Native sailing chart, shells represent islands or island groups. Marshall Islands, late 19th century. Gift of Alexander Agassiz, 1875. PM 00-8-70/55587.

Free Benefits for Educators

Educators receive special benefits at the Peabody Museum, including:

• An opportunity to preview the museum without your students. Enjoy one free admission per AFT or MTA member card or school ID for K-12 teachers working in Massachusetts schools. This offer does not apply to scheduled group visits.
• Enjoy a free lunchtime Highlights Tour by a Harvard undergraduate guide.
• Downloadable resources for teachers (below) and students.
• Multimedia access to videos and lectures related to featured educational programs and current exhibitions of interest to teachers and students.
• An easy way to preview a class visit to the Museum: watch the video K-12 Class field trips.
• Orient your elementary group with a pre-visit video about behavioral expectations.
• Collections Online brings the Museum’s collections into the classroom.
• Many free and open to the public lectures and programs. For details see the Calendar of Events. 
• Reserve a hands-on Museum Mysteries kit for use in the museum. 

Downloadable Guides to Museum Programs

• Museum Programs for School and Youth Groups
• Globetrotters Teacher Guide
• Igloos to Adobe Digital Resources 
• Magnificent Maya Teacher Guide
• Gallery Hunt
• Day of the Dead/El Día de los Muertos Information Sheet
• Day of the Dead/El Día de los Muertos brochure
• Day of the Dead/El Día de los Muertos brochure (Spanish)
• Foragers to Farmers Teacher Resources
• Wiyohpiyata exhibition brochure
• Digging Veritas (Harvard Yard Archaeology) exhibition brochure
• Digging Veritas (Harvard Yard Archaeology) online exhibition
• Museum Mysteries Kit Description
• Chaperone Tips for Museum Mysteries Kit
• Pre-Visit Video
• Letter-size Peabody Museum Flyer

Review and Bring to Museum

• Resources for Students
• Directions and bus parking information
• Peabody Museum and Harvard Museum of Natural History Floor Plan

Financial Assistance for Field Trips

• Target Field Trip grants
• Massachusetts Cultural Council Big Yellow School Bus funding

Multimedia Resources

• K-12 Classes overview (two-minute video)
• More videos related to featured education programs and current exhibitions