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Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Read With a Park Ranger: If I Were A Park Ranger
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Read a book with a Park Ranger! Join us in reading If I Were A Park Ranger written By Catherine Stier. While reading this book, students will learn what it is like to be a Park Ranger: what Park Rangers do, where they work, and all the amazing experiences they get to have! Students will learn about the different types of National Parks and all the hard work that the Park Rangers do to make assure the National Parks are safe and fun for visitors.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Park Rangers Protect, Learn, and Explore
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

At Cowpens National Battlefield, the teacher reads information about national parks and the job of park rangers. Students will learn how the actions of humans can affect the survival of plants and animals, and will also learn how they can participate in the Junior Ranger and WebRanger programs!

Grand Teton National Park

Ask a Ranger at Grand Teton National Park
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Flip your classroom! Grand Teton National Park has a variety of science and history to intrigue your whole class, so let your students’ curiosity take the lead.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Read with a Park Ranger, Buffalo Soldier Stories
  • Type: Guest Speakers
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Our Read with a Ranger program allows students to explore the stories of the Buffalo Soldiers. Discover their adventures out west and the various National Parks they cared for. Learn about where the Buffalo Soldiers served, who inspired them, and what they accomplished between 1866 and the Korean War. The various books are suitable for grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Contains lessons of courage, bravery, and resilience.

Glacier National Park

Ask a Ranger: Living and Working in Glacier National Park
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Park Rangers have a wealth of knowledge about Glacier National Park, living in rural Montana, and more. Tap into these stores of knowledge through a short presentation followed by an informal question and answer session that is available to groups of all ages. Topics can cover the flora, fauna, glaciers, geology, biology, and cultural history of Glacier, as well as careers in the National Park Service. The education staff at Glacier can visit your classroom for free via the

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Read With a Ranger: Our National Parks Need You
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Read a book with a Park Ranger! Join us in reading Our National Parks Need You by Stacy Tornio. This book shows how students can protect National Parks to make keep them safe and beautiful for future visitors. It encourages students to stay on the marked paths, take pictures instead of souvenirs, and to find beauty in each part of the park.

First Ladies National Historic Site

Chat with a Ranger!
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Chat with a Ranger is appropriate for ANY grade level! In this program, students learn about First Ladies National Historic Site, the park service, and the ranger themselves as they interact in live time with a uniformed ranger. After an introduction to the National Park Service the ranger will address questions from the classroom. Classrooms can prepare and send questions ahead of time if desired.

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Ask a Ranger
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Ask a Ranger provides an opportunity for your classroom to interact with a Timpanogos Cave park ranger through a live and interactive lesson via the Internet. Students will prepare questions ahead of time and spend 30-60 minutes with the ranger discussing Timpanogos Cave geology, biology, conservation and human history, as well as what it's like to be a Park ranger and work for the National Park Service.

Homestead National Historical Park

Territorial Ranges
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In the "Territorial Ranges" activity, students will look at the first Americans and why they moved.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Where's the Ranger?
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Use teamwork to play a game of 20 questions with the ranger to guess their National Park site. SHHH don’t give it away, the answer is Sleeping Bear Dunes. Great for students of all ages, but a basic knowledge of US geography is helpful.

Prince William Forest Park

Ranger in a Rucksack
  • Type: Media for Loan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Identify trees and leaves all on your own with our innovative 'ranger in a rucksack' program. Self-guided activities and informational tools help you be your own ranger.

Ask a Ranger!
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Are you sharing career opportunities with your students? Do you love national parks and their amazing resources? Invite Park Rangers in as guest speakers through live video conferencing!

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Ask A Park Ranger - Living and Working in Glacier Bay, Alaska
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Park rangers have a wealth of knowledge about the National Park System, the park where they work, life as a ranger, and more. Tap into these stores of knowledge through an informal question and answer session with a Glacier Bay National Park ranger. Topics can cover the flora, fauna, glaciers, geology, and cultural history of Glacier Bay, as well as life in rural Alaska, careers in the National Park Service, and more.

Ask a Ranger at Big Bend National Park - All Grades
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Dive deeper into this remote desert wonderland with an interactive question-and-answer program for groups of all ages. Meet with a ranger to discuss various Big Bend topics. Let us know your interests, and we will tailor a program for you! (30-45 minutes)

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Teacher-Ranger-Teacher
  • Type: Teacher-Ranger-Teacher
  • Grade Levels: Graduate Level (Masters, PhD)

Looking for a one of a kind professional development experience? Look no further! Become Cane River Creole NHP's Teacher-Ranger-Teacher and join the Park Rangers in reaching children in new and unique ways. Receive course credit through the University of Colorado Denver in this 8-week immersive experience.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Read with a Ranger Saltypie
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

As one of the contributing creators of the Natchez Trace, the Choctaw Nation played a pivotal role in Mississippi. They initially occupied the bottom third of the state, before their staged removal to Oklahoma. This program discusses the concepts of family, strength, and resiliency in terminology appropriate for elementary-aged children, while staying true to the concepts of race and removal along the Natchez Trace.

Alaska Public Lands

Ask an Alaskan Ranger!
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Fulfill your students' curiosity about Alaska by speaking with a park ranger at the Alaska Public Lands Information Center!

Rocky Mountain National Park

What Rangers Do
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Have you ever wondered what types of rangers it takes to protect the 429 National Park Service sites across the country? Join an education ranger as they explore these roles throughout the park service and see examples of these rangers at Rocky!

Gateway Arch National Park

MO Outdoor Rangers
  • Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Splash your way through a week of water fun. Paddle your way through our great Missouri waterways, build a creek dam and explore nature’s water creatures, and catch a big one fishing the shores of Missouri’s parks and public lands.

Hot Springs National Park

What's in the Ranger's Backpack
  • Type: Guest Speakers
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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“What’s in a Rangers Backpack” is an interactive program to introduce students to the National Park Service and prepare them to visit Hot Springs National Park. The program involves discussion of the meaning of parks, introduces students to the NPS symbol and the resources protected by national parks, and discusses the NPS sites here in Arkansas. This program is ideal for students preparing to visit Hot Springs or part of the Every Kid Outdoors program.