Farm-Orchard Tour-2nd Graders

Pack up your second grade students and come on over to Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard for a HANDS-ON FARM EXPERIENCE and EDUCATIONAL ORCHARD-FARM TOUR.  Your second graders will participate in an interactive educational farm lesson on the life cycle of insects specific to those found in the apple orchard; ride on a tractor pulled wagon;  explore a corn maze; take a guided tour of the pumpkin patch; pick apples; drink a cup of local fresh apple cider. Take a self-guided tour of 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 second graders will be excited about visiting our apple orchard while acquiring hands on learning that correlates with NC Essential Standards.

Essential Standards

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

Preschool Tour | Kindergarten Tour | 1st Grade Tour

All School Tours include:

• WAGON RIDE – Tractor pulled wagon ride with tour guide;
• APPLES – 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 – Walk through the pumpkin patch with a guide.
• 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.