Drag and Drop. Shuffles five words each time the quiz is loaded.
Greeley Quiz This quiz will randomly show 10 questions about Greeley. There are a total of 20 questions in all.	Match the Event With Its Year A Drag and Drop quiz.	Multiple Choice Quiz with Text Students read a text passage about Greeley's location to answer questions.
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Field Trips
Linn Grove Cemetery 1700 Cedar Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 350-9385 Guided historical tours may be arranged for groups of 10 or more. This would be a fun place to take students to find the gravesites of people they studied. (See the handout below) Be sure to let them know if your class is coming out.	Houston Gardens 515 23 Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 353-4837 Often fourth grade goes here for a field trip, you may want to check with your school's teachers.	Greeley History Museum Discover the exciting and unique history of Greeley! Annual rotating exhibits tell the story alongside permanent gallery collections. 714 8th Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970)350-9220 Guided group tours will have a small charge. Self guided tours are free. Please, make reservations if your group is 10 people or more.
Plumb Farm Greeley’s historic tree-claim Century Farm. Open for Events. Watch for Baby Animal Days and Pets and Popsicles in the spring and summer months. 955 35 Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970)350-9275	Meeker Home The Home of the founding family. There is a charge for groups. Open the first Saturday of the month May-October There is a charge for groups. 1324 9 Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970)350-9221	Centennial Village Living History Museum Experience the living past of Weld County and Greeley 1860-1920, at this open air museum. 1475 A Street Greeley, Co 80631 (970)350-9224 There is a 10 minute orientation video available. Guided tours may be scheduled in advance.
Field Trip Guides
When you are planning a field trip to any of the city's museums, do these things in advance to help have a more successful trip. Think about the field trip from both an educational and logistical standpoint Let the staff know of any activities that you are having the students do while on the field trip. If possible give the staff a copy of any worksheets before the field trip. I Spy sheets Vocabulary lists Fact finding Feel free to bring your own lesson plan into the trip, however, be careful that you do not mis-label site items or artifacts. Keep the tour provider in the loop about transportation and lunch requirements. Take care of drinks and bathrooms before arriving so the tour can start on time. There are rest rooms and drinking fountains on site. Educate the adults helpers about modeling good behavior. Be sure everyone on the trip knows about proper museum manners.
Museum Manners
Listen respectfully. When the guide is talking, you are quiet. Don't touch. Hands have oils on them that can harm the artifacts. Don't touch with your bodies either. Don't lean on railings or against walls, etc. be careful where you are standing and walking. No food or drinks in the buildings. If the class has water bottles, the guide will tell them where to put the bottles before entering. Silence cell phones and other electronic devices.

Click on the picture above to get a printable pdf or download to your iPad to remind you of what to do to be ready for your field trip to any of the city museums.	Click above for a color map of Linn Grove that shows 12 Historic gravesites for Greeley. It also shows a thumbnail of the markers in color to help with finding them. (Shows new Circus Men marker) Also includes a few rules before setting off with your class. Permission granted to use the map image given by City of Greeley. Same file in greyscale. You may download onto an iPad.
Poudre Learning Center 8313 F Street 970-352-1267 FAX 970-352-1705 Email Ray Tschillard at rtschillard@greeleyschools.org or rtschillard@plcoutdoors.org, or Paulette Weaver at pweaver@plcoutdoors.org or Tammy Rusch at trusch@plcoutdoors.org. Poudre Learning Center Website Come visit the Poudre Learning Center to find out how important the Cach la Poudre River is to our community. This is a wonderful way to get students involved in hands-on learning.
Possible Guest Speakers These are a few resources for possible guest speakers. Try to schedule for a whole unit.
Spanish Colony and Greeley Grays email Gabriel and Jody Lopez gabriel.Lopez@comcast.net They are willing to talk to classes.	Bill Armstrong or Samantha Eads at the Greeley City Museum. 714 8th Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970)350-9217	Tannis Bator for performing the Rattlesnake Kate Story. Her original performance is about 20 minutes long.
Other Resources Available
Canned History 714 8th Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 Bill Armstrong or Samantha Eads (970)350-9275 The kits are being revamped so they are not available at this time. Watch for when the new kits will be available.	City of Greeley Museum Contacts The museums also offer various programs and classes during the summer for adults. Main Number 970-350-9220 Erin Quinn Valcho, Museum Director 970-350-9218 Bill Armstrong, Curator of Education and Living History 970-350-9275 Nancy Lynch, Exhibits Curator and Exhibits Team Lead 970-336-4184 Samantha Eads, Assistant Curator of Education 970-350-9223 Peggy Ford Waldo, Development Curator 970-350-9217 Diane Karlson, Collections Manager 970-350-9519 Morgan Blattenberg, Volunteer Coordinator 970-336-4189 Caroline Blackburn, Archives Specialist 970-350-9219 JoAnna Stull, Museum Registrar 970-350-9250 Angela Alton, Assistant Exhibits Curator 970-336-4184 Randy Smith, Historic Sites Coordinator 970-350-9225	Historic Sites Betsy Kellums Historic Preservation Specialist 1100 10 Street, Suite 201 Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970)350-9222
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Online Surveys Below are two online surveys about the website. One for students and one for teachers. You must have your web browser set up for email. You may want to have students do the survey on a select few computers so that you can monitor. You may only select a random sampling of students to do the survey also. The surveys will help me to improve this resource. Thank you!
Survey for Students	Survey for Teachers
Upcoming New 2011-2014 J.M.B. Petriken Big Thompson Water Project Page H. T. West Page Horace Greeley Page Japanese immigrants
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Updated May 16, 2013