Sunday, June 7, 2015

TAYLOR PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Actors bring history to school visit


A British soldier, a musician, a Continental soldier, and a field surgeon came to Taylor Parks Elementary School to pay a visit to the fifth graders that have been studying  the American Revolution in social studies.

Mrs. Sheila Lee, an ATA at Taylor Parks, along with her son, Dalton Lee, college student, Joseph Lee, her father in-law, and Ryan Barbasa, also a college student, explained uniforms from a British unit and American Unit from the Revolutionary War.   

Mrs. Bergeron, fifth-grade teacher, was dressed as a camp follower.  She portrayed a woman from the time period that would work in the camps, feeding, sewing and doing laundry for the troops. 

Joseph Lee told the students about common medical treatments for injured or sick soldiers during the 18th century.  Lee is also an illustrator for many historical books.  The fifth graders enjoyed interaction with the presenters and asked great questions.

The visiting "soldiers" will be at For Wayne, Detroit on June 13 and 14.  They will join many more re-enactors that weekend from the American Revolutionary War period.






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