Workman and Temple Family
Homestead Museum
A City of Industry Historic-Cultural Landmark
Youth and School Programs
The Homestead has the following options available to help engage students in grades K-5th with local history.
Think Like a Historian!
4th grade
​
A hands-on, inquiry-based program designed to complement 4th grade
Social Studies and Common Core standards. During a 90-minute visit to the
museum, students will:
-
explore the historic homes of the Workman and Temple families.
-
work together in groups to find, analyze, and interpret primary source
materials from the 1840s, 1870s, and 1920s.
-
collect evidence and answer questions on one of four themes:
transportation, architecture, business, and entertainment.
-
present their findings to the rest of the class utilizing their
understanding of the sources to give the historical causation,
periodization, and context of a theme during a particular decade.
-
formulate arguments to explain how and why these themes changed
over time.
*Student activity books/casebooks can also be provided in Spanish for dual immersion classes or for ELD students, please let us know if this is preferred at the time of your booking.
​
For more information or to make a reservation, please contact Steven Dugan at 626-968-8492 or email s.dugan@homesteadmuseum.org
​
Looking for pre or post-visit activities? Please take a look at our suggested curriculum, available in English and Spanish, by clicking here.
​
Virtual Program
​
EXAMINE LA
​
3rd-5th grade
​
If you are unable to come to the Homestead, we can come to your
classroom for a 30-minute distance learning activity with a museum
educator where students have an opportunity to analyze three primary
source images of Los Angeles from the 1840s, 1870s, and 1920s in order to discuss change over time.
​
For more information or to schedule a date, please contact Steven Dugan at 626-968-8492 or email s.dugan@homesteadmuseum.org.
Ain't We Got Fun?
​
K-5th grade
​
Discover how the Los Angeles region changed over time by exploring various forms of entertainment from the 1840s, 1870s, and 1920s. During this 90-minute visit to the museum, participants will explore specified rooms within the Workman House and La Casa Nueva and make a craft based on a historic toy to take home.
​
For more information or to schedule a date, please contact Steven Dugan at 626-968-8492 or email s.dugan@homesteadmuseum.org.