Educational Page
  Rod Scott, Administrator

         

NBA RURAL HERITAGE AND
TIMBER FRAME BARN CURRICULUM
INTRO

Education is the foundation of our nation. Heritage education is the framework of the history of our peoples and as a tradition, must be handed down to successive generations as a body of knowledge. Rural traditions along with the populations have been disappearing from our landscape since the 1920’s in America. Millions of American school children now live in cities and towns and have no contact with these rural traditions. In these days of more intense education requirements it is refreshing to know there is a heritage curriculum that has lessons that have been designed to meet the newer national requirements.

This free education curriculum was developed by rural teachers in Iowa during a grant project co-funded by the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area and the State Historical Society of Iowa. The 5th-8th grade lessons are grouped according to subject. The Extension activities are based upon the wonderful rural based 4H youth leadership development program operated in counties across America by the University Extension Program.

In order for us to effectively track the use of and feedback from the use of the curriculum, we are asking that you fill out a form with some basic information about your self and promise to provide user feedback to us. Your contact information will not be released to any one, but your comments and suggestions will improve our efforts and provide backing for our efforts to access additional funding for more curriculum.

Please indicate your interest by writing to Rod Scott, Administrator. He will respond and send you the sign up form, after which he will give you the access code to the page of educational links. 

       Curriculum. . . Below you will find the curriculum included in the educational sector, without the links.

           Extension Activities

Barn & Farmstead Survey
Barn Dancing
Barn Raising Meal, What would it have been like to eat at a barn raising meal?
Be A Quilt MakerLog Cabin Pattern
Patchwork Quilt Blocks
Patchwork Quilt Grid
Pine Tree Quilt Block
Bear's Paw Quilt Block
Extension Activity #1
Extension Activity #2
Extension Activity #3
Extension Activity #4      

Language Arts

Amish Barn-Raising quiz
Amish Barn-Raising Story
Barn Stories #4
Barn Literature #1
Barn Poetry
Barn Stories #1
Barn Stories #2
Barn Stories #3
Graphic Story Element Chart
Great Aunt Ella's Treazsures Quiz
Great Aunt Ella's Treasures Story
Learning to Give
Text Story Element Chart
Thank a Farmer Quiz
Thank a Farmer Story

Math

Amish Barn Raising Dinner Workshop
Amish Barn Raising Meal
Amish Barn Raising Meal Recipes
Barn Raising Story Problems
Cube 1
Cube 2
Cylinder - Cone 1
Cylinder - Cone 2
Farm (Geometric Solids)
Farm Geometric Solids--Math #1
Farm Geometric Solids--Math #2
Farm Math Story Problems
Pyramid Square--Triangle Base
Rectangular Prism 1
Rectangular Prism 2
Square Pyramid
Triangular Prism 1
Triangular Prism 2

Social Studies

ABC Chart
An American Barn Raising #1
An American Barn Raising #2
An Amish Barn Raising
Anatomy of a Timber Frame Barn
Anatomy of the Charles Fish Barn
Barn Raising
Barn Raising Steps
Building A Barn without Nails
Charles Fish Barn--Basic Information
Compare & Contrast Chart
Computer Lesson #1
Data Chart
Four Square Organizer
Internet Barn Scavenger Hunt
KWL Chart for Barn Raising
Mechanization of the American Farm and the Role of the Barn
Styles of Barns in Iowa
T-Chart
Timber Frame Construction
Timber Frame Vocabulary Word search
Timber Frame Vocabulary--Crossword
Timber Framing Vocabulary
To Raise a Barn
Tools of the Barn Builders
Types of Wood Used in Timber Frame Construction
Venn Diagram
What is Timber Frame Construction
Wood Types Chart

Barn Resources Cited