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. 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-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 (2007): K.1.1, 1.1.1, 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.4.2, 1.4.3, 2.3.6, 2.4.1, 3.1.6, 4.4.8, 5.1.7, 6.4.13, 7.4.10, 8.1.1, 8.4.3; 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
Seasonal Programs
Try one of our exceptional seasonal programs. Reservations required.
Prairie Pioneers
Find out how early Indiana settlers prepare for winter! Visit a log cabin and learn how they harvest and transport crops and how they use sheep’s wool to stay warm. Grind corn, string apples and play fun pioneer games!
Dates: Selected Wed.–Thurs.
September, October and November 2012 dates coming soon
Times: 9:30 am–2:30 pm
Two groups of 25 scheduled every hour.
Length: 1 hour
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, K.4.1, 1.1.2, 1.4.4; 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.
November 30-December 1, December 6-8 & 13-15
Times: 9:10 am–2:10 pm
Groups of 25 scheduled every 20 minutes.
Length: 1 1/4 hours
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.3.1, 1.4.1, 1.6.1; Lang. 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 10, 11 & 17, 2012
Times: 9:30 a.m., 9:50 a.m., 11 a.m., Noon, 1 p.m.
Groups of 25 scheduled each time.
[This program returns after a two-year absence.]
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