3rd-5th Grade | Approximately 1 hour | Free | Launch This Land is Home

This Land is Home: A Seasonal Round in Native New England is a self-paced, virtual learning module that explores how the seasons shape traditional and contemporary Indigenous lifeways in New England. 

The Educator’s Guide provides links to tribal nations, tribal museums, tribal organizations, and other vetted resources for Native and Indigenous content.

Educators can also supplement student engagement by requesting free, accompanying worksheets via email: haffenreffer_programs@brown.edu.

6th Grade | Free

Learn more about Think Like an Archaeologist, access program materials, and fill out an application. 

Working with 6th grade Social Studies students in the Providence Public Schools? Dig into the science of archaeology with archaeologists from Brown's Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World! Practice the process of scientific inquiry by analyzing artifacts and learning how to locate, map, and excavate archaeological sites. 

Think Like an Archaeologist is a four classroom session program with an additional visit to a local museum. The sessions introduce 6^th grade Social Studies students to the process of archaeology through hands-on sessions. This is a partnership program between Brown University’s Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, the RISD Museum at the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Rhode Island Historical Society.

We also recommend checking out the following resources from other museums, nonprofit educational groups, professional organizations, and federal agencies for accurate information on anthropology, archaeology, indigenous history and culture, and other related topics.