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RANGER SCHOOL

Learn the parks

Self-paced, park-grounded courses — taught by the Ranger. Pick a topic and learn the story behind any park.

All courses

Every NPS lesson plan, grounded in its park.

Where is the Native Forest?

Science2 lessons

Channel Islands National Park

A Journey on the C&O Canal

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Let's Learn About Seeds

Science3 lessons

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

The Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies4 lessons

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

The C&O Canal, A Place of Refuge, Recreation, and Reflection: 4th Grade Lesson

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Daisy Lee Gatson Bates (1914-1999)

Social Studies3 lessons

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

You’re the Justice! A Landmark Case in Supreme Court History

Social Studies3 lessons

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

“All the World is Watching Us”: The Crisis at Little Rock Central High School, 1954-1957

Social Studies3 lessons

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

“Great things happen in small places...”: Government Authority and Civil Rights Activism in Arkansas, 1954-1959

Social Studies3 lessons

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

Brigadier General Charles Young: The Responsible Leader!

Social Studies4 lessons

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Discover Colonel Young's Protest Ride for Equality and Country: A Lightning Lesson from Teaching with Historic Places, featuring the historic Colonel Charles Young House

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

What is a Buffalo Soldier to Wear?

Social Studies3 lessons

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Clara Barton's House: Home of the American Red Cross

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies4 lessons

Clara Barton National Historic Site

Ciclo de Rocas

Science3 lessons

Colorado National Monument

Hard Core Rock

Science3 lessons

Colorado National Monument

Roca, Roca, Roca

Science3 lessons

Colorado National Monument

Art Speaks! Visual Arts & the Significance of Place

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies5 lessons

Colonial National Historical Park

Civilian Conservation Corps

Social Studies4 lessons

Colonial National Historical Park

I Know That Tune! Folk Music, Traditions, Opinions, & Historical Facts

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Colonial National Historical Park

Interacting with Yorktown Through Outdoor Activities

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies2 lessons

Colonial National Historical Park

The Chesapeake Bay in John Smith's Time

Literacy and Language ArtsScience3 lessons

Colonial National Historical Park

#Hashtag it out!!!!

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies2 lessons

Cowpens National Battlefield

Battle of Cowpens – Reader’s Theater Script for Classroom

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Cowpens National Battlefield

Boy, What a Day! January 17, 1781

Literacy and Language ArtsSocial Studies3 lessons

Cowpens National Battlefield