Fair warning: free days can be BUSY! I believe Chicago Public Schools on a traditional schedule get out June 19th, so you might consider going before then. Please visit each website to double check dates.
Adler Planetarium
Free June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12
Art Institute of Chicago
Free every Thursday from 5-8pm
Children under 14 are always free.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Always Free!
Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier
Free for everyone – Every Thursday evening, 5-8pm
Free for ages 15 and under – First Sunday of every month
DuSable Museum of African American History in Hyde Park
Free on Sundays
Field Museum of Natural History
Free June 4, 5, 9
Museum of Science & Industry in Hyde Park
Free June 1 - 6
National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen
Always free!
The Oriental Institute in Hyde Park
Always free!
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park
Free on Thursdays
Shedd Aquarium
Free June 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17
Garfield Park Conservatory
Always free!
And last, but not least:
Millennium Park concerts - Ms. Vietzen's favorite thing about Chicago, you might see her there!
Free concerts several nights a week, so bring a picnic. (I think this is a great way to expose children to music and concert-going without splurging on an expensive ticket.) The green and blue lines will get you close, and, if you can keep a secret, parking in the Aon building is a good deal if you're in between 3pm and 6pm.
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Longfellow is trying to be greener. Please be sure to read the "backpack." Please let me know if you need a paper copy each week instead.
Passwords have gone home. Yours is a number, a fruit, and a shape. Let me know if you lost it!
Ms. Vietzen's Class Work Blog
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May Field Trips
In May we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Oak Park Conservatory. See our pictures here!
Kindergarten Notes
Click here for notes about Ms. Vietzen's classroom routines.
Click here for notes about how to help your child at home.
Click here for the kindergarten sight word list.
Click here for notes about how to help your child at home.
Click here for the kindergarten sight word list.
Longfellow's Calendar
What events are coming up at Longfellow?
Longfellow's Digital Backpack
Longfellow is trying to be greener. Please be sure to read the "backpack." Please let me know if you need a paper copy each week instead.
Treasures Online
Passwords have gone home. Yours is a number, a fruit, and a shape. Let me know if you lost it!
Online Portfolios
Ms. Vietzen's Class Work Blog
Passport to Reading Skills
Common Core Standards
Illinois has switched from its own state standards to national Common Core Standards. Click here to view them.
I also like these kid-friendly "I Can" statements.
Ms. Vietzen's Wish List
Things are wearing out! If you are cleaning out your home or going to yard sales and come across any gently used items on the list, we would really appreciate them!
* Dr. Seuss books
* headphones
* Dr. Seuss books
* headphones
* board games
* beads
Everyday Math Games
The Moon
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