Tableau

    We taught the 3rd graders about a new word, tableau. Tableau is a still picture or "snapshot" of a scene that is created by a group of people. We had fun using American history to recreate the events that happened on our timeline. The students worked as a team to come up with personal thoughts about what they think the people in the picture from each historic event might be thinking. We encouraged students to use a word bank, created by the 3rd grade team, in order to include key words that would identify the event from history. Students were completely quiet as they moved into position to stand still during the presentation of the tableau. We had the students turn from their pose to recite each line as it fit the event. After reciting their lines, the students assumed their pose again. It was an awesome way to bring history to life!