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Museum Workshops for Preschool – Grade 5
It’s full STEAM ahead as we step into a new school year with 10 S.T.E.A.M.–infused workshops. Stepping Stones Museum for Children is an engine of playful learning with a nationally-recognized track record of success. We provide outstanding exhibits, programs and services for children that contribute to healthy communities around the world. Bring your class or group to the museum to experience the hands-on fun!
Tours and Workshops
Museum Tour
$18.50 per person
This is designed for you to explore at your own pace. Wander through, follow your curiosity and create your own fun along the way. Every corner has something to discover the journey is yours to shape.
Self-Guided Tour
$18.50 per person
Tours are available daily starting at 10:00 am
Free admission for adults at a 1:9 ratio
On the day, every additional person will be $18.50
Museum Tour and Workshop
$25 per person
Our museum staff will take you and your group of up to 25 students on an exhibit tour, engage in discussions and help them uncover the many content layers of learning opportunities.
Guided Tour
$25 per person
One class or group per workshop
Workshops add 45 minutes to each tour
On the day, every additional person will be $25
* For an additional fee, Stepping Stones can develop a customized workshop to fit your curricular needs.
Educational Experiences That Inspire
Our museum educators – artists, puppeteers, scientists and cultural creatives – offer immersive workshops with guided tours or independent self-guided exploration experiences.
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Preschool
Butterflies: Metamorphosis and Symmetry
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Investigate butterflies and discover how they help us better understand the world. In this workshop, explore shapes and colors in nature using butterflies throughout their life stages.
Dinosaur Dig and Discovery
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Unearth the past and uncover how dinosaurs were alike and how they were different. Classify them into groups based on their characteristics.
Puppet Power: Breath, Body and Mind
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This playful workshop introduces children to puppetry through fun, hands-on activities that spark imagination and teamwork. They explore movement and character-building while learning how puppets can make stories come alive. Gentle breathing and mindfulness activities help children practice calming skills and expressing their feelings creatively.
Ramp, Race and Roll
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Engage in collaborative investigations to explore the cause and effect of force and motion by experimenting with ramps and rollers.
Kindergarten
Air Power Engineering
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Calling ALL young engineers! Develop, construct and test your own flying contraption designs! Compare the strengths and weaknesses of your creations.
Butterflies: Metamorphosis and Symmetry
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Investigate butterflies and discover how they help us better understand the world. In this workshop, explore shapes and colors in nature using butterflies throughout their life stages.
Chain Reaction Lab
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Investigate balanced and unbalanced forces, motion and gravity while designing your own kinetic contraption.
Dinosaur Dig and Discovery
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Unearth the past and uncover how dinosaurs were alike and how they were different. Classify them into groups based on their characteristics.
Light Lab
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Illuminate your learning as you experiment with how light interacts with transparent, translucent, opaque and reflective materials. Develop and present your own artistic demonstration of light’s many properties.
Puppet Power: Breath, Body and Mind
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This playful workshop introduces children to puppetry through fun, hands-on activities that spark imagination and teamwork. They explore movement and character-building while learning how puppets can make stories come alive. Gentle breathing and mindfulness activities help children practice calming skills and expressing their feelings creatively.
Ramp, Race and Roll
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Engage in collaborative investigations to explore the cause and effect of force and motion by experimenting with ramps and rollers.
Tell Me a Tale
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Explore story arcs through classic and familiar tales. Work collaboratively and creatively to reimagine and retell a story with a cast of literary characters, new settings and challenges.
Grade 1
Air Power Engineering
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Calling ALL young engineers! Develop, construct and test your own flying contraption designs! Compare the strengths and weaknesses of your creations.
Chain Reaction Lab
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Investigate balanced and unbalanced forces, motion and gravity while designing your own kinetic contraption.
Light Lab
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Illuminate your learning as you experiment with how light interacts with transparent, translucent, opaque and reflective materials. Develop and present your own artistic demonstration of light’s many properties.
Puppet Power: Breath, Body and Mind
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L
This playful workshop introduces children to puppetry through fun, hands-on activities that spark imagination and teamwork. They explore movement and character-building while learning how puppets can make stories come alive. Gentle breathing and mindfulness activities help children practice calming skills and expressing their feelings creatively.
Tell Me a Tale
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Explore story arcs through classic and familiar tales. Work collaboratively and creatively to reimagine and retell a story with a cast of literary characters, new settings and challenges.
Grade 2
Air Power Engineering
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Calling ALL young engineers! Develop, construct and test your own flying contraption designs! Compare the strengths and weaknesses of your creations.
Chain Reaction Lab
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Investigate balanced and unbalanced forces, motion and gravity while designing your own kinetic contraption.
Light Lab
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L
Illuminate your learning as you experiment with how light interacts with transparent, translucent, opaque and reflective materials. Develop and present your own artistic demonstration of light’s many properties.
Tell Me a Tale
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L
Explore story arcs through classic and familiar tales. Work collaboratively and creatively to reimagine and retell a story with a cast of literary characters, new settings and challenges.
Grade 3
Chain Reaction Lab
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Investigate balanced and unbalanced forces, motion and gravity while designing your own kinetic contraption.
Extreme Weather Lab
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Weather affects our everyday lives. What can we do to make life habitable in the most extreme conditions? Explore natural disasters and hazards to design, build and test solutions that allow humanity to coexist with nature.
Marble Coaster Engineering
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You’re in for a great ride! Design the fastest and wildest roller coaster using a wide variety of materials to demonstrate the energy, momentum and centrifugal force needed to make it a memorable ride.
Tell Me a Tale
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Experiment with a story arc, theme and traditional archetypes to develop a retelling of a classic myth in the form of a poem! Gain an understanding of verse, rhythm and meter to build out a narrative of your liking.
Grade 4
Extreme Weather Lab
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Weather affects our everyday lives. What can we do to make life habitable in the most extreme conditions? Explore natural disasters and hazards to design, build and test solutions that allow humanity to coexist with nature.
Marble Coaster Engineering
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You’re in for a great ride! Design the fastest and wildest roller coaster using a wide variety of materials to demonstrate the energy, momentum and centrifugal force needed to make it a memorable ride.
Tell Me a Tale
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Experiment with a story arc, theme and traditional archetypes to develop a retelling of a classic myth in the form of a poem! Gain an understanding of verse, rhythm and meter to build out a narrative of your liking.
Grade 5
Extreme Weather Lab
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Weather affects our everyday lives. What can we do to make life habitable in the most extreme conditions? Explore natural disasters and hazards to design, build and test solutions that allow humanity to coexist with nature.
Marble Coaster Engineering
E
M
You’re in for a great ride! Design the fastest and wildest roller coaster using a wide variety of materials to demonstrate the energy, momentum and centrifugal force needed to make it a memorable ride.
Tell Me a Tale
A
L
Experiment with a story arc, theme and traditional archetypes to develop a retelling of a classic myth in the form of a poem! Gain an understanding of verse, rhythm and meter to build out a narrative of your liking.
Book Your Experience Today
Bookings are made a minimum of two weeks out from the date of contact. When making a reservation, please carefully estimate the number of children and adults in your class(es) in order to minimize the difference between your planned and actual participants. We can only hold a reservation with a deposit or full payment.
Call 203 899 0606, ext. 208 or email groupandschool@steppingstonesmuseum.org
Please have the following information ready:
Name of organization, contact name, phone number, address and contact email
Grade and number of classes in your group, with number of children and adults per class
Name of program(s) you wish to reserve
Preferred dates and times
Special educational or physical needs of students
NOTE: Submission of a registration does not guarantee a reservation. Stepping Stones will try to accommodate your first choice, but reservations are subject to availability and are made on a first-come, first-served basis.
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