Participating Volusia and Flagler teachers of third through sixth grades will kick off the program with an introductory lesson the week of April 20. The program revolves around the fictional story of four local youngsters taking a boat trip north along the Intracoastal Waterway to Jacksonville and back to DeLand via the St. Johns River. Along the way, they use clues from the story they read in class, the newspaper, Channel 15 and the Internet to solve puzzles related to local history.
The program includes information on Spanish and French settlements, forts, battles and Native American customs and culture. It's matched to state academic standards in language arts and social studies and designed to improve students' critical-thinking skills.
Clues will be published in the Accent section of The News-Journal for four consecutive Mondays beginning April 27.
If you have a child in 3rd through 6th grade, encourage them to take part. Sounds like a fun way to teach and learn history!
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Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-679-3191
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sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
(source: News-Journal Online)
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