Group tours are aligned with the Ohio State
Educational Standards
and are led by early childhood experts
trained in experiential learning techniques.
All tours are 90 minutes in length and
include learning and playing in three of the following exhibits:
Water, Water Everywhere!
Splish! Splash!
The Urban Water Cycle is explored through a
catchy song and the flowing currents of our water table. Students may
even become a “raindrop” in the water cycle climber
Money, My Community & Me
Bridges to Our Community is
classic experiential learning. Students
are in charge as they role-play their way through a day in our
community: drive the RTA bus or Kohl’s Kids Care©
safety car to the house, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital,
grocery store, or bank. Every class will participate in an
interactive puppet show introducing Financial Literacy through the
basics of earning, spending and saving money!
Big Red Barn
In
Big Red Barn students role-play their way through a
day on a farm. When children explore the exhibit they
will be developing critical skills through dramatic play in a
friendly farm setting. Composed of several distinct areas, Big Red
Barn focuses on the development of fine motor skills of young
children.
Special Seasonal Exhibits!
Abracadabra! Everyday Magic
April 26, 2008 through August 10, 2008
Reveal the world of magic through math and
science! Great analytical skills will be needed to decipher a secret
code, manipulate air pressure to suspend objects, create a chemical
reaction with your body heat, learn a new card trick, build a keystone
arch, and even disappear into thin air!
Healthier Ever After
August 23, 2008 through Early October 2008
Once upon a time children traveled through
the Fitness Forest learning all about exercise and nutrition so they
could live “Healthier Ever After.”
At The Children's Museum of Cleveland “Healthier Ever After” is an
active fairytale
forest.
Children must maneuver through the make-believe forest overcoming
obstacles as they exercise their bodies and learn healthy nutrition
facts in a fun, playful manner. In doing so, they will learn to live
“healthier ever after.”
SANDstruction ~ Annual Sand Exhibit
December 13, 2008 through Mid-April
Grab your hard hats, roll up your sleeves
and head
to The Children's Museum of Cleveland where over 70 tons of sand will
transform the Museum’s
Pinzone Pavilion into a giant construction site! Kids will create their
own sand sculptures, construct their own buildings, examine blueprints,
"drive" dump trucks, or excavate sand with a digger. Whatever you
choose, SANDstruction is sure to provide interactive, hands-on dramatic
play to satisfy every child.
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of preschool companion resources to enhance your experience...
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of kindergarten companion resources to enhance your experience...
Ohio Academic Content
Standards
Pre-School Standards
Science:
Earth and Space, Life
Science, Physical Science, Scientific Inquiry, Scientific Ways of
Knowing
Social Studies:
Cultures, Geography,
Economics, Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities, Social Studies
Skills and Methods
Language Arts:
Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition and Fluency, Research,
Communication: Oral and Visual
Mathematics:
Mathematical Processes
