Charles A. Lindbergh became the first true global celebrity after his 1927 nonstop solo flight from New York City to Paris. Lucky Lindy’s legacy began here, at his childhood home.
All programs support state of Minnesota academic standards in social studies. Many also support science and math standards.
Students learn about Charles Lindbergh’s historic non-stop flight across the Atlantic in 1927, using a mock cockpit with a flight simulator. Learn about the airplane Lindbergh helped design, the route of the trip, Lindbergh’s experiences, the result of the flight, and its relevance to today’s aviation.
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3
Cost: $6 per student
Learn about Lindbergh’s world in the 1910s and the differences between events, places, and objects of the time, and those of today. Students can handle many items to gain a tangible sense of history as they collaboratively make connections between the past and the present.
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3
Cost: $6 per student
Tour LIndbergh’s childhood home and learn about his early days on the family farm. Using hands-on activities and stories from his life, students experience the chores and responsibilities he had as a boy.
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Cost: $6 per student
Students go on a scavenger hunt as they explore the trails around the historic home and learn of Lindbergh’s interest in the environment. They will seek out and take photos of the plants and animals that were bountiful when Lindbergh was a boy.
Grades: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Cost: $6 per student
Learn about Charles Lindbergh’s famous trans-Atlantic flight and the navigation method he used to fly from New York to Paris. Topics include flight preparations; the airplane, The Spirit of St. Louis; and how to use “dead reckoning” navigation, using time, coordinates, and instruments. Using the flight simulator, students can experience the challenges of this recordbreaking flight.
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Cost: $6 per student
In this 17-minute documentary film, your students will learn about the flawed hero Charles A. Lindbergh. The film covers Lindbergh’s trans-Atlantic flight, his contributions to science, role in the isolationist movement leading up to WWII and the early environmental movement, and the kidnapping of his son.
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Cost: $6 per student