Field Trip Resources

Admission Prices

Click here for current admission prices for education groups.
Note:  Zoo admission prices are adjusted by the calendar year.  If you are planning a spring field trip, please check for updated pricing after January 1.  Old admission prices will not be honored at the gate.

Get Half-Price Field Trip Admission!

If your school is in DeKalb, Noble, Steuben, Whitley, Wells, Huntington, LaGrange, Kosciusko or Allen County (Northwest or Southwest Allen Co. Schools only) and served by Touchstone Energy Cooperatives - Your Northeast Indiana REMCs, you can apply for a Just Zoo It mini-grant of up to $75 to fund your First or Second Grade classroom's 2009 zoo visit.  Click here for more information, then download an application or  or call 260-427-6808.
Application deadline is December 15, 2009.

Zoo Activity Packets

These resource packets are filled with ideas for pre-visit, at-the-zoo, and post-visit activities-all related to a particular topic. Zoo Activity Packets lend focus to your field trip and make it an educational experience. Many packets correlate with Field Trip Mini-Classes.
Download your Zoo Activity Packet.

Quick Lessons

Use these one or two page scavenger hunts, observations guides, and worksheets on your next zoo field trip! Quick Lessons can lend an educational focus to your visit and keep your students on task while they're at the zoo.
Download your Quick Lessons.

Mini Classes  Grades preK-8

Mini-classes are 20-minute programs held during your zoo field trip.  Classes are led by trained volunteers.  Topics correlate with many of the Zoo Activity Packets and Discovery Boxes.  Programs are offered every half hour beginning at 9:30 am on weekdays.   No additional charge beyond zoo admission.

Mini-Class Topics
NEW!  Savannah Survivors (Grades 1-5)
Ocean Life (Grades 2-6)
Down on the Farm (PreK)
Bringing Up Baby (Grade K)
Fur, Feathers, and Scales (Grade 1)
Related to Reptiles (Grade 2)
Going, Going, Gone (Grade 3)
The Web of Life (Grade 4)
Animals Have Class (Grade 5)
Zoo Careers (Grades 6–8)

Box lunches

Enjoy a tasty break during your zoo field trip by ordering box lunches for your group from the zoo’s concessions.

Orders must be placed at least 48 hours in advance and must be paid for on the day of your visit. Call Dairy Queen at (260)427-1080.

Treasure Bags

The zoo's Wild Things Gift Shop offers souvenir Treasure Bags as a convenience to teachers and students. Order Treasure Bags at least two weeks before your field trip and we'll have them waiting for you on the day of your visit. Treasure Bags cost $3 plus tax and contain student favorites like pens, pencils, stickers, tattoos, fans, erasers, plastic animals, and more. To order, e-mail the Wild Things Gift Shop at , call 260-427-6810 or FAX 260-427-6814.