A Kid's Walking Tour of Historic Ojai

Third grade students created a brochure called "All Around Downtown-A Historical Walking Tour of Ojai For Kids". The idea came about while reviewing the third grade Content Standards for social studies. The students realized there were no "kid friendly" materials about the historical buildings of Ojai. They researched historical landmarks in Ojai and listened to guest speakers. One of the guest speakers showed the classes a walking tour for adults and the students got excited about creating one for kids. The students decided to include photographs from the past and present to create a "Then and Now" look to the brochure. This lesson involved one combination class of second - third graders and three third grade classes (about eighty students in all). This lesson covered the academic content areas of history and language arts.