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Atkins-Johnson
Farm and Museum
Education
The Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum is excited to welcome students to a beautiful and historic farm for unique programing opportunities. Students will explore a diverse range of topics onsite with additional options to visit the farm’s heirloom garden, beehives, the Big Shoal Farm, walking trail, and the historic cemetery.
Museum Programs Available:
The Atkins Farm in the 1860s, Agriculture Then and Now, The Natural World, Western Missouri and the Civil War, and Westward Expansion programs cover a variety of educational needs. General programming plans invite students to learn about westward expansion, early Missouri farming and politics, regional characteristics, and the Border and Civil War in Missouri.
Programming is developed for elementary school and middle school students. Material and discussion questions within the program can be tailored to meet the curriculum needs of each grade.
Students use critical thinking skills, map reading, visual thinking strategies, and primary resources such as political cartoons, agricultural census records, and campaign posters to analyze and interpret data. Students will analyze the causes and complexity of the Civil War from the perspective of a Missouri farmer.
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To schedule a program please email ajfm@gladstone.mo.us or (816)423-4107
All Abilities Programming
The Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum accommodates field trip groups of all abilities. Programming can be booked to include activities and supplies to help all of our student visitors learn! Assistive programming available includes: art activities, assisted listening devices, nonverbal communication boards, digital tours through Clio (including tablet use), sensory backpacks (including sensory headphones), touch tours, and translated materials in: Spanish, Arabic, Somali, and Vietnamese.
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This program is available thanks to funding support from Freedom's Frontier National Hertiage Area.
Frontier National Heritage Area. Educators may apply for a new Bus on Us transportation grant through Freedom’s Frontier. Click here to visit Freedom’s Frontier website for applications and more information.
Need funding for Transportation?
The Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum is a participating member of the Freedom’s
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