Self-Guided K–12 Visits
K–12 and Youth Group Visits
Groups may reserve admission at a discounted rate. See Fees for rates and Schedule a K–12 Group for reservation information.
Reserve a Museum Mysteries Kit (ages 5–12)
The Museum Mysteries Kit is a briefcase-sized box with artifacts to touch and talk about linked to the North American Indian exhibits. It is for use during a self-guiding trip to the museum. It was made with scouts, summer camps, and home school groups in mind.
The kit comes with set of activity cards that an adult reads aloud to the group. The playful prompts on the cards help kids observe details, think creatively, or get up and moving to search for treasures on display. The kit can be reserved for your group and is picked up and returned to the Peabody Admission Desk. It is free with a group reservation. Remember to ask for the kit at the time of reservation so it will be ready for you.
The artifacts are from the Northeast, Subarctic and Southeast regions of North America.
Artifacts
- Quills from an eastern porcupine
- A necklace made with porcupine quills
- A hand tool for working hide made from a clam shell with a bone handle
- Wooden design paddle for use with clay
- Stone arrowheads
- Birchbark
- A working pump drill
Teacher Resources for Self-Guided Visits
- Teach with Online Resources: exhibitions, exhibit videos, 3D scans, and more
- Download coloring pages
- Day of the Dead/El Día de los Muertos Information Handout (PDF)
- Day of the Dead/El Día de los Muertos Information Sheet [text version]
- Day of the Dead Interactive Altar
- Day of the Dead Worksheet (PDF)
- Day of the Dead Worksheet (Spanish) (PDF)
- Day of the Dead Make a Skull Mask Activity (PDF)
- Day of the Dead Papel Picado (Cut Paper Banner) Activity (PDF)
- Day of the Dead Cempsúchil Flower Activity (PDF)
- Day of the Dead Color a Candelabra (PDF)
- Foragers to Farmers Teacher Resources
- Igloos to Adobe Digital Resources
- Igloos to Adobe Exhibit Extras (PDF)
- Mesopotamian Monuments Teacher Resources (from our partner museum, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East)
- Mesopotamian Monuments Field Notes (from our partner museum, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East) (PDF)
- Peabody Museum and Harvard Museum of Natural History Floor Plan (PDF)
- Read with Raven Digital Resources
- Read with Raven Worksheet (PDF)
- Read with Raven Worksheet Teacher Key (PDF)