Mrs. Mitchell's fifth grade class at Glendale Elementary enjoyed working
on their projects for the daily Truman trivia. After spending time
rotating through centers
containing encyclopedias, newspaper and journal articles, books, and most
interestingly primary source documents, students brainstormed a list of
interesting facts they had discovered about Mr. Truman.
At this point, students divided into pairs based on similar interests to do
more in depth study on a topic of their choice. As happens with many young
students, several became fascinated with the concept of the atomic bomb and
were very excited about researching it. Others were interested in his life
as a young boy, things he liked to eat, or his family relationships. The
idea that a United States president actually lived in our town finally
became real to them.
They hope you enjoy the interesting facts they have uncovered, as much as
they enjoyed discovering them.
