Field Trip planned to the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

Each year since we introduced our second grade social studies unit focusing on Colonial Pennsylvania, we have made it an important piece of our curriculum to include experiential learning opportunities for our students.  This year, our trip to Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation is planned for Friday, September 20th.

(Text below is from the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation website.)

ABOUT THE COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA PLANTATION:

MISSION: The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation is an authentic living history site with the purpose of enhancing understanding of 1760-90 farm life in Southeastern Pennsylvania by providing high quality, research based experiences to the public.

ABOUT US: Astride Ridley Creek in Edgemont, PA., the 112 acres of the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation provide the context of early American history, the setting where the impact of King George's taxes was felt, the American melting pot began to simmer, and American ingenuity took root.

The Colonial Experience
Our flagship program! The Colonial Experience is a 3.5 hour program designed to best serve large groups. This program includes rotations of up to 7 activities, albeit shorter and less intensive than our Sampler Workshop activities. Each program will include our popular candle dipping activity and farm chores, in addition to other crafts that will introduce your students to colonial life in Pennsylvania. Each activity is designed to be hands-on and may change to reflect the age of your group and the needs of our farm– just like they would have in 1770! A typical program may include cooking, farming, chores, toys and games, weaving and spinning, and much more. This program also features a 30-minute lunch break. 

To learn more about, please visit their website at: http://www.colonialplantation.org