Skip to main content
Field trips to the museum

Barnyard buddies

Grade level:
Preschool to K (Ontario)
Preschool (Quebec)
Fee:
$10 per student
Duration:
90 minutes

Dates offered: September 25, 2024 to June 13, 2025

Max. group size: 29

In this program, children will meet sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and rabbits as they discover the sights, sounds, and smells of the farm!

Children discover the smells and sounds of the farm, touch the animals’ soft coats, sing songs, make crafts, and listen to a farm tale.

Make a reservation request
A close-up of a white, long-aired sheep

Lesson plan

Consult this lesson plan for ideas to extend the learning—and the fun!

Lesson plan: Meet the farm animals

Curriculum links

Kindergarten

  • Problem solving and innovating
  • Belonging and contributing
  • Self-regulation and well-being

Preschool

  • Language development: Oral language
  • Cognitive development: Thinking skills
  • Physical and motor development: Motor skills

Fees

$10 per student. Please note a minimum fee of $150 applies.

Your school may be eligible for financial support. For more information, contact the customer engagement team.

*Program includes free admission for the teacher as well as up to a maximum of 7 other adults. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum ratio of 1 adult for every 6 students. Any additional adults not included in the program fee will be required to pay the regular visitor fee at admission and will not be able to participate in the program. These requirements do not apply to groups with students who have special needs.

Reservations

Booking requests can be made through the school programs reservation request form.

You can also connect directly with our customer engagement team:
Email: contact@IngeniumCanada.org
Phone: 613-991-3053 or 1-866-442-4416

Make a reservation request

You may also be interested in

A guide at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum holds a bowl of worms, showing one to two young girls with smiles on their faces, clearly amazed. The table in front of them is covered with a yellow cloth and displays an illustration of soil cross-sections, a bowl of soil, and other items.

Field trip planning tips

Make the most of your field trip to the museum with these planning tips.

A museum guide holds a white and black spotted rabbit. Two young children look on.
Museum programs at your school

AgVenture: Buddy rabbit

  1. Kindergarten – Grade 4
  2. Preschool – Elementary cycle 2

Students will meet a real rabbit from the farm and pet its soft fur, then learn all about these cute creatures through games and investigations.

Inside a barn within an enclosure, a white goat stands looking at the camera. in the background, several other goats and a feeding trough can be seen.
Virtual field trips

Meet the small animals

Tour the barn through two-way video to meet the sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry. Students also get to meet the not-so-small pigs!

Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to learn about what’s going on at the Ingenium museums!