All Tours All Activities
School Tours
Basic Tour - $5.00 for child, teacher, and parent
Tours at Millard's Crossing are very interactive and are designed to entertain as well as inform.
School tours include:
Introduction in the Old Free Methodist Chapel
-- "Guess-What-It-Is" session with antique tools and gadgets
-- Pump Organ demonstration
One Room schoolhouse lesson
-- Hats and bonnets
-- Cures and punishments for unruly behavior
-- Cautionary Tales
-- Quill Pen Writing
Chores
-- Mama's laundry with well water
-- Push plowing and planting
-- Corn shelling
Time and Fees - All school tours must be made by appointment and can be scheduled as early as 9:15 am but no later than 2:00 pm since they take about 2 hours.
Tour Size - We ask that schools bring no more than 50 students per visit. This is because, despite our large complex, the staff, volunteer corps and rooms in the buildings are small. School personnel should be prepared to divide the children into smaller groups of 10-12 each and have enough personnel to accompany each group. Groups are then rotated through the different activities until everyone has participated in all of them.
Meeting the Standards - By participating in the following pre-visit educational activities prior to your trip, you and your child or students will develop background information concerning Millard's Crossing and will cover some of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) while learning about the Village.
Other Options - By arrangement, teachers may want to extend the "old-fashioned" experience by having the children dress in old fashioned clothing, pack a lunch to be carried in a pail and eaten on the grounds during "recess." Four picnic tables are available. At this time, teachers may opt to have a game session as well. Teachers may also "rent" the schoolhouse to do their own teaching experience if they would like. Corn cob dolls and darts are available as a follow-up classroom activity upon request at an additional fee.
Gift Shop - There is a small gift shop which sells low-cost items that would appeal to school-aged children. Please allow extra time for the gift shop, if desired.
Tours at Millard's Crossing are very interactive and are designed to entertain as well as inform.
School tours include:
Introduction in the Old Free Methodist Chapel
-- "Guess-What-It-Is" session with antique tools and gadgets
-- Pump Organ demonstration
One Room schoolhouse lesson
-- Hats and bonnets
-- Cures and punishments for unruly behavior
-- Cautionary Tales
-- Quill Pen Writing
Chores
-- Mama's laundry with well water
-- Push plowing and planting
-- Corn shelling
Time and Fees - All school tours must be made by appointment and can be scheduled as early as 9:15 am but no later than 2:00 pm since they take about 2 hours.
Tour Size - We ask that schools bring no more than 50 students per visit. This is because, despite our large complex, the staff, volunteer corps and rooms in the buildings are small. School personnel should be prepared to divide the children into smaller groups of 10-12 each and have enough personnel to accompany each group. Groups are then rotated through the different activities until everyone has participated in all of them.
Meeting the Standards - By participating in the following pre-visit educational activities prior to your trip, you and your child or students will develop background information concerning Millard's Crossing and will cover some of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) while learning about the Village.
Other Options - By arrangement, teachers may want to extend the "old-fashioned" experience by having the children dress in old fashioned clothing, pack a lunch to be carried in a pail and eaten on the grounds during "recess." Four picnic tables are available. At this time, teachers may opt to have a game session as well. Teachers may also "rent" the schoolhouse to do their own teaching experience if they would like. Corn cob dolls and darts are available as a follow-up classroom activity upon request at an additional fee.
Gift Shop - There is a small gift shop which sells low-cost items that would appeal to school-aged children. Please allow extra time for the gift shop, if desired.
