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  • Flowering Plant Reproduction in the Tallgrass Prairie

    • Type: Lesson Plan
    • Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
    • Subjects: Science
    Green stalks with purple flowers and a prairie in the background

    Learn about the prairie at its best

  • Butterflies, Hummingbirds, and Bees Oh My! Pollinators on the Tallgrass Prairie

    • Type: Lesson Plan
    • Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
    • Subjects: Science
    Underwing of Monarch butterfly on red flower

    Learn about pollinators.

  • Fort Larned National Historic Site

    Fort Larned Around the Room Scavenger Hunt

    • Type: Lesson Plan
    • Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
    • Subjects: Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
    • Tags: Fort Larned National Historic Site,fort larned,Santa Fe Trail,Plains Indians,Kansas
    Dark clouds fly above Fort Larned

    In this lesson, students will learn about Fort Larned and its impact on people and lands around it. Students will take part in an around the room scavenger hunt as they read and answer questions.

  • Fort Larned National Historic Site

    Life at a Frontier Fort

    • Type: Lesson Plan
    • Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
    • Subjects: Social Studies
    • Tags: Education,curriculum,curriculum materials,teacher resources,lesson plans,Frontier Fort
    A black and white photo of three men in army uniforms standing in-front of a stone building.

    In this lesson, students will examine those who lived at a frontier fort, their daily duties, and how their lives compare to today. Students will then apply their knowledge to write an imaginary letter describing their life at the fort.

  • Fort Larned National Historic Site

    Footsteps of a Frontier Soldier

    • Type: Field Trips
    • Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
    • Subjects: Social Studies
    • Tags: field trip,Frontier Fort,Education
    A large 37 star American flag blows in the wind over an open parade ground.

    Follow the footsteps of those who called Fort Larned home.

  • Fort Larned National Historic Site

    Dwellings of Fort Larned: An Earthy Experience

    • Type: Field Trips
    • Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
    • Subjects: Social Studies
    • Tags: Kansas,indian wars,Forts
    Black & white photo of remnants of an adobe brick wall.

    Fort Larned was established on the Santa Fe Trail in 1859. The soldiers built crude dugouts, sod and adobe shelters, and a picket stockade fencing for the animals. Students will explore the construction and the living conditions of the fort dwellings.

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1767 KS Hwy 156
Larned, KS 67550

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