Just for Teachers
Workshops

 

Teacher Appreciation Day

Saturday, June 21, 9a.m. to 5p.m.

We love teachers, and we have a great way to show it! June 21 is the museum's 10th annual Patuxet Strawberry Thanksgiving Celebration and we're inviting teachers and their families to the museum to experience this special celebration of Wampanoag culture. In addition to visiting the museum's sites, teachers can meet members of Plimoth Plantation's education staff, learn about our educational resources, and attend free informational sessions on topics such as "How to Get Funding for Field Trips" and "Teaching about Native People." Each teacher will be given a free copy of the museum's popular Teaching Thanksgiving: an Educator's Guide to Teaching about the "First Thanksgiving" (a $19.95 value) and, on this day only, receive a 10% discount on all items in our shops and a 20% discount on educational materials!

Free admission for teachers. 50% off admission for family members (up to one adult and one child. Additional adults and children at regular rate.)

Teacher Workshops

The People of Plymouth and Patuxet: The Wampanoag and English Colonists in 17th-Century Plymouth

Saturday, April 12, 9am to 7pm

Join the expert staff of Plimoth Plantation for an in-depth exploration of the people of 17th-century Plymouth and discover how the cultures, backgrounds and beliefs of these two distinct groups influenced events in 1600s New England. The workshop includes discussions of the Mayflower Compact and the 1621 Harvest Celebration (The First Thanksgiving) Activities will include historic presentations, an examination of selected primary source materials, time to visit the museum's sites, and hands-on activities such as making a Wampanoag-style clay pot and cooking a colonial recipe over an open hearth! This exciting day will conclude with a meal of authentic Wampanoag and colonial foods.

Plimoth Plantation is a certified Massachusetts Professional Development Provider and our programs are aligned with Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. This workshop is suitable for teachers of all grade levels. Participants will be awarded 10 Professional Development Points.

$150.00 per teacher; $125.00 for members.

For more information or to register, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org.

Teaching Thanksgiving

Saturday, November 1st, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

According to the English calendar, it was the autumn of 1621. For the Wampanoag, it was Keepunumuk, the time of the harvest. In a small colony on the edge of the sea, more than 90 Wampanoag men shared food with 52 colonists. Over the centuries, the story of this gathering was lost, recovered, told and retold. More than two hundred years after it occurred, this three-day celebration would be called the “First Thanksgiving,” and an American myth would be born.

The Education Department invites you to take part in a lively full-day workshop exploring the events of 1621. The workshop features visits to the museum’s living history sites and its Thanksgiving: Memory, Myth and Meaning exhibit, hands-on activities, presentations by museum staff, working groups using primary sources and, best of all, a meal of period Wampanoag and English foods!

Plimoth Plantation is a certified Massachusetts Professional Development Provider and our programs are aligned with Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. This workshop is suitable for teachers of all grade levels. Participants will be awarded 10 Professional Development Points.

Join us and you just may never look at Thanksgiving the same way again!

$150.00 per teacher; $125 for members.

For more information or to register, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org.

Education Programs

hours: from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, 7 days a week March 22 through November 30, 2008
address: 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360 USA
telephone: 1 + 508 746 1622