Field Trips
All 2009 fall field trips are full except our Home School Day. Please plan to book early next year. Thank you.
Schedule a fall field trip – Click here to make a reservation or call 405-401-8217. Teachers, please read through details below about the field trips before making your reservation. Thank you. When you complete the reservation form, you will know we received the reservation when a reply comes up thanking you for your reservation. Please disregard the $50 deposit, that is not required.
Learning about farming and agriculture has never been so much fun!
Each child harvests their own pumpkin!
Dates: Sept 22 – Oct 30, 2009
Days: Tues – Fri
Times: 9AM-11AM or 11:30AM-1:30PM
Price: $5.00 Students, Chaperones, and Siblings (includes a small pumpkin)
Teachers are free. Each teacher will receive a free classroom pumpkin. (Non-participating siblings 3 and under are also free. Pumpkins for free siblings will be $2 each.)
If a child, 3 years or younger, is enrolled as a student in your program/school, the price will be $5. Some groups visiting the farm consist of many students who are 3 or younger which resulted in having to update this policy. Thank you.
Home School Day is Wed, Oct 21st from 10a.m – 1:30p.m. $5 per person. Includes a small pumpkin. Reservations required. (Ages 3 and under are free. A small pumpkin for a free child is $2.00)
Learning about farm animals.
- If your field trip is cancelled due to muddy conditions, it will be rescheduled.
- Must have an adult sponsor for every 4-5 students.
- Please collect money for all sponsors and siblings. This enables us to get started on the activities right away.
- We accept Cash, Visa, Mastercard, or Purchase Orders. An advance deposit is NOT required for school field trips. Please disregard the message, stating a $50 deposit is required, that you will receive when you send your online Field Trip Reservation Form. Money will be collected when you arrive.
Teamwork! Priceless!
Our goal is to make each field trip a learning adventure for students and an enjoyable outing for teachers. Our working farm will immerse the students in a world of exploration!
Field Trips include:
- Online curriculum for you to share with students either before or after your fieldtrip. See info at the bottom of this page.
- 5 Acre Maze (with age appropriate clues) or Mini Maze
Learning at the farm is fun!
- Old-Fashioned Tractor Pulled Hayride
- Cutting a kid-sized pumpkin from the pumpkin patch
- A barrel train ride
- Meeting the farm animals
- Rubber duck races
- Playing on the hay
- New! Fun Farm Animal Facts
-
Duck race competition!
Prior to arriving at the farm:
- Please divide students and chaperones into groups of at least one chaperon to every 5 students.
- When your group arrives, the teacher in charge of the field trip will meet briefly with a maze team member. At this time, money will be collected and wristbands will be given for the number of people paid for. Please have all money collected prior to arriving (including parents and siblings).
- You will be divided into larger groups (by class, if practical) to rotate through the farm activity stations.
- As soon as wristbands have been placed on everyone, the adventure begins!
What's for lunch?
You may bring sack lunches to eat at the farm. Please plan to bring a sheet to picnic on. Although, we have some seating, these are filled up on a first-come first serve basis.
The children work up quite a thirst running around. YOU WILL WANT TO BRING EXTRA WATER. TEACHERS, PLEASE BRING WATER JUGS OR WATER BOTTLES FOR EACH CHILD, IN ADDITION TO LUNCH DRINKS. Removing the water from the bus as you arrive will make it easy for children to get a drink between activities. Please remember, some days are really hot!
What to Wear/Bring:
- Closed Toed Shoes
- Long pants (if we haven’t had a frost, vines are about 24-30″ tall & itchy).
- Sheet or blanket to sit on (if picnicing at the farm)
- Sunscreen
- Camera
- Extra Water
Our field trips feature a learning experience focused on the life cycle of corn (etc), with unique, fun, educational activities that expose children to agriculture. Many are combined with farm adventures, such as: corn maze exploration, hayrides, pumpkin patches, etc.
Hands-on learning experiences are always best when students have been prepared for what they are about to encounter and are able to then discuss what they learned afterwards. We are pleased to offer our “Classroom in the Corn” learning series to make your field trip more exciting and memorable … as well as a better learning experience.
They have been developed with activity goals, National Curriculum Standards, preparation required, materials needed, worksheets, and step-by-step instructions.
The “Classroom in the Corn” resources are protected. Upon request, when you schedule your field trip, the password will be provided.
Pre-K through K Teacher Resource Guide (part 1)
http://download.themaize.com/teachers/CC_PreKK_password_pt1.pdf
Pre-K through K Teacher Resource Guide (part 2)
http://download.themaize.com/teachers/CC_PreKK_password_pt2.pdf
Pre-K through K Teacher Resource Guide (part 3)
http://download.themaize.com/teachers/CC_PreKK_password_pt3.pdf
Pre-K through K Teacher Resource Guide (part 4)
http://download.themaize.com/teachers/CC_PreKK_password_pt4.pdf
Grades 1-4 Teacher Resource Guide (part 1)
http://download.themaize.com/teachers/CC_Grades1-4_password_pt1.pdf
Grades 1-4 Teacher Resource Guide (part 2)
http://download.themaize.com/teachers/CC_Grades1-4_password_pt2.pdf
Grades 1-4 Teacher Resource Guide (part 3)
http://download.themaize.com/teachers/CC_Grades1-4_password_pt3.pdf
Grades 1-4 Teacher Resource Guide (part 4)
http://download.themaize.com/teachers/CC_Grades1-4_password_pt4.pdf
Safety: This is an all outdoor activity. Please check your student’s records for any allergies to hay and/or “bee” sting allergies. If a student has an allergy, the student needs to bring appropriate medication. We will not administer or distribute medication. We do have a minor emergency first aid kit.
To make a reservation, please use Reservation Link. You will receive an email confirmation.
RSS