MAKE MACKINAC YOUR CLASSROOM!

Shepler's offers more than just a boat ride to Mackinac Island. We provide an exciting educational adventure for students of all ages. See what we can do for your student group.

•  Fun and educational information packets for teachers. We will send you a curriculum based packet after you have made a reservation with us.   It will include lesson plans, puzzles, and a scavenger hunt that your students can do while on the Island.

•  FREE package planning. Leave the planning to us! We customize each Island package to your group's needs. Fort Mackinac visit, carriage tour, butterflies, and more - we can handle it!

•  We offer comps! Receive one free adult ferry ticket for every 20 paid students!

•  Priority boarding. Your group will be the first to board the vessel for Mackinac Island, so your students will stay together.

•  Luggage tags for your Mackinac Island hotel can be pre-shipped to your school.

•  To honor your school group, your school name will be posted on our welcome board the day you arrive.

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RESERVE NOW:

Call one of our field trip coordinators at 1-800-828-6157or E-mail us at: groups@sheplersferry.com for info or to reserve your spot in history!

We look forward to helping you teach your students more about the cultural and environmental heritage of Michigan. Start your educational adventure today by calling one of our student group experts about your fieldtrip to Mackinac Island!

GAMES:

Word Search Puzzle (download)
Locate words relating to the Mackinac Bridge listed beneath the puzzle in the word bank. The words run vertically and horizontally, backwards and forward. After you have locacted all the words, use the remaining letters beginning at the top of the puzzle to fill in the blanks at the bottom of the page to reveal a secret message.

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COOL LINKS FOR TEACHERS & STUDENTS:

Mackinac for Kids at the Mackinac State Historic Parks
http://kids.mackinacparks.com/
This is a wonderful site for both students and teachers. There are interactive activities for students and it features a fantastic teacher resource section, including lesson plans and instructional materials that will help you with your Michigan history unit and it will aid you as you prepare your students for their Mackinac Island fieldtrip.

DiscoverySchool.com
http://school.discovery.com/
This Discovery Channel related website includes many different free resources for teachers in subjects ranging from science to social studies. It features a great Puzzlemaker tool for both word and number puzzles, lesson plans and teaching ideas, a Clip Art gallery, and Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators that has helpful links to other educator websites.

Michigan Historical Markers
http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm
This site lets you search for historic markers around the state. You can loacte markers by topic or county.

TEACH Great Lakes!
http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/
This is a great website that has a wealth of information about the Great Lakes and how we must work to preserve this important natural resource. Topics range from the environment to history and culture, geography to pollution.

Lake Carriers' Association
http://www.lcaships.com/
For information about shipping on the Great Lakes, the freighters that ply our waters, and the issues facing this industry.

Teach-nology.com
http://www.teach-nology.com/
This site allows you access to lesson plan ideas, worksheets, and rubrics. There is some advertising associated with this site but you still may find some of their offerings helpful as you develop new lesson plans or classroom worksheets.

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