Junior Ranger Program

What is the National Park Service? What does it mean to be a Ranger? Who used to live here? What was left behind? Bring the whole family and explore Casa Grande Ruins National Monument with our Junior Ranger activities booklet. When you've completed your booklet, you'll receive a junior Ranger Badge. more...

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Paper models of the Casa Grande let you compare today's view with what the Great House looked like when it was being used.

Build a pair of paper models of the Casa Grande to see what the years have done to the Great House. Print the (PDF) pages, color the pictures, cut along the solid edge lines, and fold on the dashed lines to make your models.

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Preview of coloring page

Color a picture of the Casa Grande Ruins (PDF). See which surrounding plants and animals you recognize. How many animals can you find in the picture? What is special about the tall cacti? What color would you pick for the sheltering roof that protects the remains of the Casa Grande?

Do you like puzzles?

How well do you know the story of the Casa Grande Ruins? You can test your knowledge of the Sonoran Desert people using word searches (PDF). Or figure out who was who in Casa Grande history by solving a crossword puzzle (PDF).

Needs some help or want to check your answers? Crossword answers here and keep searching those squares for word searches.