Black History Comes Alive
4th Grade Wax Museum - February 2024
This past Wednesday, the Northeast 4th Grade class under the guidance of Ms.
Sherry Ayres, gave the Northeast community an unforgettable experience. As a
tradition and in celebration of Black History Month, the 4th Grade hosts a Wax
Museum. For this project, 4th Grade students spend the month of February
researching a famous black american. Through their investigation they record
information about the life and achievements of their selected person. All of
their work is consolidated into a brief biography that is read over the morning
announcements for the entire school. Additionally, they include this bio on a
poster board style presentation inclusive of images, and other striking details to
represent their historic figure.
The culmination of their work is a celebration of black history for the whole
school. On the day of the wax museum, students are welcomed to dress up like
their historic figure. Each 4th grade class takes turns situating themselves in
front of their posters which are arranged like a museum in the Global Studies
Center. When the museum opens, spectators see all of the students posed like
statues with buttons on the floor in front of them. By stepping on the button
you activate the statute, which comes to life and begins to share the rich history of the person they represent!
4th grade families and students from across the building were in awe of the
impressive public speaking and information that was shared. I, personally,
loved that each presentation started with a quote from the historical figure that
truly capsulated the life and work of that person.
See if you can guess who these historic black americans are!