Resources for the Classroom and Pre-Visit Enrichment
Each teachers’ guide includes curricular connections, vocabulary lists, and classroom activities that can be used independently or as a complement to your Museum field trip.
TALL SHIP WAVERTREE
Learn about our 1885 cargo ship Wavertree, a sailor’s life at sea, the history of cargo sailing ships, and the growth of the Seaport as a center of trade.
DISCOVER NEW AMSTERDAM
Analyze the European arrival on Mannahatta. Why did the Dutch choose that location? Who were these early colonists, and what were their interactions with the native Lenape people? How did the Dutch trading outpost of New Amsterdam become the British city of New York?
SCHOONER PIONEER
Explore the waters and organisms of New York Harbor with the historic Pioneer. Learn about her evolution from iron-hulled cargo sloop to the educational schooner you see today. Discover what makes our Harbor an estuary and which creatures live in its depths.