Our tours for Pre-K and lower elementary students ask them to become explorers!
We ask them to pay specific attention to shapes, colors, materials and to observe and analyze what makes this building so special. Here are some activities you can use with students before, during and after your tour:
How do they make you feel? Why do you think they were designed to look this way? Do you think Louisiana’s Old State Capitol seems like a scary castle or a “welcoming” castle?
Historic rubbings can be made to record the markings of cemetery stones, old coins, and other artifacts. Teachers, ask if your group can make rubbings at the Old State Capitol as part of your field trip!
Learn more about Louisiana! Every state has symbols that represent things unique to it.
This program is funded under a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.