RANGER SCHOOL
Self-paced, park-grounded courses — taught by the Ranger. Pick a topic and learn the story behind any park.
One topic, many parks — follow it across the system.
Every NPS lesson plan, grounded in its park.
Pirates of North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Introduction to the Kecoughtan People: "Home" in an Indigenous Tidewater Virginia Town
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
The Chesapeake Bay in John Smith's Time
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Pack Your Wagon
California National Historic Trail
Horses and Humans: Shackleford Horses Unit
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Traveling Safely in the Desert
Canyonlands National Park
Geology pt 3: Rock Types in National Parks
Capitol Reef National Park
A Fish's Journey
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Civil Rights Leaders Bingo
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Louisiana Life
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
"Fog" by Carl Sandburg (Grades 3-5)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg Through Time (Grades 3-5)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg's Connemara (Grades 3-5) Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg: Biographer of Lincoln (Grades 3-5)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Why People Move: Human Migration (Grades 3-5) Lesson 1 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Why People Move: Introduction to Using Primary Sources (Grades 3-5) Lesson 3 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Why People Move: The Changing Roles of Minorities (Grades 3-5) Lesson 2 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Coquina: The Mighty Tiny Shell
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
DBQ Essay: Effects of Spanish Rule
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Florida Animal Adaptations
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Food Chains
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Life of a Spanish Soldier
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Native American and European Encounters
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Pre and Post Field Trip Activities
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument