Learning is doing! Join in the fun!

The best way to learn is by doing! Join the National Barn Alliance with hands-on activities, classroom lessons, puzzles, and great barn books. Observe the unique characteristics of a barn or experience the time-honored process of building one and see beyond the boards to why America’s barns are so important.

Teamwork & Timbers

An education program where students of all ages can erect a quarter-scale, timber-frame model barn.  The NBA is connected to three different models that include a Dutch barn, a Mid-Western barn, and a New England barn. These 3-D hands-on, life-size puzzles routinely travel to classrooms to demonstrate historic construction techniques while challenging students to use their math, science, and engineering skills.

Watch a Teamwork & Timbers model in action.

Watch the short film, Building The Dutch Barn.

Student Resources

These classroom and student activities are directed towards youth in grades 4-12 and cover areas such as math and social studies.

A wide range of activities are available including:

• “Building a Barn Without Nails”
• Timber framing vocabulary
• Word search & crossword puzzle
• Extension activities that take students outside the classroom
• Barn poetry
• Experiencing a barn raising

Barn Books for Children

Enjoy some time well spent by sitting down with your favorite kid and reading them a book about barns! These books are available at major book retailers and online, but please check with your local book store first!