Curriculum
For Teachers
Download our Teacher's Guide(PDF, 8MB) to prepare for your class trip to the park.
The Waco Mammoth National Monument has designed the free activities below especially for educators. These resources are aligned with Texas educational standards and combine multiple subject areas. Choose from worksheets, craft projects, and complete lesson plans to bring the Ice Age to your classroom.
Primary School Resources
- Make A Fossil(PDF, 558KB) (interdisciplinary lesson plan)
- S is for Science, Part 1(PDF, 3MB) (alphabet exercise with a scientific theme, A-M)
- S is for Science, Part 2(PDF, 4MB) (alphabet exercise with a scientific theme, N-Z)
- I Am Not A Dinosaur(PDF, 380KB) (coloring activity about mammoths and dinosaurs)
- Mammoth Trumpet(PDF, 348KB) (fun craft activity)
- Ice Age Shadow Match(PDF, 709KB) (shape-matching worksheet)
- Alphabetizing Big Critters(PDF, 201KB) (alphabetization practice worksheet)
- Ice Age Fractions(PDF, 804KB) (introduction to fractions worksheet)
- Ice Age Syllables(PDF, 241KB) (syllable practice activity)
- Mammoth Word Search(PDF, 217KB) (fun word search puzzle)
- Mammoth Writing Paper(PDF, 204KB) (decorated, lined paper)
Elementary School Resources
- Make-A-Fossil(PDF, 558KB) (interdisciplinary lesson plan)
- Tabletop Timescale(PDF, 175KB) (constructible visual aid)
- Waco Mammoth Site Journal(PDF, 284KB) (foldable travel log to use during field trip)
- I Am Not A Dinosaur(PDF, 380KB) (coloring activity about mammoths and dinosaurs)
- What is a Mammoth?(PDF, 264KB) (grade 2-3 reading comprehension and coloring activity)
- Columbian Mammoths Giants of the Ice Age(PDF, 271KB) (grade 4-5 reading comprehension activity)
- Comparing Cousins(PDF, 351KB) (grade 4-6 reading, best used with Mammoths and Mastodons)
- Decoding Names(PDF, 705KB) (root-word activity)
- Pleistocene Food Scene(PDF, 642KB) (food chain worksheet)
- Mammoths and Mastodons(PDF, 477KB) (introduction to Venn diagrams)
- The Traveling Mammoth(PDF, 384KB) (angle measuring worksheet)
- Fossil Coordinates(PDF, 456KB) (introduction to grid coordinates)
- Mammoth Writing Paper(PDF, 204KB) (decorated, lined paper)
Educational Standards Alignment For School Programs
Other Classroom Resources
Informational Booklets and Guides
- BARK Ranger Booklet(PDF, 1MB)
- Bird Booklet(PDF, 6MB)
- Bugs Booklet(PDF, 2MB)
- Plants Booklet(PDF, 373KB)
- Reptiles Booklet(PDF, 681KB)
- Self Guide Booklet(PDF, 3MB)
- Distance Learning Booklet(PDF, 7MB)
- Visitor Guide(PDF, 480KB)
- Trails Guide(PDF, 7MB)
- Jr Ranger Booklet(PDF, 9MB)