Educator Resources
Before You Visit
Teacher/Chaperone Guide
Please share this guide with all chaperones attending your field trip.
Old Sturbridge Village Map
Below is a downloadable map of Old Sturbridge Village to help you navigate your way through the museum campus.
Map to OSV Museum Education Center
Below is a downloadable map to assist you in getting to Old Sturbridge Village’s Museum Education Center.
Directions to Museum Education Building
Make History Guides
With the Explore option, 3rd–8th grade groups have the option to use our themed Make History Guides to explore the Village.
Make History – Cooking and Eating
Make History – Amazing Agriculture
Curriculum Matches
Students at all levels can access and enjoy the benefits of a field trip at Old Sturbridge Village through hands-on interaction, primary sources, and group discussion/reflection.
Review how field trips at OSV match up with specific curriculum standards:
Massachusetts Science and Technology
My Voice, My Vote Toolbox
Below are downloadable tools to support your group’s participation in My Voice, My Vote – part of Old Sturbridge Village’s Civic Series. Educators are strongly encouraged to use these materials in advance of your program.
My Voice My Vote Pre-Visit Lesson Plan
19th-Century Town Government Brief
Historical Background on the Poor and Poor Relief in Early 19th-Century New England
Autism Spectrum Resources:
Please feel free to utilize this know before you go guide, social story, visual schedule, and therapeutic self-guide for your visit. Created for visitors on the autism spectrum or those sensitive to stimulation, these resources will help to guide your trek around the Village, as well as prepare for a field trip or family visit. Please contact Museum Education with any questions by emailing osved@osv.org or calling (508) 347-0287.
Additional Resources
Click here for additional primary source documents, articles, and papers.