Looking for something to do with your family over the Thanksgiving holiday? Visit the American Freedom Museum! American Freedom Museum Thanksgiving Holiday Hours: Saturday, November 19th: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23rd: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 26th: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Students were able to go to the American Freedom Museum on Election Day and cast their vote for the next President of the United States. Students had the opportunity to study and read about the views and stances of candidates before making their decision. At Brook Hill, we want to teach our students the importance […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director: Veterans Day is coming up soon. Here are 8 things you may not know about Veterans Day: Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day to commemorate the truce signed between the Allies and Germany in World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th […]
First graders toured the American Freedom Museum today. We looked for things that started with blends (sn,fr,fl, etc.) to complete our study of blends while also learning more about the rich history of our nation!
Algebra II students from Mr. Greg Jones and Mrs. Mary Ann Williford’s classes enjoyed learning about “Spies, Lies and Oh, My’s” at the American Freedom on Tuesday. Students learned how to decode messages and use a cipher wheel in order to better understand matrices and their applications.
This week the JV choir students visited the American Freedom Museum and participated in a lesson about the history of The Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem. The students expressed their thoughts on the recent controversy concerning this very important song. Following that, they explored the meanings of each of the four verses and were […]
6th and 7th Grade Humanities (Mrs. Mattay and Mrs. Figueroa) visited the museum for a lesson on 9/11. Students watched a video and heard from Mrs. Bynum about the causes and effects of that day on the U.S. This was very useful for our students because they were born just 2-3 years after this event […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: Mrs. Wallace and her 8th grade science classes visited the American Freedom Museum this week for our “History Under A Microscope” tour and activity. We have discovered that students often learn a concept or are introduced to an evaluating tool during class, such as the Scientific Method, […]
Mrs. Newsom’s and Mrs. Brown’s 3rd grade classes visited the American Freedom Museum on Wednesday and did the unthinkable…they touched stuff!! Don’t worry! They had permission and a good time! As a way to introduce their year in U.S. History, our Brook Hill 3rd graders came for the “Can I Touch That?” tour. They found […]
Mrs Mattay’s (Erica Eden, Alum), 7th grade humanities class visited the American a Freedom Museum this week to get a taste of Texas history, their primary subject for the year! Students were given an overview of Texas History and even had the chance to play Family Feud, Texas History Style. It was a great introduction […]
The senior English classes found themselves in the museum during the first full week of school. To complement the students’ summer reading of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, Mrs. Bynum gave a presentation about soldier gear, Huey helicopters, and the terrible weight of both the physical and emotional things the American soldiers carried during […]
Mrs Savage’s 5th grade class visited the American Freedom Museum this week to learn about the events that led to the war of 1812. Students got to see real artifacts from the era and hear stories about the war. Students also researched various events like the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Trenton, the Navl […]