Student Tours : Guided Student Tours Guided Student Tours Student tours are designed to adhere to the local curriculum standards of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. A chart, detailing curriculum connections is provided for each tour. For self-guided student tours, click here. Guided student tours are offered at 10:30 a.m. weekdays, September through May. Reservations for guided tours must be made at least three weeks in advance. To schedule a guided student tour, call 202-633-5535 (voice) or 202-633-9849 (TTY). A lunch room may be reserved by school groups for brown bag lunches. Let's Deliver Mail Preschool-Kindergarten Accommodates up to 15 students Duration: 30 minutes Learn about letter carriers and the jobs they do. Discover different vehicles used to move the mail and deliver mail to Owney the dog. Curriculum Connections   ◊ Transportation-Communication-Reading-Geography-     Economics Stamp Stampede Kindergarten - 3rd grade Accommodates up to 60 students Duration: One hour Travel back in time to learn the history of transportation and mail delivery. Use play money to pay postal workers for their work. Create a stamp collection. Curriculum Connections   ◊ Transportation-Economics-Technological Change-Jobs Moving the Mail West 4th Grade-8th Grade (Tours adapted to each grade level) Accommodates up to 60 students Duration: One hour Discover how the improvements in the transportation moving the mail west made it easier for people to move west. Become a historian and analyze primary sources and make conclusions. Experience working as a railway employee. Curriculum Connections   ◊ Transportation-Technological Change-Geography-Historical      Analysis-Westward Movement

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