Museum On-the-Go
We Bring the Museum to You
Can’t make it to the Museum? Our Museum On-the-Go educators travel directly to schools and community centers with portable, hands-on experiences and activity kits designed to turn any space into an interactive learning environment. With programs designed to engage 2 year olds to 5th graders, there’s fun to discover for everyone!
Your session includes:
- A facilitated 30-60 minute session led by a Museum educator
- An interactive storytime enhanced by science-backed methods to build vocabulary and encourage interest in reading
- Activity kits and a hands-on playful learning activity
- Curriculum-aligned content meeting GELDS and Georgia Standards of Excellence
Ready to Book?
Sessions available Monday–Friday. Contact us at least 3–4 weeks in advance to secure your preferred date. Museum On-the-Gos are also available virtually!
Program Details
Museum On-the-Go sessions run 30–60 minutes and are available Monday through Friday. Our educators arrive with all materials needed — no preparation required on your end. Sessions are designed for one classroom at a time and can be repeated for multiple classrooms on the same visit day.
Age Range
2 years old through 5th grade — sessions tailored by grade level.
Session Length
30–60 minutes per session, scheduled at your convenience.
We Come to You
Our educators travel directly to your school with all materials included.
Learning Focus
STEAM-aligned, inquiry-driven activities designed for classroom spaces.
Our Programs
Choose a program tier that matches your students’ age group. Each tier includes multiple programs — select the one that best fits your current unit of study.
Bug Rescue
Students enjoy a storytime featuring I Love Bugs by Philemon Sturges, learn about different types of bugs, and take part in an interactive activity to save bug friends from a tangled web while building language and fine motor skills. Ends with a simple take-home craft.
Learning Standards
GELDS: PDM3, PDM5, CD-CR1, CLL5
Farmyard Friends
Students experience a day in the life of a farmer as they collect eggs, go on a pig hunt, and create a fun take-home craft. Read-aloud of On the Farm by Brooke Vitale.
Learning Standards
GELDS: CLL2, CLL1, CD-MA1, SED5
Bounce and Boogie
Interactive, upbeat program with move-along storytime using Stomp, Wiggle and Clap by Rachelle Burk. Students dance and move while learning about colors and numbers, then play a dancing game to grow spatial awareness and gross motor skills.
Learning Standards
GELDS: CLL2, CLL1, CD-MA1, SED5
Busy Bees, Our Pollinating Friends
Learn about bees and pollination. Includes a poetic story, followed by a pollinating activity where children make a bee and see how pollination works.
Learning Standards
GELDS: CD-SC3, CD-SC5, PDM4, PDM6, SED1, APL2, CLL1
GSE: S1L1, S2E3, SKL2, SSIPS1, K.F.PA, S3L2
Our Place in Space
STEM journey through our solar system. Read Me and My Place in Space by Joan Sweeney, then create a mini galaxy jar to take home.
Learning Standards
GELDS: PDM3, SED1, APL3, CLL2, CD-MA5, CD-SC2
GSE: S2E2, SKE1, S1P2, 3.L.V II
Gloopy Glop
Students learn about chemical reactions while conducting a hands-on experiment resulting in Gloopy Glop.
Learning Standards
GELDS: CLL4a, CLL4-4d, CLL4.3d
GSE: SKP1, S2P2
Homegrown Greens: the Life of a Plant
Read Harlem Grown by Tony Hillery. Learn steps to turn a seed into food. Students grow their own wheatgrass heads.
Learning Standards
GELDS: CD-SC5, CD-CP1, CD-SC3
GSE: S1L1, S2L1, S3L2, HEK.8
Emotion Commotion: What’s a Monster to Do?
SEL program using Color Monster by Anna Llenas. Brief yoga session, and students create their own artistic Color Monster.
Learning Standards
GELDS: PDM3, SED5, APL3, CD-CR2, CD-CP1
GSE: VAK.CR2, VAC.CN.3, K.L.V, PEK.1, PE1.1, HE1.4
Potion Blast: A Rainbow Reaction
Chemistry program. Read Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty, then lead a safe scientific experiment.
Learning Standards
GELDS: CD-CP1, CD-SC1, CLL2, APL2, SED3
GSE: SKP1, PEK.1, PE1.1, K.F.PA, S2P1, 3.F.P
Jr. Engineering Challenge
Inspired by Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty. Students create a simple gliding device.
Learning Standards
GELDS: PDM6, PDM3, SED3, APL2, CLL2CD-MA3CD-SC4
GSE: K.F.PA, K.P.ST, K-12.L.GC.1.1, S2P2, 3MP
Awesome Architecture
Read Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty. Students build structures, combining math and engineering skills.
Learning Standards
GELDS: APL3, SED2, PDM6, CLL5, CD-MA6, CD-CR2
GSE: K.GSR.8, 1.GSR.4, SSIPS3, SKP1.c, PEK.1, 2.GSR.7 1.MP 3GSR6 VA3.CR.1
Head in the Clouds
Explore the water cycle and types of clouds using Little Raindrop by Melanie Joyce. Students watch a real cloud form and create a cloud in a cup.
Learning Standards
GELDS: S3P1, S4E3, S4E4
GSE: S1E1, S2E3, 1.F, 1.L, 3.L
Healthy Hands
Discover germs and bacteria as children learn how they spread and the importance of covering coughs and washing hands.
Learning Standards
GELDS: PDM1.4, PDM6.4, SED3.4a, APL1.4, CLL2.4 Georgia Standards: HEK.1; HE1.1; HE2.1; HE3.1
Marvelous Maps
Children become intrepid explorers as they create their own take-home adventure map and build navigation skills.
Learning Standards
GELDS: PDM3, CD-SS3, APL2 Georgia Standards: SSMGS1, SSMGS2, SSKG2
Lights, Camera, Act
Children experience the magic of theatre as they explore the many roles it takes to bring a show to life, both on stage and behind the scenes, and experience the fun of performance!
Learning Standards
GELDS: SED5, APL4, CLL1, CD-CR2, CD-CR4 Georgia Standards: TAK.PR.1 TAK.PR.2 TA3.CR.1 TAK.RE.2 TAK.CN.1 TA2.CN.2, TA1.PR,2
Colossal Fossils
Children explore fossils, how they form, and what they can reveal about ancient life. Everyone will make their own amber fossil.
Learning Standards
GELDS: APL-3, CLL1, SED4, PDM6 Georgia Standards: SKL2, S3E2, S1L1,S2L1
Hydrologic Disruption
Students build a structure that can withstand the power of a hurricane. Discusses the hydrologic cycle and climate phenomena.
Learning Standards
GSE: S3P1, S4E3, S4E4, S6E3, S6E4
Terrific Terrariums: A Sustainable World
Advanced gardeners learn plant-ecosystem interactions: photosynthesis, water cycle. Students make their own terrariums.
Learning Standards
GSE: S4L1, S4E3, S6E3, S5L4
The Mechanics of Aerodynamics
Learn about the four fundamental forces of flight. Build and test a gliding device through a series of challenges.
Learning Standards
GSE: S2P2, 5MP, 4MP, 4.GSR.7, 3GSR.6, PE5.4, PE5.2, PE4.1, 4.L.GC
A Quest through the Cosmos
Journey through the stars — celestial bodies, stars, planet/moon orbits. Students will create constellation projectors, as well as make their own galaxy in a jar.
Learning Standards
GSE: S4E1, S4E2, S6E2, S5P3.b
Educational Standards
All Museum On-the-Go sessions are aligned to Georgia Standards of Excellence and GELDS (Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards) for early learners.
Math & Science
STEAM concepts brought directly into the classroom environment.
Social Studies
Community, culture, and geography explored through hands-on experiences.
Language Arts
Literacy and communication skills woven into every session.
Arts & STEAM
Creative expression, engineering and natural science through play.
This Year's Featured Exhibits
Extend your Museum On-the-Go experience with a follow-up field trip to see our current traveling exhibits in person.
Summer 2026
Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure
Immerse young explorers in whole body explorations of ocean habitats and the fascinating creatures within them.
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Fall 2026
Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit
Help Doc and her friends in the new McStuffins Toy Hospital!
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Spring 2027
Amazing Castle
Explore a magical place and time! Find your role in the castle community and wake a sleeping dragon.
Learn MoreMuseum On-the-Go FAQs
Have questions? Find answers to the most common questions about booking a Museum On-the-Go session.
Booking Your Museum On-the-Go
Museum On-the-Go serves learners ages 2 through 5th grade across three program tiers: Crafted For Littles (ages 2–4), Made for Curious Minds (Pre-K–3rd grade), and Igniting Young Innovators (4th–5th grade). Each session is tailored by age and grade level.
Sessions accommodate up to one standard classroom (approximately 20–35 students). Multiple sessions can be booked on the same visit day to serve additional classrooms. Discounts may be available when multiple programs are booked, check with our team for details.
Fill out the online request form or contact our education team at [email protected] or (404)223-5144. We’ll work with you to schedule a session that fits your calendar and matches your current unit of study. Sessions book up quickly, so we recommend reaching out at least 3–4 weeks in advance.
We recommend booking at least 3–4 weeks in advance. Popular dates fill quickly, especially in fall and spring. Contact us early to secure your preferred date.
Pricing is $250 (ages 2–4) for up to 20 students, and $275 (Pre-K–3rd grade), or $300 (4th–5th grade) for up to 25 students. Groups of 26–35 add $12 per child. Pricing includes 20 miles round trip; $0.70/mile for additional miles.
A 50% non-refundable deposit is due two (2) weeks after the time of booking.
Discounts may be available when multiple programs are booked, check with our team for details.
School checks made out to Children’s Museum of Atlanta, or credit cards (American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa) are acceptable forms of payment. School checks or school credit cards must be used for tax-exempt status.
Call as soon as possible to reschedule or cancel a reservation. Organizations must cancel within four (4) weeks of the scheduled program to apply the deposit to a different date within the same school year. Rescheduling a program is based on availability. Reservations are held with a 50% non-refundable deposit. Cancellations made less than six (6) weeks prior to visit will result in forfeiture of 50% deposit.
Learning Standards & Objectives
All Museum On-the-Go programs are aligned to Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) for Math, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies. Early childhood programs (ages 2–4 and Pre-K) also align with the Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS). Each program includes a standards-alignment document that maps specific session activities to relevant grade-level standards, which is shared with teachers upon booking.
Yes — when you book, our education team will ask about your current unit of study and grade level to select the activity kit that best aligns. While we can’t create fully custom programs from scratch, our library of kits covers a broad range of topics.
We offer sessions in science & discovery, math & engineering, language arts, social studies, and arts & creativity. Each is aligned to Georgia Standards of Excellence. We can discuss which topics best complement your current curriculum.
Virtual Museum On-the-Go
Activity kits include all workshop materials for up to 25 students and are included in the price of your Museum On-the-Go. For virtual Museum On-the-Gos, activity kits can be picked up by someone from your organization, or shipped via UPS (rates will vary). All materials for up to 25 students will be available after receiving a deposit.
You will need access to technology that will support a Teams session in your classroom to participate in a virtual Museum On-the-Go.
Request a Session
Fill out the form below to request a Museum On-the-Go session at your school or community center. *This form does not guarantee a booking — our education team will follow up to confirm availability and details.
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Museum Floor
Explore six exhibits, the stage, and a sensory-friendly room. Students follow curiosity and joy from one hands-on experience to the next.
Mezzanine
Take the piano stairs to Step Up to Science and Jane’s Innovation Station. Students explore STEM principles in a hands-on, collaborative environment.