TIME: 10:00 a.m.–Noon
Tel: 720-865-0814
Email: education@fourmilepark.org
Children will experience the adventures and hardships of covered wagon life in the 1860s. Students will travel as a “family group” of pioneers to five activity stations. As the families encounter each activity they will need to work together to complete the activity and continue their journey to the West. Click here to view our pricing guide.
1. Packing the Wagon: See our 1860s covered wagon and learn about the challenges of packing for the long journey to the West.
2. Footprints on the Trail: Create tracings of the animal tracks pioneers might have encountered on their trek west. See and feel some animal hides that correspond to the footprints.
3. American Indian Life: Learn about some of the Plains Native American cultures by using their sign language and playing games in a tipi.
4. Setting Up Camp: Your students will do the measuring and mixing of ingredients of a real trail recipe and you will “cook it up” over an open fire. When the food is ready, everyone gets to try a piece.
5. Gold Panning: Pan for gold just like the ’59ers—your students, however, are guaranteed success! (Season dependent)
The Cherry Creek Traveler program addresses Colorado State Standards for History 1.c, 1.d, 2.b, 2.d, Geography 1.a, 1.c, 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 2.d, Economics 1.a, 1.b, 1.c, 2.a-e and Science 2.