The Regina Plains Museum offers School Programs that highlight the power of the past to shape the present.

All Programs are designed to connect with the Saskatchewan Education curriculum. To reach as many teachers and school children as possible, the museum offers Museum Visits and Learning Kits.

Teachers' Information Package

A complete outline of our school programs is available for teachers, which includes:

• Museum Visit program description
• Curriculum Connections (Social Science, Language Arts, Arts Education)
• Learing Kits information
• Map and Directions to the Museum
• Exhbition Schedule
• Visit Request Form

The information package is available as a 10-page PDF for downloading and/or printing. Download a copy of the package.

If you would like a package mailed to you, plese call the museum at 780-9435.

To reach as many teachers and school children as possible, the museum offers Museum Visits, and Learning Kits. Exhibits change regularly and feature experiential learning applications.

Museum Visits

Bring your class to the Regina Plains Museum for guided learning activities connected to museum exhibits. Through discussions, activities and hands-on learning experiences, school programs are designed to interpret changing thematic exhibits by exploring how artifacts reflect the cultural, economic, political, and social development of the peoples of Regina. Students are also familiarized with concepts surrounding museums and collections. Teachers of elementary and secondary Social Studies, Language Arts, Arts Education, and other subjects are invited to contact the museum at 780-9435 to arrange a program to suit specific learning objectives, or to find out more about the programs planned around specific exhibits.

For a detailed description, click here

Planning a Class Outing

Consider combining your museum outing with a visit to another downtown attraction, such as:

• Regina City Hall
• Victoria Park
• Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
• Dunlop Art Gallery
• Neutral Ground Artist-Run Centre

If you're interested in this option, we can help facilitate the scheduling and arrangements for you.

To Book a Museum Visit

Call the Museum at 780-9435, e-mail us at rp.museum@sasktel.net, or fax us a Museum Visit Request Form.

To learn more about exhibits at the museum, please visit the current exhibits and upcoming exhibits pages

Post-Visit Ideas

Following the visit, students may be encouraged to share the meaning of the experience in various ways, such as by telling about their favorite part of the visit. You may use post-visit time to plan trips to other museums or collections. Some possible extensions might include the current websites for:

• Regina website, School Projects page
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (www.rcmp.gc.ca)
• Heritage Canada (www.canadaplace.gc.ca).

Possible sites to visit in the city might include:

• The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
  2205 Victoria Ave
  780-9232
• Regina City Hall
  2476 Victoria Avenue
  777-7003
  or
• Our satellite museum at the Regina Police Station (1919 Osler St.)

We also hope, as part of your post-visit, that you'll find time to provide us with feedback to make ongoing improvements.

Learning Kits

Sponsors:

Learning Kits from the Regina Plains Museum provide teachers of Grades 1 through 8 with tools to facilitate resource based learning in the Social Studies, Arts Education and/or Language Arts curriculum. The materials and information provided in the Learning Kits provide a multi-sensory learning experience for students and address the needs of different learning styles.

Objects reflect the practices, beliefs and ways of living of the individual who created, commissioned and/or used them - and by extension, they also reflect the values, beliefs and ways of living in the society within which they were produced. This is the fundamental principle of art history, anthropology and material culture studies. Because the Plains Museum maintains an extensive collection of objects, we can provide a unique source of information for students and teachers.

Each Learning Kit includes a group of historical objects based around a theme, along with a Teacher's Guide that contains complete lesson plans, activity ideas and suggested resources.

The Regina Plains Museum Learning Kits have been accredited by Saskatchewan Learning and are recommended for use in Saskatchewan schools and a support for several curricula. They are included in the Saskatchewan Evergreen Curriculum 2005 Update of Recommended Resources.

Learning Kits are Available in 7 themes:

NEW!!
We have made downloadable versions of Learning Kit Teacher's Guides available. Click on the name of each kit to download your copy. Many of the lesson plans and activities are Regina-specific, but they can be easily adapted to your locale.

Principles of Design:

This new kit provides Arts Education teachers with materials and activities to guide students in exploring the Principles of Design through Canadian Art History. Using a set of Canadian Art reproductions, a group of museum artifacts, artist information sheets, reference books, colour wheels and task sheets, teachers may plan lessons for different grade levels, organized around group, pair, or individual study.

School Days:

Early schools incorporated many fun and interesting activities and played a pivotal role in the community. However, students and teachers were faced with many challenges that we do not have today.

Going to Town:

Trips to town were an exciting endeavor for rural people and these visits provided opportunities to visit and have fun. Agriculture and the railway were the foundation of many businesses in towns, and even in the early days, most communities had organizations and people that enriched the lives of others.

Heroes and Heroines:

Heroes and heroines are people who have contributed to society in various ways. They can be found at the local, provincial, national and international levels - from areas of work as well as recreation. Many ordinary people are heroes or heroines including men, women and children.

Building Community:

Communities were close knit often working together in times of need. Many different cultures were integrated in early Saskatchewan communities and while settlers worked hard on the land, they also participated in leisure activities. As communities grew, basic services such as churches, hospitals, police and fire protection were established.

Fun and Games:

Celebrations and games were integral to early Saskatchewan communities and there was a variety of entertainment for adults, children and the family unit.

Citizenship:

Citizens in Saskatchewan are represented within three different levels of government: federal, provincial and municipal. Being a citizen includes both rights and responsibilities - and knowledge of our early history and institutions is a part of citizenship. Being a member of a family is very similar to being a citizen.

Each Learning Kit includes a Teacher's guide with background information on the theme; Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities for class participation. A list of related readings is also included.

Please call the museum at 780-9435 for additional information on how each Learning Kit is linked to the curriculum and specific foundational objectives.

Loan Period is 1 week.

How to Borrow a Learning Kit

To borrow a Learning Kit contact your Board's resource center. They will guide you through the process of borrowing a Kit. There is one set of Kits available at the Catholic School Board's Instructional Media Centre, and 2 sets of Kits available through Regina Public School's Central Collection. Also, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact the museum.

For information regarding kit contents and their links to curriculum and foundational objectives, contact the museum at 780-9435.

Download a 2-page printable outline of Learning Kits information.

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