Lessons and activities for students grades K-5
Standards-based and self-paced lessons that engage students with Autry collections through interactive activities and connections to home and today (downloadable in pdf). Includes both single and multiple-day lessons.
- Cowboy & Cowgirl Activity Sheet
- Cowboy & Cowgirl Activity Sheet (Spanish)
- Six Trails West
- Six Trails West (Spanish)
- American West Mystery RIddle Activity
- American West Mystery Riddle Activity (Spanish)
- Art in Nature
- Art in Nature (Spanish)
- Gold Rush Jobs Lesson
- Gold Rush Jobs Lesson (Spanish)
- Animals of the American West for grades K-2
- Animals of the American West for grades K-2 (Spanish)
- Animals of the American West for grades 3-5
- Animals of the American West for grades 3-5 (Spanish)
- A Playful Past, Present, and Future
- A Playful Past, Present, and Future (Spanish)
- Who Lives in the American West for grades 3-5
- Who Lives in the American West for grades 3-5 (Spanish)
- Sculptures Lesson for grades 2-5
- Sculptures Lesson for grades 2-5 (Spanish)
- Sculptures Lesson for grades K-1
- Sculptures Lesson for grades K-1 (Spanish)
- Native Plant Leaf Rubbing Activity
- Native Plant Leaf Rubbing Activity (Spanish)
- Object Analysis Activity
- Object Analysis Activity (Spanish)
- Object Analysis Activity for Self-Guided Visits
- Object Analysis Activity for Self-Guided Visits (Spanish)
- Gold Rush Art Analysis Lesson
- Gold Rush Art Analysis Lesson (Spanish)
- Animals of the West Video Companion Worksheet
Videos
Ethnobotanical Garden Lesson
Lessons for students grades 6-12
Standards-based and self-paced lessons that engage students with Autry collections through interactive activities and connections to home and today (downloadable in pdf). Includes both single and multiple-day lessons.
- Westward Expansion Art Lesson
- Westward Expansion Art Lesson (Spanish)
- Art and Activism Lesson: Gold Rush
- Art and Activism Lesson: Gold Rush (Spanish)
- Art and Activism Lesson: Desert Community
- Art and Activism Lesson: Desert Commmunity (Spanish)
- Civil War Symbolism
- Civil War Symbolism (Spanish)
- Object Analysis Activity
- Object Analysis Activity (Spanish)
- Object Analysis Activity for Self-Guided Visits
- Object Analysis Activity for Self-Guided Visits (Spanish)
- What is the American West Lesson
- What is the American West Lesson (Spanish)
Video
Fun activities for all ages
- Coloring and Activity Pages from the We Heart P-22 book by Narrated Objects
- Kaufman Acquisition Exhibition Coloring Pages
- Yarnscapes 1: How to Crochet Leafy Daisies
- Yarnscapes 2: How to Crochet a Kite
- Yarnscapes 3: How to Crochet a Butterfly
- Yarnscapes 4: How to Crochet a California Poppy
- Yarnscapes 5: How to Crochet an Elderberry Leaf
- Yarnscapes 6: How to Crochet a Red-Tailed Hawk
Educational Programs at the Autry are sponsored by:
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