Education Resources for Teachers & Home Schoolers

Young student rebuilds northside of square in a past exhibit.

Student Tours are welcomed at the museum during our regular season and special interest activities can be arranged with advance notice so that regardless of the annual exhibit theme, your visit can be made to relate to your curriculum. "History hunt" games, videos, coloring sheets and other hands-on activities are usually part of every exhibit.

History Field Days for entire grades or combination of grades can be arranged  and include additional indoor and outdoor activities relating to history or nature beyond the main gallery exhibit experience. Since local performers and/or nearby historical site staff persons assist us, these events need to be scheduled at the start of either semester so they can be properly organized. If you wish further information on a History Field Day, please call the museum. 

ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE from Powers Museum! Famous Carthaginians Famous Carthaginians  More Famous Missourians at State Historical Society of Missouri's "Famous Missourians" Resource Guide for Teachers and Students 

Lewis & Clark poster exhibit available from Powers Museum.

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LOAN RESOURCES 

Click hereHistory Trunks to see resources that may be borrowed for use at schools or on-site at museum during a visit. Organized groups such as 4-H, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts can use these resources, too.

Click hereRoute 66 Educational Resources for lesson units available online related to early highways, U. S. Highway 66 (aka Route 66), and Rt. 66-related themes that the Powers Museum recommends.

Teachers and home-school leaders also have limited borrowing priviledges for books in the museum's small reference library. Until an online presentation is available on reference library holdings, please email the museum to inquire about specific titles or subject specialties.

In School Programs by the Powers Museum

As allowed by the Director's schedule, school presentations can be made in the Carthage, Jasper, Avilla, Alba, or Diamond area but must be arranged at least one month in advance of event. 

Among programs presented in the past: demonstrations and hands-on activities on historic Valentines and Christmas tree decorations, Victorian life, fashions and quilts. The museum is happy to create a program for your needs and can do other subjects supported by our collection holdings. Click hereSpeakers Bureau for other program ideas offered through our "Speakers Bureau."

History Day Project by Linda Lesue, 1988

National History Day

The Powers Museum welcomes the opportunity to assist students and teachers with National History Day projects including the suggestion of topics that might be applicable to museum collections/archives or other local history events.

Also, teachers are advised to consult the Library/ArchivesArchives & Library section of this Web site for further information on research resources.

Image at the top of this page:
Miss Beckman's Room 3 class at Mark Twain School, 1919–20