In this creative lesson, students will draw pictures of their bedrooms and then compare their rooms to pictures of the children’s bedrooms in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum Architecture Collection. Students may also single out items they are unfamiliar with and identify these items by interviewing family members and utilizing museum resources on the TIDES website.

Created by Lufkin Texas Teachers, 2005

Students will write to inform such as to explain, describe, report and narrate. TEKS §110.23. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 7. (b)(15)(C)

Students will interpret important events and ideas gathered from maps, charts, graphics, video segments or technology presentations. TEKS §110.23. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 7. (b) (22)(B)

Students will organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines and maps. TEKS §113.23. Social Studies, Grade 7. (b) (21)(C)

On a sheet of paper, create a drawing of your bedroom. Include furniture, windows, closets, etc. Also include any significant objects of importance such as items used for school, extra curricular activities, hobbies, etc.

Write a paragraph describing your bedroom.

View one of the children's bedrooms in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum Architecture Collection.

Boys Bedroom
Girls Bedroom

Answer the questions on the bedroom analysis sheet provided.

Write a paragraph comparing your bedroom to one of the bedrooms from the Woodland Home of Sam Houston. Be sure to include items of both differences and similarities.

View other rooms in the Woodland Home of Sam Houston. Compare those rooms with similar rooms in your home.

Make a drawing of items you are not familiar with. Identify these items by interviewing family members and utilizing museum resources on the Texas Tides Web Site http://tides.sfasu.edu