Virtual Programs & Resources
Mission San Luis is pleased to offer the following FREE ONLINE EXPERIENCES to educators and the public:
Craft Activity Instructions
• Beaded Indian Corn Craft
• Cup-&-Ball Toy Craft
Miscellaneous Historical Information
Virtual Foodways Scavenger Hunt
• Time travel back to the 17th century and hunt for ways that food influenced life at Mission San Luis!
SCAVENGER HUNT PDF
Video Tours of Mission San Luis
• Pre-recorded videos of each of the major areas of the historic site
featuring our living history interpreters in period costume!
-- The Apalachee and the Council House
-- Spanish Families and the Spanish House
-- The Friars and the Church
-- The Friary and the Cocina
-- Soldiers and the Fort
-- The Blacksmith
• ASK-A-VILLAGER Program for Teachers
Get your students' questions answered in a custom video!
Virtual Workshops
• Visit our workshops page for more information on learning to make rope/cord and pine-needle baskets!
Virtual Homeschool Days
• Time-travel videos with our "villagers"
• Digital worksheets
• Activities & crafts
-- 17th-Century Science LESSON | VIDEO
-- Music at Mission San Luis LESSON | VIDEO
-- Spiritual Traditions at Mission San Luis LESSON | VIDEO
-- Neighboring Native Tribes LESSON | VIDEO
Virtual Archaeological Site Tours
• Archaeological Site Tour videos with our Senior Archaeologist, Jerry Lee
• Posted on Wednesdays per below
-- History and Town Plan of Mission San Luis VIDEO
-- Archaeology of the Council House VIDEO
-- Archaeology of the Spanish Village VIDEO
-- Archaeology of the Franciscan Church VIDEO
-- Archaeology of the Friary VIDEO
-- Archaeology of the Kitchen VIDEO
-- Archaeology of the Military Complex VIDEO
-- Videos were posted on Facebook & YouTube Saturday, November 7, 2020 (10 am - 4:30 pm)
Special videos with animal themes:
• Virtual history, games, and a craft for the kids
• Videos from local/regional animal organizations
Virtual Pet Blessings by a Catholic deacon:
• Group Blessing of Animals video with reading of names and posting of photos
• This year we also remembered our dearly departed pets!
Twelve weeks of 2020 videos and quest lessons with history and activities are still available here!
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Here are other digital learning resources:
• Mission San Luis Virtual Tour ~ 360-degree views, videos, points of interest
• Explore our website and learn about our History, Archaeology, Collections, and more!
• Mission San Luis Facebook Page
• Mission San Luis YouTube Page
• Books and Websites ~ Colonial Florida & Related Topics
• Digital Learning ~ Resources from other Florida Department of State sites
