Creating a legacy: Oral History (3rd-4th)

Students will participate in an intergenerational program called “Creating A Legacy” where they interview elders to establish multigenerational links to better understand time, continuity and change as it relates to personal histories.

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Grade Level: K-4 Elementary School

Time period: Modern Era 1968 to Present

Arkansas Academic Standards are subject to revision every six years by the Arkansas Department of Education. The frameworks used in the majority of lesson plans on the Arkansas History Hub are from the 2006 Social Studies Frameworks and the 2007 Arkansas History Amendments and School Library Media Frameworks.

G.2.3.4, G.2.4.1, W.4.3.4, W.4.3.5, W.4.3.6, W.4.3.7, W.4.3.8, W.4.4.3, W.4.4.4, W.4.4.5, W.4.4.6, W.4.4.7, W.4.4.8, W.4.4.9