Carolyn C. Smith
Transportation by Carriage
Objectives
The students will be able to:
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1. learn about the early means of transportation used to get around New Haven.
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2. discuss the benefits the Carriage Industry had on the city of New Haven.
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3. list a few of the men who were responsible for the prosperity of New Haven and Newhallville.
Vocabulary
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transportation, vehicle, prosperity
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Materials Needed:
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Map of Newhallville, pencil, paper
Procedures
Introduce the vocabulary. Discuss the section of the unit titled “The Carriage Industry”. Make sure that the students have a good understanding as to why and how the carriage industry in New Haven became the largest in the country. Discuss the men who are listed in this unit who were big carriage makers of the Newhallville area.
Questions for Discussion
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1. Why do you think carriages were used in the early days to replace the covered wagon?
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2. Do you think the rides were comfortable? Why or why not?
Related Activities
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1. Have the students to find the names of additional persons who were carriage makers in the New Haven area years ago.
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2. Have the students to make a collection of the different types or styles of carriages found during the earlier years.
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3. Have the students to use any materials which can be recycled to make a replica of a carriage they admire. Write a brief description of the carriages and make an exhibit of them to be shared with other classes.
Field Trip
Arrange a trip to the New Haven Historical Society for a lecture on carriages of New Haven and/or New England.
Sample Lesson
The Community
Objectives
The students will be able to:
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1. distinguish between a community and a neighborhood.
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2. create an imaginary community with sections of neighborhoods identified.
Vocabulary
community, neighborhood, boundary, outline map
Materials Needed
paper, pencil, colored pencils
Procedures
Introduce the vocabulary to make sure the students know that there is a difference in the meaning of those two words. Give a brief background of how New Haven was first divided into sections centered around “The Green”. Discuss with the students the need to divide the city into sections. Use the map of the various neighborhoods to show what New Haven looks like today.
Questions for Discussion
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1. Why do children move out of the home of their parents when they become adults?
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2. Why do people move from their old neighborhood to new ones?
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3. Is it necessary for all the people in a community or neighborhood to have like goals? Why or why not?
Related Activities
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1. Divide the class in to small groups of 4 or 5. Have the students in each group create an imaginary community and divide that community into sections as neighborhoods.
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2. Have the students to give their community and neighborhoods names. Make a map of their community and share with the other members of the class. (color code the areas)
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3. Make a bulletin board display of their communities.
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4. Invite a guest speaker to discuss the neighborhood in which they live.
Sample Lesson
Industries of Cities
Objectives
The students will be able to:
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1. discuss why it is necessary to have some plants built near bodies—large or small.
Vocabulary
industry, construction, pollution, manufacture
Materials Needed
Map of Connecticut, Map of New Haven, paper, pencil
Procedures
Have the students to list as many different kinds of manufacturing industries found in New Haven. Identify those industries from that list that are found in or near Newhallville. Have the students to come up with a rationale as to why those industries were constructed at the site where they are presently located. If any of those industries moved away from the city, have them to tell why the move was done.
Questions for Discussions
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1. Can all cities have a major industry? Why or why not?
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2. Can all neighborhoods have a major industry? Why or why not?
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3. If you had your wish, would you have an industry to relocate to another part of the city?
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4. What would be your reason(s) for having that industry relocate?
Related Activities
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1. Have the students to conduct a mock meeting in small groups to discuss the plans of constructing an industry in their neighborhood.
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2. In a larger meeting, have a spokesperson from each smaller group to try and sell the idea of building an industry for their neighborhood.
Field Trips
Arrange a field trip to the Peabody Museum or the New
Haven Historical Society for a lecture on the industries found in or around the New Haven Area.
Sample Lesson
The Community (Continued)
Objectives
The students will be able to:
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1. construct residential and business districts of their imaginary community.
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2. give an imaginary history for the names of their communities.
Vocabulary
residential, business, air pollution, water pollution
Materials Needed
An outline map of New Haven with the various neighborhoods, paper, pencil, colored pencils
Procedures
Introduce the vocabulary. Have the students to examine the layout of the community which they created in a previous lesson. Discuss the various types of industries and/or businesses which are beneficial in providing jobs for the people living in the community. Have the students come up with other benefits that the new industry would bring to the community. Also have the students to make a list of negative benefits that the industry would have over a long period of time.
Questions for Discussion
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1. Why is it necessary to have several people working together when planning a city or community?
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2. How are people in a neighborhood or community affected by air and water pollution of industries?
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3. Why are some industries in operation for short periods of time while others are in operation for long periods of time?
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4. What causes pollution?
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5. What would you do to stop pollution?
Related Activities
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1. Have the students read the newspaper to find out positive and negative statements which are being published about some of the industries found in and around New Haven. Share their findings with classmates for discussion.
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2. Arrange for a guest speaker from the Parks and Recreation Department to discuss the affects of pollution found in public places.
Sample Lessons
Street Names
Objectives
The students will be able to:
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1. discuss how the streets of New Haven got their names.
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2. identify the important people for whom the streets found in Newhallville are names.
Vocabulary
Materials Needed Outline map of the streets found in Newhallville, paper, pencil
Procedures
Distribute copies of the map of the streets of Newhallville. Have the students to guess how each of the streets got their names. Remind the students that most streets carry the names of important people such as presidents, governors, great leaders, or anyone who has made an outstanding contribution to the history of a city, state, or country. These names can also be used to identify schools, playgrounds, parks, etc.
Questions for Discussion
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1. Why do we name things?
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2. What is the meaning of your name?
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3. Were you named after someone?
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4. Have you ever wondered why most cities have a street named Water Street, Main Street, or Washington Street?
Related Activities
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1. Have the students to find out the meaning of their name or for whom they were named.
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2. Have the students to find out the names of additional persons for whom the streets of New Haven have been named.
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3. Have the students to come up with original names for at least five streets of the community they have created. Write a statement as to why the names were chosen.
Suggested Field Trips
New Haven Historical Society
114 Whitney Avenue—New Haven
A visit to the New Haven Historical Society will enable the students to see the original model of the Eli Whitney’s cotton gin. There are also valuable prints and early American portraits. Arrangements can be made for lectures of specific subjects you deem appropriate for this unit. Call 562-4183 for further details.
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Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Avenue—New Haven
This museum is one of the oldest of its kind in the United States. A visit to Peabody Museum will enable the students to view and examine some of the 2,000 objects on display which include dinosaurs and other fossils, mammals, minerals, meteorites, American Indians and Egyptians artifacts. For more information and schedules of special events call 432-5050 or 432-5799.
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Eli Whitney Museum and Tools
915 Whitney Avenue—Hamden
This museum is the oldest continuously-operated industrial site in New England. A visit to this museum will enable the students to view and explore some of the hand and water powered tools used long ago. For further details call 777-1833.
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Ride Through the Harbor
Guided tours to ride on the Sloop around the harbor will enable the students to view East Rock, The Lighthouse, parts of the city of New Haven, and other interested points as a navigator. They will also gain an insight of the difficulties the the early settlers encountered as they traveled many miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the New World. For further information call 865-1737.
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East Rock
East Rock is one of the most attractive spots in the city of New Haven. East Rock Park is situated on an area which is over 400 acres. It is at East Rock that the students will be able to see a portion of the city near the New Haven Harbor. For more information call 787-8027.
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West Rock
A visit to West Rock will enable the students to see the famous Judge’s Cave where Richard Sperry hid the fugitive Regicides, William Goffe and Edward Whalley, in 1661.
