Curriculum Programs

Program Types

The WDM offers a mix of program options. Learn more about each type:

Self-Guided Visits

Explore the Museum with your students, using the provided Museum Quests to investigate your choice of exhibits and artifacts.

Museum-Led Programs

WDM staff or volunteers will lead you and your students through set programming.

Museum staff or volunteers will:

• Greet your group when you arrive to introduce the program and review the Museum rules.
• Ensure that all required materials are ready.
• Lead and facilitate program activities.
• Leave time for independent exploration of the Museum galleries

Note: Chaperones are still required and will be asked to help students with some activities. Your students may not have a chance explore the whole Museum as part of any one program.

Virtual Programs

A safe opportunity for students to learn from their own classrooms or homes. Virtual programs feature digital content like videos and printable activities like worksheets, crafts, and colouring pages. Some virtual programs may include a live component, such as a Q & A session with WDM Education Staff. Check each program listing carefully for details about what is included.

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A Christmas Long Ago – In-Museum Program

December 1, 2025 – December 19, 2025

Moose Jaw

Grade 1, Grade 2, Kindergarten

A Christmas Long Ago is a two-hour, Museum-led program that provides an opportunity for students to learn about 1910 settler life and, in particular, about family traditions during the Christmas season in rural Saskatchewan.

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Self-Guided Visit + Museum Quest

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Saskatoon

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, High School 10-20-30, Kindergarten, PreK

Museum Quests help chaperoned student groups explore Museum galleries. Students work together to answer challenging, age-appropriate questions about Saskatchewan heritage.

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Self-Guided Visit + Museum Quest

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Moose Jaw

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, High School 10-20-30

Self-guided Museum Quest activity for chaperoned student groups. Students work together to answer challenging, grade-appropriate questions about Saskatchewan heritage.

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Learn More About Self-Guided Visit + Museum Quest

Self-Guided Visit + Scavenger Hunt

North Battleford

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, High School 10-20-30

Self-guided scavenger hunts for chaperoned student groups. Students work together to answer challenging, age-appropriate questions about Saskatchewan heritage.

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Self-Guided Visit + Scavenger Hunt

Yorkton

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Kindergarten, PreK

Self-guided scavenger hunts for chaperoned student groups. Students work together to answer challenging, age-appropriate questions about Saskatchewan heritage.

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Learn More About Self-Guided Visit + Scavenger Hunt

Lii Buflo: A Métis Way of Life

October 15, 2025 – January 31, 2026

Yorkton

Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9

Lii Buflo: A Métis Way of Life is a travelling exhibit that showcases the historic ties and spiritual bond between the Métis people and the bison, as well as the bison conservation efforts of Elk Island National Park.

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Human-Powered Ice Cream-Making

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Saskatoon

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 9, High School 10-20-30

Students will learn what ice cream is made of and how it was made before electricity was widely available in Saskatchewan.

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One Room, Many Lessons

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Saskatoon

Grade 1, Grade 2

One Room, Many Lessons builds critical thinking and analytical skills by inviting students to identify key characteristics of their classroom or school and then compare them with characteristics of a rural one room schoolhouse attended by settler children in 1910.

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Toys in Time

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Saskatoon

Kindergarten, PreK

This program introduces young learners to the concept of history by exploring toys from Saskatchewan’s past. Museum staff use archival images to show how play is universal across cultures and time. Students will be encouraged to share ideas and comments about play and toys.

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Boomtown Shopping

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Saskatoon

Grade 3, Grade 4

During this program, students learn about life in the early part of the 20th century by participating in a “make believe” shopping trip to four stores in the 1910 Boomtown exhibit.

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