Kansas Day in the Classroom
Happy 165th Birthday Kansas!
On January 29, 2026, Kansas will celebrate its 165th birthday! A variety of materials are available here to help make your Kansas Day unique and unforgettable.
Kansas Day at the Museum - Join us for an in-person Kansas Day celebration at the Kansas Museum of History! Enjoy live performances, hands-on demonstrations, make & take activities, and more! We kindly ask that school groups register in advance using the provided link - https://forms.office.com/g/1aLFYrHTMc.
Kansas Day Edventure 2026 - A free virtual Kansas Day field trip. Enjoy a variety of presentations by Kansas Historical Society staff, and other organizations from around Kansas. Edventure at Wichita Public Schools offers both live and prerecorded Kansas Day programming for Kansas students everywhere. Kansas Museum of History staff will be presenting live programs on:
- Kansas State Symbols, 9:30-10:00 a.m.
- Famous Kansans, 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Kansas Day for Kansas Schools - This 1882 publication marks the start of the statewide Kansas Day celebration familiar to Kansans today. It provides information and exercises for use in every 1882 Kansas school on topics such as Kansas history, geography, poems, songs, and politics together with excerpts from the state constitution, a list of Kansas "firsts," and a history of the origin of Kansas Day.
Lessons, Activities, and Videos for Planning Your Kansas Day
- State symbols and daily life for people moving to Kansas in the mid- to late-1800s
- Kansas state government and Capitol
- Notable Kansans
Other resources on Kansas topics
- Traveling Resource Trunks - Some trunks can be adapted for distance learning.
- Virtual and Video - virtual tours, videos, and Nearpod lessons
- Enrichment Activities - supplemental, make and take, and coloring page activities along with a variety of resource materials
- Read Kansas! Lessons
Games
Kansas Trivia
- Easy questions
- Easy answers
- Moderate difficulty questions
- Moderate difficulty answers
- Difficult questions
- Difficult answers
Materials to Purchase
- Color Kansas Characters - poster/coloring book with brief biographies
- Kansas A to Z - colorfully illustrated for early readers
- Kansas Symbols Coloring Book
- Real People. Real Stories. activity books - featuring seven people in Kansas history, with puzzles, games, and stories
- Museum Store Online - offering a variety of other materials available to assist you in planning your Kansas Day commemoration.
