From Stoughton Public Schools

South Elementary
Students Are Living History
By Jeff Mucciarone, Stoughton Journal
Feb 23, 2007, 17:35

Children at the South Elementary School in Stoughton at a "wax museum" where they acted and spoke as famous people in history. It was hosted by the fourth grade. Here, Abe Lincoln, played by Tyson Antonino, tells kindergarten students about his life.
Words of greatness echoed throughout the hallways of Stoughton's South Elementary School. Some of the world's most prominent historical figures could be seen and heard speaking on important issues.

It was all part of the fourth graders' annual "Wax Museum."

The wax museum was just one aspect of a six-week project, where students researched a particular historical figure and produced both oral and written reports. On Friday, students dressed as their figure and talked about what they had learned and why they had chosen the people they did.

"They had to choose someone who helped change the world," said fourth grade teacher Marge Erlich, who organized the project with fellow teacher Rebecca Doherty. "This is the end result now that they're all done with their research."

Read the complete article in the Stoughton Journal.



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