K - 1st Grade
Self-Guided Tours
Create your own field trip adventure! Self-guided tours give you and your students access to all of the historic areas allowing you to cover a variety of Indiana academic standards, including social studies, language arts, math and science. Although we call them 'self-guided', our staff are stationed throughout the grounds ready to direct activities, answer questions and help immerse your students in the past. Students will explore and engage in history bringing the past to life in ways a textbook cannot. Reservations required.
Who: Grades K–12
Dates: April: Thurs.–Sat.
May: Tues.-Sat.
September & October: Tues.–Sat.
Times: 9:30 am–2:30 pm
Groups scheduled every 15 minutes.
Length: 3 to 4 hours recommended for a complete experience
Cost: $5.00/student; $8.50/adult chaperone
Teachers and school staff get in free.
Standards: Soc. Studies: K.1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 2.1.2, 3.1.6, 3.1.8, 4.1.2, 4.1.6, 5.3.11, 6.1.21, 7.4.2, 8.1.28, WG.4.3, USH.1.2; Science: K.1.1, K.3.2, K.4.2, 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 2.3.2, 3.2.6, 4.2.6, 4.4.1, 6.1.7, 7.1.2, 8.2.6, 8.3.10; Language Arts: K.7.1, 1.7.3, 2.7.4, 3.7.1, 3.7.15, 4.7.1, 4.7.16, 5.7.1, 6.7.2, 7.7.1, 8.7.8, 11.7.12
Physical Education: K.1.3, 1.1.3, 2.1.3, 3.1.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.4, 4.5.1, 4.6.3, 5.6.2, 7.1.1. 8.1.2, 8.5.1, 8.6.2
Seasonal Programs
Try one of our exceptional seasonal programs. Reservations required.
Prairie Pioneers
How did early settlers prepare for winter? Find out how they harvested and preserved crops by stringing apples and grinding corn. Discover how they used sheep's wool to stay warm. Your program also includes a visit to a log cabin, climbing into a wagon and playing pioneer games.
Dates: Selected Wed.–Thurs.
2013 dates coming soon
Times: 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Two groups of 25 scheduled every hour.
Length: 1 hour & 15 mins.
Cost: $5.00/student; $5.00/adult chaperone
Teachers and school staff get in free.
Standards: Soc. Studies: K.1.1, K.1.4, K.3.5, 1.1.2, 1.3.9; Science: K.3.1, 1.1.1 Language Arts: K.7.1, K.7.4, 1.7.3, 1.7.6
Gingerbread Jamboree
Run, run as fast as you can! The cook is making a fresh batch of gingerbread, but her prized cookie has run away! Go on a hunt around Conner Prairie looking for hints and footprints from the missing cookie. Meet the Gingerbread Man, enjoy a gingerbread man cookie and visit Gingerbread Village.
Dates: Select Tues.-Thurs.
December 3-5, 10-12 & 17-18
Times: 9:10 am–2:10 pm
Groups of 25 scheduled every 20 minutes.
Length: 1 hour & 15 mins.
Cost: $5.00/student; $5.00/adult chaperone
Teachers and school staff get in free.
Standards: Soc. Studies: K.3.1, 1.3.8; Science: K.1.1, 1.1.1; Language Arts: K.3.1, 1.7.6
Farm Animals Adventure
Meet some of our animals up close as you explore farm life. Discover the products animals provide and help with chores. See how simple cheese comes from milk and have a taste!
Dates: April 9, 10 & 16, 2013
Times: 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Two groups of 25 scheduled per hour.
Length: 1 hour & 15 mins.
Cost: $5/student; $5/adult chaperone
Teachers and school staff get in free.
Standards: Social Studies: K.1.1, K.1.4, 1.1.1; Science: K.3.1, K.3.2, 1.1.3, 1.3.3;
Language Arts: K.7.1, 1.7.3