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Pioneer Kids I and II

WE ARE BOOKED FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR! 

Thank you to all who inquired or booked your time with us. We appreciate you!!

fieldtrips@lcer.org


TK-2nd grade
Thursdays, January-May

TK-2nd grade
Thursdays, January-May

A Student-Facilitated Program for Cross Age Learning
 
Upper elementary students from The Academy for Academic Excellence are trained to guide your students in learning about the lives of pioneer children.  Students rotate through six different stations within a 2 1/2 hour hands-on program in our western town. Students make and take home their own butter! They learn what life was like for pioneer children and compare it to their lives today.  Is it better?  Have we done a good job preserving our resources?  Are all improvements good for us?  What lessons could be learned in preservation?
Pioneer Kids Photos

Pioneer Kids Photos

TK-2nd grade

PIONEER KIDS I
TK-2nd grade

Students rotate through six stations before going shopping in Johnson's Emporium.
  • Pioneer Dancing
  • Comparing Life Then to Life Now
  • An 1851 Schoolhouse Lesson
  • Pioneer Laundry
  • Making Butter
  • Pioneer Games
2nd grade

PIONEER KIDS II  
2nd grade

Students rotate through six stations before going shopping in Johnson's Emporium.
  • Rag Rug weaving
  • An 1849-1850 Schoolhouse Lesson
  • Pioneer Games pt. 2
  • Tin Punching
  • Life in a Covered Wagon
  • Pioneer Music

$9 per student, chaperones free
Souvenir pioneer wooden top included!
Max 60 students

2 1/2 hour field trip
$9 per student, chaperones free
Souvenir pioneer wooden top included!
Max 60 students

  • All attendees are encouraged to dress like a pioneer for the day!
  • Presale items are available before starting so students can "look the part"
           Cowboy hats/bonnets $5, Bandanas $2, Mustaches $1, Water bottles $1
  • This is an outdoor field trip, please dress accordingly.  Closed-toed shoes recommended, but not required.
  • Eating lunch in Mineral CIty is available upon request.  Prior approval required.
 
Students shop in Johnson's Emporium for ole' time merchandise!  Prices range from $1 - $10.  Mineral City t-shirts are $15.  All proceeds support Mineral City.
 

To schedule a field trip, contact the Lewis Center
760-946-5414 ext. 276