I. General Museum Education Programs
The following programs can be utilized to fulfill a general “Visit A Museum” requirement.

Prairie Pioneers Suggested Program Length: 1 ½ hours
Cost: $4/Scout
What? No “X box!” No cars? No grocery stores?!? This program gives students a glimpse of life on the prairie in 1832, the year Charles Reed built his cabin on the land that would become Joliet. Students learn about housing, transportation, clothing and chores of yesteryear through hands-on activities and games. Students make and taste homemade butter—a favorite of scouts and leaders alike. This program also includes an abbreviated tour of the Museum’s main gallery. Recommended for all Cub Scout levels.

Toys and Games of Times Past
Suggested Program Length: 2 hours
Cost: $4/Scout

Are kids today like kids of yesterday? This program utilizes toys and games to illustrate how Native American and pioneer children lived over two-hundred years ago. Scouts play with old-fashioned toys and discover that kids today are very much like those of yesteryear. Scouts will make a ball and cup toy to take home. This program also includes an abbreviated tour of the Museum’s main gallery. Recommended for Cub Scouts in the 2nd grade and older.

II. Level Specific Programs

Tiger Scouts

Prairie Pioneers
Suggested Program Length: 1 ½ hours
Cost: $4/Scout

What? No “X box!” No cars? No grocery stores?!? This program gives students a glimpse of life on the prairie in 1832, the year Charles Reed built his cabin on the land that would become Joliet. Students learn about housing, transportation, clothing, chores and games of yesteryear through hands-on activities and games. Students make and taste homemade butter—a favorite of scouts and leaders alike. This program also includes an abbreviated tour of the Museum’s main gallery. This program fulfills Achievement #1: Making My Family Special; Requirement 1G. Go See It! This program also gives Tiger Scouts the opportunity to work on displaying respect.

Wolf Scouts

American Indian Lore-Elective 10
Suggested Program Length: 2 hours per session
Cost: $4/Scout (Register for both sessions and the cost is $7/Scout)
Register your scouts for both sessions of the American Indian Lore~Elective 10 class to totally complete the work required for this elective or register for just one of the sessions to get you started. If you want to register for both sessions, it is recommended that you schedule them for different dates.

Session #1-Communication and Ceremony in the Potawatomi Culture
Suggested Program Length: 2 hours
Cost: $4/Scout
Generations of Native Americans from the Hopewell to the Pottawatomie have called Joliet and the surrounding area home. In this first of two sessions, scouts will engage in a variety of activities to learn about the culture of the Potawatomi. Scouts will: use a map to learn about the different Native American tribes that lived in the Joliet area; analyze drawings of a Potawatomi village to learn how the Native Americans lived; read a traditional Native American folk tale; make a turtle rattle like those used in ceremonies and dance a circle dance; and then write a story using Native American symbols. This session fulfills requirements a, b, and f of Elective 10.

Session #2-The Potawatomi Way of Life
Suggested Program Length: 2 hours
Cost: $4/Scout
Generations of Native Americans from the Hopewell to the Pottawatomie have called Joliet and the surrounding area home. In this second of two sessions, scouts will engage in a variety of activities to learn about the Potawatomi way of life. Scouts will: use a map to learn about the different Native American tribes that lived in the Joliet area; analyze drawings of a Potawatomi village to learn how the Native Americans lived; learn about traditional clothing and make a silver brooch out of foil and a pouch; make a rip art wig wam; and play with traditional Native American toys, time permitting. This session fulfills requirements c, d, and e of Elective 10.

Bear Scouts

Choose any of the general programs on page 1 to fulfill the following achievements:

Achievement 3: What Makes America Special?; Requirement 3d~Find out where places of historical interest are located in or near your town or city. Go to visit one of them with your family or den.
Achievement 8: The Past Is Exciting and Important; Requirement 8e~Find out some history about your community .

The Joliet Loop: Architecture and Monument Walk through Downtown Joliet
Suggested Program Length: 2 hours
Cost: $4/Student
Maximum: 30 students
How much do you really know about downtown Joliet? We’ll start at the Museum and take an architecture walk through the downtown “loop” where we’ll learn about the history of Joliet through the buildings of past and present Joliet. We’ll find the outline of the third Will County Courthouse and look at the monuments on the Courthouse Square. Scouts will complete an architecture/history hunt during the walk. This session is only available April 1-October 31 st, weather permitting. A waiver signed by parents is required for this program and will be sent to leaders along with confirmation information. This session fulfills Achievement 3: What Makes America Special?; Requirement 3d-Find out where places o f historical interest are located in or near your town or city. Go to visit one of them with your family or den.

American Indian Life-Elective 24
Suggested Program Length: 1 ½ hours
Cost: $4/Scout
Two hundred years ago this region was home to the Potawatomi Indians. What did it look like? How did the Native Americans live? How did they play? We’ll learn the answer to these questions and more during this program. We’ll start by analyzing illustrations of how the Pottawatomie lived and then make a wig wam. The scouts will then play Native American games.

Boy Scouts

Indian Lore Merit Badge
Suggested Program Length: 2 ½ hours
Cost: $5

This lesson is designed to help Boy Scouts earn their Indian Lore Merit Badge. Scouts will engage in a variety of activities to learn about the Pottawatomie and their way of life. By the end of the program, the scouts will be able to describe how the Pottawatomie lived in the early 1800s and where they live today. Scouts will also make a wig wam and a beaded bracelet, play traditional Native American games, and learn at least 25 signs from Native American sign language.

Holiday and Day-Off Education Programming

If you are looking for fun, educational activities for your scouts on summer vacation, school vacations or holidays, look no further than the Museum’s website, www.jolietmuseum.org; click on Programming/Events on the left side menu. The Museum schedules educational programming throughout the year that you can bring your scouts to for a fun, extra field trip.

Special Programming at the Museum
Lunch with the Lincolns
Saturday, February 9, 2008
10:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Your den won’t want to miss this unique education program!! Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in a log cabin? Do you want to know why President Lincoln grew a beard or why he wore such a tall hat? Then join President and Mrs. Lincoln for lunch and learn the answers to these questions and more. A lunch of pizza and juice will be provided. Students will also complete a Lincoln-related craft. The cost of the program is: $8 per student and $5 per adult. A Lunch with the Lincolns patch can be purchased for an additional $2 per scout. Advance registration and payment is required by Friday, February 1, 2008 and can be made by calling the Museum at 815-723-5201, ext. 235. Refunds will not be issued after this date. A program recommended for scouts in 2 nd grade and older. This program fills quickly, please register early~open to both Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts.

Max and Donna Daniels have been portraying Abraham and Mary Lincoln professionally since 1988. They have performed at the Lincoln Home Visitor Center in Springfield, at the dedication ceremonies for the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, and at the Discovery Theatre for Children at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. They received the “Best Abraham and Mary Lincoln Team” award from the National Association of Lincoln Presenters in 1994, and have been featured on ABC Chicago’s Channel 7 “ Someone You Should Know” program. They were also featured on C-SPAN Cable Network in the1994 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Series.

Collectors’ Showcase and Appraisal Fair
Date and Time to be Announced
Admission Fee: $5 adults; $2 Children age 12 and under; and free age 3 and under (discounted members prices are available)

The Museum’s Collectors’ Showcase and Appraisal Fair is a fun, safe way for your scouts to meet collectors and learn more about how to collect and care for special objects. The Collectors’ Showcase and Appraisal Fair features local collectors showcasing their collections throughout the day and local and regional appraisers giving verbal appraisals (fee charged). Advance registration is not required; payment is accepted at the door.

What do I need to know before scheduling a
program at the Museum?

Schedule Early
Program dates fill quickly, especially Saturdays, so register early to reserve your program date and time. Programs for Scouts can be scheduled for school holidays/days off, and the Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday starting at 1:00 p.m. Please consult your school calendar when scheduling programs so that you are aware of holiday weekends, etc.

Program Fees
Please check the descriptions for program fees and length. Separate payment/deposit requirements are listed for Lunch with the Lincolns and School Vacation/Day Off programs.

Adult and Sibling Fees
For Tiger Level Scouts, one adult per scout is admitted free of charge. If two adults accompany the scout, the second will be charged our regular admission fee of $5. For all remaining levels, two adults per den are admitted free of charge. Siblings age 3 and older can participate in the program and will be charged the scout fee.

Minimums

A minimum of 8 participants is required for participation in our programs. If you do not have 8 scouts in your den, consider pairing with a fellow den or inviting siblings to participate. If you do not have 8 participants, you can still schedule a program, you will simply be charged for the minimum number of scouts required for programming.

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Parking
Parking is available in the Museum parking lot at the corner of Ottawa and Webster Streets.

Gift Shop
Many inexpensive items can be purchased in the Museum’s Gift Shop, including resources for Leaders .

Patches
A Museum patch can be purchased for $1 per scout/leader. Please arrange this when you schedule your program. Siblings can purchase a patch the day of the program, if desired.

How do I schedule an education program at the Museum?

Educator - Kim Shehorn-Martin
(815) 723-5201, ext. 235.
k.shehorn@jolietmuseum.org

You will receive a confirmation notice in the mail. Please read the notice and call us immediately if there are any errors. Upon receipt of the confirmation notice, please mail your $10 deposit to the following address: Joliet Area Historical Museum, Education Department, 204 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432

We look forward to working with you and your Scouts!!!

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