Homeschool Day

 

Homeschool Day
Friday, September 18, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Are you a Homeschool family? Join us for an open house at Plimoth Plantation to learn more about our colonial and Wampanoag educational programs and to explore the museum's sites. Homeschooling families receive reduced admission combination tickets, valid for two days, at $12 for children and $20 for adults. Enjoy hands-on activities, including 17th-century games and singing and dancing, and receive a free packet of information. Also, take advantage of a 20% discount on museum membership and receive 20% off educational materials in Plimoth Plantation?s museum shops.

Homeschool Day Schedule

9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Charcoal Making in the English Village
See how we make charcoal for our blacksmith?s forge, and see this amazing process as we make fuel for the fire! Free with admission.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m Colonial Dance

Kick up your heels and learn a 17th-century English Country Dance called "Gathering Peasecods." The whole family can learn this simple (and fun) circle dance. Free with admission.

11:00 a.m. - noon Make a Wampanoag-style Slate Pendant

Join our Native museum teachers to make yourself a Native-style stone pendant. Participants will chip slate into shape, inscribe a design of their choice onto the stone, and walk away with a meaningful and unique piece of jewelry. Materials fee, $6.00

Noon - 4:00 p.m. Games in the 1627 English Village

Who said that the Pilgrims never had time for fun? Join an English colonist or two and play authentic games such as Cobb's Castle and walking on stilts! Free with admission

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Colonial Reading and Writing

Did you know that the Pilgrims were homeschoolers! Since there was no school in Plimoth Colony, families that wanted their children to learn to read, and maybe even write, taught them at home. In this hands-on workshop, children will make a 17th-century-style "waste book" (notebook) and learn to write with a quill and ink. And the best thing is, you get to take the book and the quill home with you! Materials fee, $6.00.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Worship in Plymouth Colony: An Interactive Program about 17th Century Services

Become part of the congregation, as guests are encouraged to follow the drumbeat to the Fort/Meetinghouse, for this brand new half-hour program providing visitors with a brief representation of early colonial worship in Plimoth Colony, led by and English colonist. Free with admission.

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

Education Programs

hours: Plimoth Plantation's Administrative offices, Education Department and Creative Gourmet are open 9 AM to 5 PM, M-F
address: 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360 USA
telephone: 1 + 508 746 1622