Teacher Resources
Enjoy using these complimentary classroom resources to support and enhance student learning about our Western history and heritage.
The collection of new lesson plans, character education curriculum, video clips, podcasts and traveling trunks will help bring the past alive. Be sure to inform your students of the vast array of primary sources at their fingertips through our online Dickinson Research Center, too.
Looking to grow professionally? Invite us to your school or district for hands-on teacher in-service opportunities.
Teacher Resources
NEW! Social Studies Curriculum
Enhance student learning of Oklahoma Academic and National Social Studies Standards through classroom-ready lessons, complete with primary sources and inquiry-based strategies that develop independent, as well as collaborative critical thinking skills.
➢Old and New: Keepers of Native Cultures (Grades K-2)
➢Back in the Saddle Again (Grades 3-4)
➢Black Cowboys of the West (OKH/USH)
➢Art of the American West (MS/HS)
➢Military Service on the Frontier Lesson (MS/HS)
➢Women of the West Lesson (MS)
➢Stewards of the West Lesson (HS)
Character Education (Coming Soon!)
A Cowboy’s Code: Grades PK-3 (Coming Soon!)
The Code of the West serves as a foundation for our character development program. Using popular children’s literature, young children (ages 4-8) learn about our shared values and the importance of serving others.
A Cowboy’s Code: Grades 4-5 (Coming Soon!)
Children (ages 9-11) enhance their understanding of the Code of the West through both children’s literature and non-fictional tales of historical individuals who made a difference in their communities.
Living the Code: Grades 6-12 (Coming Soon!)
Young people (ages 12-18) explore the deeper messages of the Code of the West through explorations of the West’s most impactful people and groups, whose character exemplifies the meaning of civic virtue, self-reliance, and caring for humanity.
Educational Resources
NEW! Professional Development Opportunities
The Museum invites districts, schools and teachers to enjoy a partnership in education by providing interactive and engaging training sessions led by experienced educators and curriculum leaders. Contact us to schedule our free in-services, offered on-site or via remote learning. (Appropriate for Grades 3-12.)
pmerrill@nationalcowboymuseum.org
Seeing is Believing, Investigations of Imagery, Art, and Artifacts
Exploring Inquiry: The 5-E Lesson Design Model
The Dickinson Research Center
The Dickinson Research Center (DRC) is a specialized library and archive dedicated to preserving and providing access to an extensive collection of materials related to the American West. It includes significant documents, books, periodicals, films, photograph, oral histories and more. The DRC offers public access to its collections, as well as assistance in academic research, to engage and inform guests about the significance of the American West in national and global contexts.
Digital Discovery
This dynamic collection of video content is built upon the Museum’s art, artifacts and exhibitions. Each piece of content is crafted to complement and enhance your educational objectives, making history resonate with today’s tech-savvy learners. With Digital Discovery, you’re connecting students to the experts and history makers that define Western heritage!
Traveling Trunks
Whether setting the stage for a Museum visit or enhancing your curriculum, Traveling Trunks are the perfect resource. They include artifacts, tools, clothing, images of artwork from the Museum’s collection, primary source activities, assessment suggestions, and story books to share with students. Best of all? They’re yours to borrow – free of charge! Simply pick them up and return them when you’re done. Don’t miss this opportunity to bring history to life in your classroom!
