Dare County Schools

Close Examination - Park Ranger Jami Lanier took fourth grade students through close examinations of John White's drawings to find "clues" about what life was like on Roanoke Island for the colonists in a grade level enrichment activity in February. Here, MES students Donovan Twyne and Will Brown check out one of White's many illustrations of Native Americans.

Photos: Esther Ballance

MES 4th Grade History Sleuths Find Clues in Art - National Park Service Ranger Jami Lanier visited Manteo Elementary fourth grade classes in February for presentations about the Lost Colony. Lanier played an engaging "Did you know?" game with the students that piqued their interest in and increased their knowledge of the history surrounding the Lost Colony. Fourth grade teacher Esther Ballance said that students took on the role as historians as they examined John White's drawings to find clues and learn about life of the past. This enrichment opportunity integrated North Carolina social studies and art curriculums, and was coordinated by MES art teacher Mari Beth LaRose and the fourth grade teacher Esther Ballance.

Merging Art and Social Studies - NPS Park Ranger Jami Lanier (here with Caz Wheeler) presented an enrichment activity at Manteo Elementary School for fourth grade classes that meshed social studies and art in February. Lanier's visit was coordinated by art teacher Mari Beth LaRose and fourth grade teacher Esther Ballance; the presentation - popular among students and teachers alike - merged art and social studies curriculum objectives.