The Kentucky Derby Museum

By Shannon Pritchett, Carey Storner & Tiffany Ritter

Location: 704 Central Avenue Louisville, KY  40208

Contact: Christy Fredreacea - 502-992-5913

Pre-Visit Activity:

During The Visit / A Field Trip Guide

Kentucky Education Standards

Kentucky Derby Museum

Learning Goals and Academic Achievement

1.2       Students make sense of the variety of materials they read.

1.3       Students make sense of the various things they observe.

1.4       Students make sense of the various messages to which they listen.

1.11     Students write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes.

1.13     Students make sense of ideas and communicate ideas with the visual arts.

1.15     Students make sense of and communicate ideas with movement

2.12     Students understand mathematical structure concepts including the properties and logic of various mathematical systems

2.20     Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions, trends, and issues to develop historical perspective.

2.22     Students create works of art and make presentations to convey a point of view.

2.34     Students perform physical movement skills effectively in a variety of settings.

2.37     Students demonstrate skills and work habits that lead to success in future schooling and work.

3.5       Students demonstrate self-control and self discipline.

3.7       Students demonstrate the ability to learn on one’s own.

5.5       Students use problem-solving processes to develop solutions to relatively complex problems.

6.1       Students connect knowledge and experiences from different subject areas.

6.2       Students use what they already know to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, or interpret new experiences.

6.3       Students expand their understanding of existing knowledge by making    connections with new knowledge, skills, and experiences.

Program of Studies

Primary (K-3)

ELA-P-R-6      Students will read a variety of materials to accomplish authentic purposes, including reading for enjoyment, to locate information, and to complete tasks.

ELA-P-W-27 Students will connect reading, listening, observing, and inquiry to personal experiences through applying writing to learn strategies in situations such as journals and graphic organizers and writing to demonstrate learning in situations such as graphic organizers and open response questions.

ELA-P-SLO-3 Students will apply listening, speaking, and observing skills for a   variety of purposes.

ELA-P-I-3       Students will use appropriate research tools to locate information and ideas for authentic tasks.

HE-P-14          Students will identify and practice school safety rules (e.g., playground, bus, and classroom) and school safety procedures (e.g., tornado drills, fire drills, earthquake drills)

SS-P-H-2        Students will describe and illustrate historical concepts or events through symbols, slogans, songs, poems, and passages.

Intermediate (4)

AH-4-VA-2     Students will create works of art using the elements of design.

ELA-4-W-1     Students will respond to reading, listening, observing, and inquiry through applying writing to learn strategies in situations such as journals and graphic organizers and writing to demonstrate learning strategies in situations such as open response questions and graphic organizers.

ELA-4-W-5     Students will write personal pieces to communicate ideas.

HE-4-3            Students will demonstrate respect for others.

M-4-NC-10    Students will understand and apply computational procedures for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers using memorized basic facts.

SS-4-H-2        Students will explore different perspectives and interpretations of Kentucky history by using primary and secondary sources, artifacts, and timelines.

SS-4-H-6        Students will understand that specific symbols, slogans, buildings, and monuments represent ideas and events in Kentucky’s history.

Intermediate (5)

AH-5-VA-1     Students will express ideas, images, or patterns utilizing elements of art (line, shape, color, form, texture, space, value) and principles of design (e.g., balance, emphasis, and pattern)

ELA-5-W-2     Students will respond to reading, listening, observing and inquiry through applying writing to learn strategies in situations such as journals and graphic organizers and writing to demonstrate learning strategies in situations such as open response questions and graphic organizers.

Multiple Intelligences

1.         Linguistic Intelligences

2.         Logical – Mathematical Intelligence

3.         Spatial Intelligence

4.         Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Indiana State Standards

Kindergarten

Scientific Thinking

K.2.2   Draw pictures and write words to describe objects and experiences

History

K1.2    Identify celebrations and holidays as a way of remembering and honoring evens and people in the past.

Art

K.7.1   Use objects or animals from real world as subject matter for artwork.

K.7.2   Create art that expresses personal ideas, interests, and feelings.

Physical Education

K1.2    Perform stability skills alone or with a partner.

Grade 1

Reading

1.1.2    Identify letters, words, and sentences

1.1.11 Read common sight words (words that are often seen and heard).

1.2.4    Follow one step written instructions

Writing

1.6.1    Print legibly and space letters, words, and sentences appropriately.

1.6.2    Write in complete sentences.

Listening

1.7.1    Listen attentively

Math

1.1.1        Count, read, and write whole numbers up to 100.

1.3.1    Write and solve number sentences from problem situations involving addition and subtraction

Grade 2

Writing

2.5.1    Write brief narratives (stories) based on their expreinces that move through a logical sequence of events, desribe the setting, character, objects, and events in detail.

Grade 3

Writing

3.5.1    Write narratives (stories) that provide a context within which an action takes place, includes details to develop the plot

3.6.3    Identify and use subjects and verbs that are in agreement

Math

3.1.1    Count, read, and write whole numbers up to 1000.

3.2.1    Add and subtract whole numbers up to 1000 with or without regrouping, using relevant properties of the number system.

Grade 4

Writing

4.5.1    Write narratives (stories) that include ideas, observations, or memories of an event of experience, provide a context to allow the reader to imagine the world of the event or experience, use conctrete sensory details.

4.6.1    Write smoothly and legibly in cursive, forming letters and words that can be read by others.

4.6.2    Use simple sentences and compound sentences in writing

4.6.3    Create interesting sentences by using words that describe, explain, or provide additional details and connections, such as adjectives, adverbs, appositives, particial phrases, prepositional phrases, and conjunctions.

Grade 5

Writing

5.5.1    Write narratives (stories) that establish a plot, point of view, setting, and conflict, show, rather than tell, the events of a story.

5.6.3    Identify and correctly use appropriate tenses (present, past, present participle, past participle) for verbs that are often misused.

5.6.6    Use correct capitalization.