HISTORY EXHIBIT, AN ALTERNATIVE FOR FIELD
TRIP
The
suspension of field trip by the Department of Education (DepEd) has lead to the confinement of students inside
their classes, As an alternative mode to field trip, history teachers can have
their history exhibit on special occasions.
If a history teacher collects stamps, then,
he/she could have them on display during November as Stamp Collecting Month.
President Fidel V. Ramos declared November as Stamp Collecting Month under
Presidential Proclamation Number 494. In 2013. Philippine stamps feature our
national heroes, culture, and history. Stamps are mementoes of yesteryears.
They tell the history of a nation from its people, historical places up to the unfolding
of events to the present. Stamps are amazing materials to learn our own history
and world history in general.
August is declared as History Month by virtue of Proclamation No. 339 signed on Feb. 26, 2012
by then President Benigno Aquino III. The proclamation moved History Week from Sept. 15 to 21, to August and made it a
month-long celebration. These transfer and extension were made in view of major
events in Philippine history that happened in August. What do you put in
your exhibit? You can make use of postcards featuring our heroes, commemorative
coins featuring our National Heroes, WW II heroes, etc. You can also put on
display WW II mementoes like helmet, paper money, guerrilla notes, ancient
coins etc.
With
these exhibit materials of historical value, teaching history is not boring
after all but it creates curiosity in the minds of our students. Putting
exhibit materials that reflect a particular period is of great value to
students who see and touch them. Visual aids may help the conceptual understanding of the students but artifacts,
like Ancient Roman coins, presented during an exhibit is a different level of
experience. Ask your students to contribute. Let them bring their artifacts and
return them later.
You
might wonder where to get your exhibit materials like ancient coins, artifacts.
Today, there is no problem acquiring these history-related materials as there
are many online stores available. Online stores and auctions are available on
Facebook. Just search and add yourself in the group. Then, start investing in
your collections.
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