General Field Trips 
Experience the sights and sounds of Blackberry Farm throughout our general field trip. During your self-guided tour, your class will ride the train and hay wagon and visit exciting places including the Pioneer Cabin, One Room Schoolhouse, Discovery Barn, and Early Streets Museum.
Dates offered: May 1 through Aug. 27
Pricing: $4 per person (in-district schools); $5.50 per person (out-of-district schools); 1-to-5 chaperone-to-student ratio.
Customized School Trips
These field trip experiences are designed to complement your classroom curriculum and are correlated to Illinois State Learning Standards. Your class will rotate between designated sites to create a hands-on, historical learning experience.
Dates offered: Last two weeks of April and the third week of September through the end of October.
Pricing: $7 per student. Teachers and adult chaperones are free.
Preschool and Kindergarten
Fall
Apple Hayride: Students will learn about the interesting life of Johnny Appleseed, taste apple treats, discover how apples grow and create a take-home surprise. The tractor-driven hayride include stops at the Apple Orchard and Apple Press. (2 hours)
First Grade
Fall
Apple Hayride: Students will learn about the interesting life of Johnny Appleseed, taste apple treats, discover how apples grow and create a take-home surprise. The tractor-driven hayride include stops at the Apple Orchard and Apple Press. (2 hours) Additional fee of $1 per chaperone; teachers free.
Fall and Spring
Step Back In Time: Students will learn how a child of the 1800s lived by visiting the One Room Schoolhouse, Pioneer Cabin, Farm Museum, and Barn. They will experience a school lesson and dip a candle. In fall they will prepare cattle feed; in spring, chicken feed. (2 hours).
Second Grade
Fall and Spring
Step Back In Time: Students will learn how a child of the 1800s lived by visiting the One Room Schoolhouse, Pioneer Cabin, Farm Museum, and Barn. They will experience a school lesson and dip a candle. In fall they will prepare cattle feed; in spring, chicken feed. (2 hours)
Pioneer Studies: Students will step back in time to learn why pioneers chose to move to Illinois and how they survived. Students will explore our Pioneer Cabin, Wagner House, Blacksmith Shop and Weaver’s Cabin. (2 hours)
Fall
Apple Hayride: Students will learn about the interesting life of Johnny Appleseed, taste apple treats, discover how apples grow and create a take-home surprise. The tractor-driven hayride include stops at the Apple Orchard and Apple Press. (2 hours) Additional fee of $1 per chaperone; teachers free
Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades
Fall and Spring
Pioneer Studies: Students will step back in time to learn why pioneers chose to move to Illinois and how they survived. Students will explore our Pioneer Cabin, Wagner House, Blacksmith Shop and Weaver’s Cabin. (2 hours)
Fall and Spring
Fall Harvest: As the leaves began to change, Illinois pioneers needed to bring in the crops and prepare for the long winter. Students will explore the chores, foods, and entertainment of the frontier past, visiting our Pioneer Cabin, Weaver’s Cabin, Farm Museum and Barn. (2 hours)
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