Teacher Resources
Looking for educational activities for your students? Mission San Juan Capistrano provides lesson plans, guides, activities and more designed to be used before your field trip, during your field trip or even as a lesson for students learning from home. Use our shopping forms or shop online for additional educational resources for students studying the California missions. Subscribe to our educator newsletter for tips on learning remotely, learning onsite, and extending the learning impact for educators all year long and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more educational content all year long. Did you know? Teachers received FREE ADMISSION every 2nd Saturday of the month on Teacher Appreciation Day!
Educators Guide
Check out our Educator’s Guide featuring onsite educational programs and immersive experiences. Students can learn about the diverse history and culture of early California through onsite or virtual field trips.
Teacher Incentives
Book any Onsite Program or Distance Learning Program for the 2021-2022 school year and receive our FREE “In our Voice: Mission Bell Ringing and Native American Singing” video (a $50 value).
FREE Mission Matters Class if you book and take your field trip by November 30, 2021.
*subject to availability
Shopping Forms
Return with cash or check payable to Mission San Juan Capistrano on Field Trip Day or before your schedule distance learning program and receive a FREE membership with a 10% discount at the Mission Store all year! Visit the Mission Store online at www.missionsjc.com/store to find more and to purchase directly.
Lesson Plans, Guides and Activities
Pre-Visit Essays, Lessons & Activities for Teachers (pdf)
Contents Include:
• Essays: Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Guardians, The Acjachemen Nation, California’s Spanish Explorers, New Spain’s Franciscans
• Activities: The Acjachemen Language, Create Your Own Acjachemen Name, Our Kin the Acjachemen Word Scramble, Food Chain Worksheet, Food Chain Nature Cards, Making a Compass (Physical Science), Can You Map It? (Geography), Daily Life on Board Explorer’s Ship (English/Creative Writing), Spanish Explorers: Impact of Ocean Currents & Wind Patterns (Earth Science), Math and Navigation (Mathematics), Recruiting Extreme Explorers (Visual Arts), Branding is Forever, Make Your Own Brand, How to Read Brands, and Read That Cattle Brand
• Lessons: The Food Web, Navigating California’s Coast, and Branding is Forever
Mission Passport
A children’s educational tour booklet produced by Alphabet House Publications, which features a walking map, interesting historical facts, and games that teach about Mission history. This learning tool is included for free with all student tours and features a guide that students can work from during their visit. Available for purchase at the Mission Store in person or online.
Educator Newsletter
The Mission has developed a new newsletter for educators to help with tips for learning remotely, learning onsite, and extending the learning impact for educators all year long. Sign up to receive our educator newsletter by emailing myan@missionsjc.com.
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