SCHOOL GROUP TOURS
K-Grade 12
Fee: Admission is FREE for pre-registered, accredited schools or homeschool groups of 10 or more K-12 students. Free admission includes teachers and bus drivers, plus one additional adult chaperone per every five students. Additional chaperones pay the group admission rate of $6/person.
Contact site for non-Indiana student rate.
Pre-registration required at least two weeks in advance.
The school group tour includes a guided tour of the Limberlost Cabin where your students will learn about the home and natural environment that inspired Gene Stratton-Porter to write her bestsellers. Discover Indiana’s original ecosystem and Gene’s role as a naturalist, and see how technology, culture and family life has evolved since the late 19th century.
LIMBERLOST WETLAND SCHOOL GROUP TOUR
PreK-Grade 12
September-October and April-May
Length: 30-60 minutes, depending on grade level Fee: $2.50/student
Your students will discover the plants and animals that inspired Gene to become a leading naturalist of her time.
EXPLORE
Whether it’s at the site, outreach or virtual, we offer hands-on, exploratory and interactive programs on a variety of topics that provide your students a fun way to learn about Indiana’s people, places and things. All programs fulfill select Indiana Academic Standards. See next page for topics.
AT SITE or OUTREACH DETAILS
GENE STRATTON PORTER’S CABIN AND LIFE
IN THE LIMBERLOST SWAMP 1863-1913
Grades 3-12
2022 dates: Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Dec. 15 2023 dates: Feb. 16, March 16, April 20 11:00 a.m.
Take a brief virtual tour of the inside of Gene’s cabin and learn about some of the unique traits she designed for each space. Q&A session will follow to help students learn more about Gene and her work.
Schedule by calling 260.368.7428 or emailing limberlostshs@indianamuseum.org.
Length: 45-60 minutes Max. number of students: 25 Cost: $2/student Travel fees: 30-60 miles=$20; 60-90 miles=$40; 90+ miles=$60
VIRTUAL DETAILS
Length: varies Cost: varies
FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023LIMBERLOST | Land of the Limberlost
LIMBER JIM WILDLIFE PROGRAM
PreK-Grade 6
Available: at site, outreach
Students can learn about the wildlife that Limber Jim encountered while he was lost in the Limberlost Swamp during this hands-on, interactive program. Limber Jim brings along many items such as skulls and furs for the students to see, touch and inquire about.
Indiana Academic Standards
BIRDS OF THE LIMBERLOST
PreK-Grade 12
Available: at site, outreach
Discover the many types of birds that Gene Stratton-Porter, who was known as the “Bird Woman,” studied and photographed while exploring the Limberlost Swamp. Students will explore skulls and feathers during this interactive program.
Indiana Academic Standards
MOTHS OF THE LIMBERLOST
PreK-Grade 12
Available: at site, outreach
Learn about the types of moths Gene featured in her book “Moths of the Limberlost.” Then, investigate moth-related items, such as cocoons and moth specimens.
Indiana Academic Standards
SNAKE ON THE SCREEN
K-Grade 5
Available: virtual Wednesday through Friday. Two-weeks advanced notice needed to conduct program on Monday or Tuesday.
Fee: $150/session includes classroom kit; $100/ad-ditional session in same day
Snakes alive! Learn all about snakes, their role in the ecosystem and their history in the Limberlost Swamp. Get an up-close look at some snakes and even make your own!
The program can be conducted for classes/groups or offered as a virtual program that individuals can register for. Classroom kits consist of printed snake identification sheets, make-your-own snake activity kits, shed snakeskin (if available) and a list of reference books on snakes.
Indiana Academic Standards
GENE STRATTON-PORTER ODDITIES
K-Grade 12
Available: at site Wednesday through Friday. Two-weeks advanced notice needed to conduct program on Monday or Tuesday.
Fee: $50/session
Gene was an avid collector of a variety of items. Learn about some of the more unusual artifacts in Gene’s collections and get a peek into the collections that might go unnoticed.
Indiana Academic Standards
SWAMP LIFE
K-Grade 12
Available: virtual Wednesday through Friday. Two-weeks advanced notice needed to conduct program on Monday or Tuesday.
Fee: $75/session
Learn about the different creatures that call the Limberlost Swamp home. From beavers to moths to birds, students will learn what animals used to, and still do, call the swamp home. Classroom packets consist of printed identification sheets, a map of the Limberlost Swamp and a list of reference books on wetlands and mammals.
Indiana Academic Standards
FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023LIMBERLOST | Land of the Limberlost
MYSTERY VEST WILDLIFE PROGRAM
Grades 1–5
Available: at site, outreach
This interactive program allows students who are randomly selected to choose a pocket on the mystery vest worn by the facilitator. As different items are unveiled, the facilitator will engage students through stories about each wildlife-related item.
Indiana Academic Standards
ICE AGE AND THE LIMBERLOST
Grades 1–12
Available: at site, outreach
Discover what the Limberlost area was like when Indiana was covered in ice sheets millions of years ago! Learn how the Ice Age glaciers created the modern Limberlost and find out what Ice Age animals lived in the area.
Indiana Academic Standards
THE LIFE OF GENE STRATTON-PORTER
Grades 4–12
Available: at site, outreach
Explore the life and career of Indiana’s most widely read female author. Find out how Gene’s works were influenced by nature and how she brought the Limberlost Swamp and nature to readers around the world.
Indiana Academic Standards
FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023LIMBERLOST | Land of the Limberlost
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Angel Mounds Mound Quest 2-5
Corydon Capitol Virtual Field Trip 4
Social Studies: 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2.4, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.3, WH.1.1, WH.1.
Social Studies: 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4
Social Studies: 8.2.21, 8.2.23; USH 3.2, IS 1.10, 1.15
Social Studies: 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 3.3.5, 3.5.3, 3.5.5, 4.1.9, 4.5.4, 5.3.11, 6.1.20, 6.3.13, 6.5.5, 6.5.9, 8.1.31, 8.3.9, 8.5.3, 8.5.6, 8.5.7, 8.5.8; Language Arts: 3.3.4, 3.7.3, 6.1.1, 8.3.7, 9.3.12, 10.3.12; Science: 3.1.6, 3.4.1, 4.1.7, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 5.4.4, 6.1.5, 6.3.16, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 8.1.8; Biology: B.1.38, Art: 2.1.1
Indiana State MuseumHoosiers Making History4
Virtual Field Trip 4-12
Social Studies: 4.1.9, 4.1.10, 4.1.12, 4.1.18, 4.4.7
Social Studies: 4.1.4, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9, 4.1.12, 5.2.8, 5.2.10, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.4.8, 6.1.22, 6.3.9, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 8.1.6, 8.1.20, 8.1.25, 8.4.4, 8.4.5, 8.4.6, 8.4.7
Levi and Catharine Coffin
Limberlost
Understanding the Underground Railroad in Indiana 3-12
Gene Stratton Porter’s Cabin and Life in the Limberlost Swamp 1863-1913 3-12
Social Studies: 3.1.3, 3.1.41, 3.1.6, 3.1.7, 3.2.2, 3.2.5, 3.3.3, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 4.3.2, 4.3.10, 8.1.22, 8.1.23, 8.1.25, 8.1.30, 8.2.3, 8.2.7, 8.3.1, USG.5.6, USH.1.3, IS.1.5
Social Studies: 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 3.3.5, 3.5.3, 3.5.5, 4.1.9, 4.5.4, 5.3.11, 6.1.20, 6.3.13, 6.5.5, 6.5.9, 8.1.31, 8.3.9, 8.5.3, 8.5.6, 8.5.7, 8.5.8; Language Arts: 3.3.4, 3.7.3, 6.1.1, 8.3.7, 9.3.12, 10.3.12; Science: 3.1.6, 3.4.1, 4.1.7, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 5.4.4, 6.1.5, 6.3.16, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 8.1.8; Biology: B.1.38, Art: 2.1.1
Visual Arts: VA: Pr4.1.PKa, VA:Pr5.1.PKa, VA:Pr4.1.1a, VA:Pr4.1.2a, VA:Pr4.1.3a, VA:PR5.1.Ia, VA:Pr5.1.IIIa, VA:Pr6.1.Ka, VA:Pr6.1.1a, VA:Pr6.1.2a, VA:Pr6.1.4a, VA.Pr6.1.5a, VA:Pr6.1.6a, VA:Re8.1.Pk, VA:Re8.1.Ka, VA:Re8.1.1a, VA:Re8.1.2a, VA:Re8.1.3a, VA:Re8.1.5a, VA:Re8.1.6a, VA:Re8.1.7a, VA:Re8.1.8a, , VA:Re8.1.Ia; Social Studies: 1.1.3, 2.1.1, 2.1.2
Social Studies: 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.8, 3.2.1, 3.2.4, 3.4.3
Whitewater
Social Studies: 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.6, 3.3.13, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 4.1.6, 4.1.9, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.4.1, 4.4.3, 5.3.7, 5.3.13, 5.4.4, 6.1.19, 6.3.13, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 8.1.30, 8.3.7, 8.4.3, 8.4.5, IS.1.4, IS.4.1, IS.1.8, IS.1.9, IS.3.4, IS.3.5, IS.4.1, IS.4.4, IS.5.11
Culbertson Mansion Women of Culbertson8-12
Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter's Cabin and Life 1913-Present Day 3-12
Lanier Mansion
T.C. Steele
Virtual Exploration of the T.C. Steele State Historic Site K-12
Title StandardsGradeSite
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023
Vincennes Five Firsts for Indiana3-5
Canal Understanding the Purpose of Canals 3-12
CONNECT
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
EXPLORE
HISTORIC SITES PROGRAMS K-GRADE 12
Title StandardsGradeSite
Gene Stratton-Porter Tree & Leaf ID StudyK-12
Gene Stratton-Porter Water Exploration K-12
Science: K.LS.1; K.LS.2; K.LS.3; 1.LS.3; 2.LS.2; 3.LS.2; 4.LS.1; 4.LS.2; 5.LS.1; 5.LS.2; 6.LS.2; 6.LS.5; 8.LS.9; s Env.1.1; s Env.1.2; Env.5.1; Env.5.5
Science: K.ESS.4, K.LS.3, 1.ESS.4, 1.LS.3, 1.LS.4, 2.ESS.4, 4.ESS.4, 5.ESS.3, 5.ESS.4, 6.LS.4, 6.LS.5, 8.ESS.2, ES.4.3
Science: K.LS.1, K.LS.2, K.LS.3, 1.LS.3, 2.LS.1, 2.LS.3, 3.LS.1 , 4.LS.2, 5.LS.2, 6.LS.2, 6.LS.3, 6.LS.5, ES-2.1, ES-3.2,ES-3.8, ES-5.3, ES6.1; ENV.1.1.,ENV.1.2,ENV.2.1, ENV.2.3, ENV.5.1, ENV.5.2, ENV.5.5, ENV.6.3, ENV.6.4, ENV.8.2
Science: K.LS.1, K.LS.2, K.LS.3, 1.LS.3, 2.LS.1, 2.LS.3, 3.LS.1 , 4.LS.2, 5.LS.2, 6.LS.2, 6.LS.3, 6.LS.5, ES-2.1, ES-3.2,ES-3.8, ES-5.3, ES6.1; ENV.1.1.,ENV.1.2,ENV.2.1, ENV.2.3, ENV.5.1, ENV.5.2, ENV.5.5, ENV.6.3, ENV.6.4, ENV.8.2
Science: K.1.1; K.1.3 1.1.1; 1.1.3; 2.1.2; 2.1.3; 3.1.3; 3.1.5; 3.1.6; 4.1.15; 4.1.18; 4.4.7; 4.4.8; 5.1.1; 5.1.22; 5.3.13; 5.4.4; 6.SL.1, 6.SL.2.1, 6.SL.2.2, 6.SL.2.4, 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2.1, 7.SL.2.1, 8.SL.1, 8.SL.2.1, 8.SL.2.4, 8.SL.3.1, 9-10.SL.1, 11-12.SL.1, 11-12.SL.2.1, IS.1.9;IS.1.15, IS.1.16, VA:PR4.1.4A, VA:PR4.1.5A, VA:PR4.1.6A, VA:PR4.1.7A, VA:PR6.1.lla, VA:CN11.1.2A, VA:CN11.1.5A, VA:CN11.1.6A, VA:CN11.1.7A, VA:CN11.1.8AVA:CN11.1.lla
Gene Stratton-Porter Leaf Identification K-12
Gene Stratton-Porter Plant Study 9-12
Limberlost Limber Jim Wildlife Program
Limberlost
Birds of the Limberlost
Science: K.LS.1; K.LS.2; K.LS.3; 1.LS.3; 2.LS.2; 3.LS.2; 4.LS.1; 4.LS.2; 5.LS.1; 5.LS.2; 6.LS.2; 6.LS.5; 8.LS.9; s Env.1.1; s Env.1.2; Env.5.1; Env.5.5
Science: B.2.1, ENV.1.1, ENV.1.3, ENV.1.6, ENV.5.2, ENV.5.5, ENV.5.6, ENV.7.3, ENV.8.2
PREKGR. 6
PREKGR. 12
Science: K.LS.2, K.LS.3, 1.LS.3, 1.LS.4, 2.LS.1, 2.LS.2, 2.LS.3, 3.LS.1, 4.LS.3, 5.LS.1, 5.LS.3, 6.LS.3, 6.LS.5
Science: K.LS.1, K.LS.2, K.LS.3, 1.LS.1, 1.LS.3, 2.LS.1, 2.LS.2, 2.LS.3, 3.LS.3, 4.LS.3, 5.LS.2, 5.LS.3, 6.LS.2, 6.LS.3, 6.LS.5, 8.LS.5, 8.LS. 7, 8.LS.8, 8.LS.9, B.5.4, ENV.5.1, ENV.5.2, IS.1.38, IS.3.4, IS.5.8
Limberlost Moths of the Limberlost
PREKGR. 12
Limberlost Snake on the Screen K-5
Science: K.LS.1, K.LS.2, K.LS.3, 1.LS.1, 1.LS.3, 2.LS.1, 2.LS.2, 2.LS.3, 3.LS.3, 4.LS.3, 5.LS.2, 5.LS.3, 6.LS.2, 6.LS.3, 6.LS.5, 8.LS.5, 8.LS. 7, 8.LS.8, 8.LS.9, B.5.4, ENV.5.1, ENV.5.2, IS.1.38, IS.3.4, IS.5.8
Science: K.LS.2; K.LS.3; 1.LS.1; 1.LS.3; 2.LS.1; 2.LS.2; 2.LS.3; 3.LS.3; 3.LS.4; 4.LS.2; 4.LS.3; 5.LS.2; 5.LS.3
Gene Stratton-Porter Wetland ExplorationK-12
Gene Stratton-PorterWetland & Prairie PartnershipK-12
Gene Stratton-Porter Gene Stratton-Porter Oddities K-12
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
12
Title StandardsGradeSite
Gene Stratton-Porter Oddities K-12
History/Social Studies: K.1.1; K.1.3 1.1.1; 1.1.3; 2.1.2; 2.1.3; 3.1.3; 3.1.5; 3.1.6; 4.1.15; 4.1.18; 4.4.7; 4.4.8; 5.1.1; 5.1.22; 5.3.13; 5.4.4; 6.SL.1, 6.SL.2.1, 6.SL.2.2, 6.SL.2.4, 7.SL.1, 7.SL.2.1, 7.SL.2.1, 8.SL.1, 8.SL.2.1, 8.SL.2.4, 8.SL.3.1, 9-10.SL.1, 11-12.SL.1, 11-12.SL.2.1, IS.1.9;IS.1.15, IS.1.16, VA:PR4.1.4A, VA:PR4.1.5A, VA:PR4.1.6A, VA:PR4.1.7A, VA:PR6.1.lla, VA:CN11.1.2A, VA:CN11.1.5A, VA:CN11.1.6A, VA:CN11.1.7A, VA:CN11.1.8AVA:CN11.1.lla
Limberlost Swamp Life K-12
Limberlost Mystery Vest Wildlife Program1-5
Limberlost Ice Age and the Limberlost1-12
Science: K.3.6; K.1.1; K.3.3; K.4.1; K.4.2; 1.3.8; 1.1.2; 2.3.7; 2.3.4; 2.5.1; 2.4.1; 2.4.2;2.5.3; 3.3.5; 3.2.6; 3.4.1; 4.3.2 ; 4.3.4; 4.4.2; 4.4.3; 5.3.2; 5.4.4; 6.3.13 ; 8.3.9; B.1.38
Science: 1.LS.3, 1.LS.4, 2.LS.1, 2.LS.2, 2.LS.3, 3.LS.1, 4.LS.3, 5.LS.1, 5.LS.3
Science: 1.ESS.2, 1.ESS.3, 2.ESS.3, 2.ESS.4, 3.ESS.3, 3.ESS.4, 4.ESS.3, 7.ESS.1, 7.ESS.4, 8.ESS.2, ES.4.3, ES.5.2, ES.5.5, IS.3.3
Limberlost
The Life of Gene Stratton-Porter 4-12
Social Studies: 4.1.9, 4.2.8, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 5.3.11, 6.1.19, 6.1.20, 6.3.13, 6.3.16, 6.5.5, 6.5.7, 6.5.9, 8.1.27, 8.1.28, 8.1.31, 8.3.9, 8.5.3, 8.5.6, SS 8.5.7, SS 8.5.8; Language Arts: 6.2.3, 8.3.7; Science: 4.1.7, 4.4.7, 4.6.4, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.6, 6.1.5, 6.3.16, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 8.1.8; Art: 4.1.1, 4.3.2, 4.12.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.12.2, 6.1.1, 6.12.2, 6.13.1, 7.1.1, 7.12.2, 7.13.1, 8.1.1, 8.12.2, 8.13.1; US History: USH.9.1, USH.9.2; Language Arts: 9.3.12, 10.2.1, 10.3.12, 11.2.5, 12.2.5; Biology: B.1.39, B.1.41; Environmental Science: ENV.1.2, ENV.1.4, ENV.1.5, ENV.1.6, ENV.1.30; ART: H.1.1, H.1.2, H.12.2, H.13.1
Corydon Capitol
Corydon Capitol
Corydon Capitol
Corydon Capitol
Junk in the Trunk 2-5
Social Studies: 3.4.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2
Covered Wagon 3-5 Social Studies: 3.1.2, 3.1.3. 3.1.4, 3.4.3, 4.1.4, 4.3.9, 4.4.1, 4.4.3, 5.3.11, 5.3.13
Federal Period Dance Workshop 3-12
Trial for Freedom: The Polly Strong Case 4-12
Corydon CapitolIndiana’s Birthday Celebration4
Culbertson Mansion
Culbertson Mansion
Women of Culbertson8-12
Culbertson Mansion Virtual Tour 6, 8-12
Social Studies: 5.7.5, 6.1.22, 6.3.10
Social Studies: 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 4.1.11, 4.2.11, 4.2.4, 4.2.7, 4.3.12
Social Studies: 4.1.4, 4.1.6, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4
Social Studies: 8.2.21, 8.2.23; USH 3.2, IS 1.10, 1.15
Social Studies: 6.3.10, 8.2.7; IS.1.8, IS.1.9, IS.1.10
Culbertson Mansion I-Spy K-3 Social Studies: K1.1, 1.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.8
Limberlost
INDIANA ACADEMIC STANDARDS FALL 2022 – SUMMER 2023
EXPLORE HISTORIC SITES PROGRAMS K-GRADE
