"Tomb It May Concern:" Visit Your Local Cemetery For A Multidisciplinary (And Economical) Field Trip

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Rachel E. Wilson , Associate Professor (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/

Abstract: Cemeteries have traditionally been cast as scary and creepy places in children’s literature, as well as in popular television shows and movies. Spooky media images, coupled with exaggerated stories from their friends, might leave young learners wary of cemeteries and with feelings of fear and anxiety. Cemeteries are, however, unique community resources that deserve consideration as a teaching tool. In the children’s book My Backyard History Book, author David Weitzman, shares a variety of activities that enable students to see that history is alive within the local community, it is the songs that their grandparents sang and the “house where your mother was born.” It can be fun discovering “all the things that make the history of your place and your people and you special.”

Additional Information

Publication
Groce, E., Wilson, R., & Poling, L. (2013). "Tomb It May Concern:" Visit Your Local Cemetery For A Multidisciplinary (and Economical) Field Trip. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 25(3), 13-17. Publisher version of record available at: https://www.socialstudies.org/social-studies-and-young-learner/25/3/tomb-it-may-concern-visit-your-local-cemetery
Language: English
Date: 2013
Keywords
young learners, education, multidisciplinary, cemeteries, field trip(s)

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