Hello again! Well, we're on our last leg of our California journey, but that doesn't mean we're slowing down! Today we came to the capital of California, Sacramento. For our first lesson of the day, we visited the state park of Sutter's Fort. Sutter's Fort was important to Sacramento and California state history. The lesson at the park taught your children about the history of the fort. The students then related that history to the history of the United States, which they were able to do very well! We started the day with a tour around the park, guided by a park ranger. Your children took notes and many pictures to remember the day by. They even got to see what it would have been like to live at Sutter's Fort during the 1800's. Many people were dressed in time period clothing and going about daily activities as any pioneer would. Later, we discussed the tour as a group and your kids put together their own timelines of the park. The students seemed very interested in the history of the park. They were able to learn more about the California Gold Rush, a lesson not heavily touched upon in our own Pennsylvania history. Today's lesson really gave your children a perspective from a very different place than home.
After the tour and our group activities, we enjoyed a nice lunch outside in the beautiful weather. We then moved on to our next lesson in a more modern day Sacramento.
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