Traveling Trunk

Image of items found inside the Traveling Trunk available for rent to Educator's from JPPM Education programs.The Education department at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum has created a unique traveling trunk that offers outreach materials for teachers and students on the Eastern Woodland Indians of Maryland.  It contains nine units and sixteen lesson plans, hands-on activities, and several artifact reproductions to supplement the activities. The lessons were developed to meet Maryland’s current Voluntary State Curriculum for the 4th grade, but can easily be adapted to 3rd and 5th grade audiences, as well.

The units cover such topics as transportation, trade, food, adornment, and Native Americans in Maryland today by using primary resources, oral histories and traditions, and games. The trunks are available to all Maryland teachers and may be rented for a period of three weeks.
Click here to see Inside the Trunk.


  Lesson Plans

Unit 1-1 Lesson
Unit 1-1 Worksheet
Unit 1-2 Lesson
Unit 1-2 Worksheet
Unit 1-3 Lesson
Unit 1-3 Worksheet
Unit 2

Unit 3-1 Lesson
Unit 3-1 Worksheet
Unit 4 Lesson
Unit 5-1 Lesson
Unit 5-2 Lesson
Unit 5-2 Worksheet
Unit 5-3 Lesson

Unit 6-1 Lesson
Unit 6-1 Worksheet
Unit 6-1 Excerpt
Unit 6-2 Lesson
Unit 6-2 Worksheet
Unit 6-3 Lesson
Unit 6-3 Worksheet

Unit 7-1 Lesson
Unit 8-1 Lesson
Unit 8-1 Puzzle
Unit 9-1 Lesson
Unit 9-2 Lesson
Unit 9-2 Worksheet

Traveling trunk with objects inside.

Contact & Price Information

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum’s (JPPM) Eastern Woodland Indian Cultures in Maryland traveling trunk is available to all Maryland public and private schools. Teachers should contact the JPPM Education Coordinator, at 410-586-8504, or email kcooper@mdp.state.md.us to schedule a rental and discuss any concerns related to the use of the trunk.

The three week rental fee for the traveling trunk is $50.00 for on-site pick-up, or $175.00 for the trunk to be shipped. Please see the rental agreement for further details.

Rental Agreement

Purchase Agreement