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Jamestown Settlement
Family Guided Tour
Visit re-creations of a Powhatan Indian village and James Fort, replica 1607 ships, and a riverfront discovery area on this two-hour hands-on tour guided by a trained museum educator.
Dates: September 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19
Times: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Preschool-Kindergarten – Little Powhatans: 1.5 hours
Through simple and fun hands-on activities in the classroom, discover how the Powhatan Indians met their basic needs for food, shelter and clothing using natural resources. Then go outside to play games and learn how Powhatan children sharpened their funting and gathering skills.
Dates: September 9, 12,16,19
Times: 10:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Grades 1-2 - Powhatan Indian World: 1.5 hours
Handle and analyze clothing, bone tools and pottery of the Powhatan Indian culture in the classroom, and learn words from their language. Outdoors in the re-created Powhatan Indian village, learn how the Indians prepared and preserved food through all five seasons.
Dates: September 9,12,16,19
Times: 9:30 a.m.,10:45 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Grades 3-6 - Cultures at Jamestown: 1.5 hours
Analyze artifacts and documents to learn about daily life and early struggles in the Jamestown colony. Outdoors in the re-created James Fort, participate in a scavenger hunt to locate items that helped the settlers and the colony survive.
Dates: September 9,12,16,19
Times: 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Grades 7-12 - Voyage to Virginia: 1.5 hours
Navigational instruments, tools and personal belongings provide keys to hands-on discovery. Learn about deduced reckoning and life on board for passengers and crew. Then go to the re-created 1607 ships and work as a team to help a sailor with lifting and lading.
Dates: September 9,12,16,19
Times: 10:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Theme Tours
Wednesdays, September 11, 18
Grads K-3 - People, Plants and Animals: 1.5 hours
Use your senses to discover the plants and animals that shared the environment of early colonial Virginia with the Powhatan Indians and English settlers on this fun, hands-on tour of the galleries and re-created Powhatan Indian village and James Fort.
Tour times: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
NEW! Grades 4 and up - Coats of Arms: 1.5 hours
Discover clues about the status and identity of the early colonists who settled Virginia in the 1600s on this guided exploration of the Jamestown Settlement galleries. Find out how artists placed clues about family and wealth in works of art. Back in the classroom, create your own personal Coat of Arms containing clues about you.
Tour times: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Colonial Games at Jamestown Settlement
Homeschoolers, join us for colonial fun! Games such as quoits, bowling and hoop rolling were enjoyed by colonial children and you'll enjoy them too! Come by on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.. Activities will be outside, weather permitting, and led by museum staff and volunteers.
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Yorktown Victory Center
Family Guided Tour
Visit the re-created Continental Army encampment and 1780s farm on this two-hour hands-on tour guided by a trained museum educator.
Dates: September 10,13,17,20
Times: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Preschool-Kindergarten – Little Farmers: 1.5 hours
Work, learn and play like they did in the 1700s in this program about farm life in the years following the American Revolution.Then go outside to play authentic games on the re-created 18th-century Tidewater Virginia farm.
Dates: September 10,13,17, 20
Times: 10:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Grades 1- 2 - Colonial Life: 1.5 hours
Participate in activities that teach about the daily chores, responsibilities and decisions of a farm, his family and enslaved Africans on an 18th-century Tidewater Virginia farm. Then go outside to help prepare food the colonial way.
Dates: September 10,13,17,20
Times: 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Grades 3-6 - LIfe of a Private: 1.5 hours
Discover why Americans joined the Patriot cause and the conditions soldiers experienced in camp and on the march. Visit the re-created Continental Army encampment to drill like a solider, and learn how wounds and illnesses were treated by the camp surgeon.
Dates: September 10,13,17,20
Times: 9:30 a.m.,10:45 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Grades 7-12 - Revolution and the New Nation: 1.5 hours
Examine the meaning and significance of America's founding documents through engaging activities for older students. Then participate in The Price of Liberty role play and decide if you would join the army in the Continental Army encampment.
Dates: September 10,13,17,20
Times: 10:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.
Theme Tours
Wednesdays, September 11, 18
Grades K-3 - Garden to Table: 1.5 hours
On the re-created 18th-century Tidewater Virginia farm, try your hand at weeding and watering the kitchen garden, while identifying common herbs and vegetables of the period. Use apple slices and other plant materials found on a colonial farm to make a print/collage in the classroom.
Tour times: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Grades 4 and up - Uniforms, Art and War: 1.5 hours
In a guided exploration of the galleries, examine art to learn about the uniforms worn by soldiers of nations that fought in the American Revolution. Try on uniform coats and learn about the men who wore them. Visit the re-created Continental Army encampment to drill and march, then create a piece of framed military artwork in the classroom.
Tour times: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.
Colonial Games at Yorktown Victory Center
Homeschoolers, join us for colonial fun! Games such as trap ball, stool ball, bowling and hoop rolling - even board games like Nine Men's Morris were enjoyed by colonial children and you'll enjoy them too! Come by on Sundays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Activities will be outside, weather permitting, and led by museum staff and volunteers.
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