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Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard

Farm-Orchard Tour-1st Graders

Thank you for a great 2019 farm tour season.

  Pack up your first grade students and come on over to Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard for a HANDS-ON FARM EXPERIENCE and EDUCATIONAL ORCHARD-FARM TOUR. Your first graders will participate in an interactive educational farm lesson on what plants need to survive; ride on a tractor pulled wagon;  explore a corn maze; take a guided walk through the pumpkin patch; pick apples;  drink a cup of local fresh apple cider. Take a self-guided walk through the Nature Trail.

  • Weekday Tours – 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
  • Tour lasts approximately 1 1/2 hours.
  • Teacher and Assistant – No Charge.
  • Picnic Area Available

Let us do the teaching for you as you trade your classroom for the farm . Your first graders will be excited about visiting our apple orchard while acquiring hands on learning that correlates with NC Essential Standards.

Essential Standards

Science:   1L.1         1L1.1      1L.1.2       1L.2

Healthful Living:    1NPA2.1

Preschool Tour | Kindergarten Tour |  2nd Grade Tour

All School Tours include:

  • WAGON RIDE – Tractor pulled wagon ride with tour guide;
  • APPLES TO PICK – Stop to pick 1/4 peck bag of apples from trees in the orchard.
  • INTERACTIVE EDUCATION FARM LESSON
  • CORN MAZE – One-half Acre Educational Corn Maze – Children answer questions about farm to maneuver their way through the maze
  • TOUR THE PUMPKIN PATCH – Take a guided walk through the pumpkin patch.
  • FRESH APPLE CIDER – Sample a cup of local fresh apple cider
  • FARM TOUR GUIDE – All activities led by a farm tour guide
  • Apple Cider Donuts – Optional: Reserve donuts for your group: $5.50/half-dozen.