Sheep to Shawl, offered each spring to children in nursery school through Grade 5, offers demonstrations and hands-on activities relating to the processing of wool, from shearing a sheep to making a shawl.

2010 Program Dates:
April 28-30; May 5-7; Family Day (open to the public) is Sunday, May 2
2010 Program Fees:
$3.50 per student (member schools), $4.00 per student (non-member schools). School membership is $25 per year.

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INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

Sheep to Shawl runs for 1.5 hours. See your confirmation for your scheduled start time and information regarding the daily schedule.

It is important that we begin the program on time in order to keep to our daily time schedule. If your group arrives after the program starts, you will be guided to the appropriate location, but you may not “make-up” any missed activities or stations.  If you know ahead of time that you will be arriving late, please let me know. We strongly recommend that all groups be prepared for the program prior to their visit to Brookside.  See below for a list of downloadable pre-visit materials.

Please have each child wear a name tag with their name printed in large letters.

The program runs rain or shine.  Many of the activities will be held outside on the grounds of Brookside with demonstrations under tents.  The children should wear comfortable outdoor clothing and shoes.  Please be sure that the children are prepared for cool temperatures and rain, whenever necessary.

Buses should drop students and teachers off in the Brookside parking lot, then park around the corner on Charlton St.  Children arriving in private cars should also be dropped off in the parking lot, and cars should park as directed by our parking attendant.  THE PARKING LOT CAN GET VERY CONGESTED DURING DROP OFF AND PICK UP. FOR NON-BUSSING GROUPS, PLEASE CAR-POOL WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CARS.  ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE WATCHED CAREFULLY IN THE PARKING LOT DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC.

TEACHER MATERIALS FOR CLASSROOM PREPARATION

We encourage you to use these materials in your classrooms before Sheep to Shawl and as a follow-up after attending the program. If you do not have access to our web site, please contact Linda (885-4000 or lgorham@brooksidemuseum.org) and materials will be sent to you through snail mail.

Pre-school/ Kindergarten Materials:
1. Suggested pre-visit activities
2. Instructional graphic for Charlie Needs a Cloak
3. Baa, Baa, Baa

Grades 1 – 2 Materials:
1. Suggestions for pre-visit preparation
2. Reading: “On a Sunny Day in May” – Page 1, Page 2
3. Sheep to Shawl flow diagram
4. Sheep Hole photograph
5. “Sheep” bibliography

Grades 3 – 5 Materials:
1. Instructional format
2. Reading: “On a Sunny Day in May” – Page 1, Page 2
3. Graphic organizer on meeting basic needs
4. Graphic organizer – Steps in wool processing
5. Census records from the Census of the State of New York for 1875
6. Worksheet – Using primary source documents to gain information
7. Sheep Hole photograph

REGISTRATION & CANCELLATION POLICY FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS

1. Registration for on-site education programs must be done in advance and payment must be received 2 weeks prior to the scheduled visit in order to hold the reservation.  A credit card may also be used to hold the reservation.  If payment or credit card is not received by the required date, the time slot will be offered to another group from our waiting list.

2. Chaperones will be charged the same fee as the students. There will be no charge for teachers and teacher aides.

3. Our on-site program takes place both inside our building and on our grounds under tents. The program runs rain or shine.  Brookside will only cancel the program if weather is severe and every attempt will be made to reschedule the cancelled program.  If the program cannot be rescheduled, a refund will be given.

4. Refunds for a program cancelled by the school group can only be guaranteed if one weeks notice is given. For cancellation notice of less than a week, a refund will be given only if the time slot can be filled with another group.