THEMATIC UNITS AND STUDY GUIDES WITH
GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Explore how an immersive experience for your students can inspire and engage like no other field trip. Discover the exciting opportunities that await your students and bring your classroom lessons to vivid life through imaginative play. Imagine It! produces three thematic units a year, covering a wide-range of topics. Each unit is shaped by expert advisory panels and is designed to serve as a valuable tool for teachers to use in the classroom.

And don’t forget our own original cast of characters, the Imaginators!
The Imaginators, our very own troupe of professional edu-actors, greet your field trip and enhance your visit every step of the way. Our Learning Zones come alive as this lively troupe and their entertaining activities delight and educate your students. Enjoy a special Imaginator performance of a 20-minute mini-musical that ties in the fun to the learning experience!

Exhibit Study Guides
Prior to your field trip visit, you will receive our Study Guide to help prepare your class before their arrival at the Museum. Complete with engaging activities and the accompanying Georgia Performance Standards, the Study Guide will highlight the key concepts of our feature exhibit.

Feature Exhibits

For our 2008-2009 season we have implemented some exciting new changes to enhance the Museum experience. These changes reflect feedback from our valued educators and child development specialists. We are excited to offer the following units for the 2008-2009 school year:

Bob the Builder™ - Project Build It October 4, 2008 – January 4, 2009 Enjoy a day with Bob the Builder™ and the Can-Do Crew. Based on the popular television series, Bob the Builder™ – Project Build It! is an all-out exploration of the world of construction, from blueprint to final tall building! Aspiring young builders and their families can help get the job done in Sunflower Valley. Can we build it?™ Yes we can!   Click here for the Study Guide.

The Amazing Castle January 24, 2009 – May 26, 2009 The Amazing Castle transports children and adults to a magical place and time and celebrates the citizens who make a community special. Travel within this castle to a peaceful little community where, from entertaining to sewing, every citizen has an important job to do. Children join the fun as they dress up as knights, princesses, court jesters, and other workers needed to make this community thrive. This exhibit addresses core concepts in social studies, reading, and language arts.   Check back soon for our Study Guide with Georgia Performance Standards.

Special Programs

Payday Playday Offered to K-2 grade classes Payday Playday is a fun way of providing students with a foundation for financial literacy. Learning about money is supported by activities that teach earning, spending and saving through dramatic and interactive play. Your students will go home with rewards for their learning! This program is possible through funding from the ING Foundation. "Payday Playday" Study Guide with Georgia Performance Standards

NEW! Home School Days

This year Imagine It! presents a new program developed just for the unique needs of home school groups. Perfect for grade levels K through 3^rd/4^th grades, this program gives your students a chance to enjoy the Museum in a whole new way! Enjoy Imaginator-led special activities that teach important concepts from math and science to language arts and social studies.

2008-2009 Home School Days program dates:
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1-4 p.m.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1-4 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1-4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1-4 p.m.

Members get half price tickets for this program at just $4 per child! Non-member price is $8 per child. Adults are free. Price includes home school program and Museum admission.

Reservations are required for all Home School Days. Please contact our Reservationist at (404) 527-3693, or via e-mail at reservations@imagineit-cma.org.

Girl Scout Try-It Classes

Girls five to eight years old can take part through the Girl Scout Council of Northwest Georgia, Inc. in classes meeting patch requirements. The Museum offers Try-It classes for Daisies and Brownies on the weekends of December 6 and 7, 2008, February 15, 2009, March 7, 2009 and May 2 and 3, 2009. Also, new this year, teenage Girl Scouts interested in leadership can attend a workshop on October 26, 2008.

For further information visit the Girl Scout Council website at www.girlscoutsnwga.org or call (404) 527-7500.