Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site - For Teachers (U.S. National Park Service)

NPS Photo, Naomi Shibata.

Environmental education.

Educational Opportunities With Hubbell Trading Post NHS

Hubbell Trading Post NHS welcomes student visitation and is ready to accommodate various educational standards
Park resources can often be helpful tools for teachers to accomplish educational goals
Traveling Trunks are available from many parks and the cost is usually limited to postage.

Materials to loan may be restricted to certain uses or certain areas of the country, and available in limited quantities.
Hubbell Trading Post NHS offers Ranger led interpretive programs and other opportunities for students to understand the importance of natural and cultural heritage.
Pick up a curriculum guide at the Hubbell Trading Post visitor center. Lesson plans include:
o        National Park Service

o        Hubbell Trading Post (Social Studies and Economics)

o        Environmental Studies: Cloud Study (Using Globe curricula www.globe.gov)

o        Environmental Studies: Local Plants

o        Environmental Studies: Soils Field Study

o        Environmental Studies: PuebloColoradoWash
Click each of the following lesson plan titles for your use:
Art Compare and Contrast
Art Show Advertising Activity
Whatcha' Gonna Trade?
>Trading Cards for 'Whatcha' Gonna Trade?
Talkin' Tokens
Oral History Lesson Plan
Research Poster
Hogan Sweet Hogan
>Make a Model of a Hogan
To augment the curriculum we have various fieldguides and students may participate in the Hubbell Trading Post Junior Ranger program.
Interactive programming for the entire National Park Service is on the internet at www.nps.gov providing virtual field trips, research information, teacher and kid resources, fun and games.
WebRangers is the on-line Junior Ranger program that's packed with fun and games. http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/

For information on scheduling a class field trip and to submit a fee waiver request for your class, call (928) 755-3475 or click here. You may also use the above email link to contact the park to borrow the Hubbell Trading Post NHS's traveling trunk, filled with hands-on weaving materials.

NPS Photograph

Annual Sheep Is Life workshop.

TEACHER TO RANGER TO TEACHER
This program enables professional educators to spend time working as park rangers, often living in the park. They perform various duties depending on their interests and the needs of the park, including developing and presenting interpretive programs for the general public, staffing the visitor center desk, developing curriculum-based materials for the park, or working on special projects. Click the title to learn more about this national program.

Navajo Churro Sheep
Please use one of the two following leaflets for your lessons on Churro sheep.

Activity Worksheets
Use these worksheets during your visit to the park.
(The worksheets are adaptable for use in your classroom.)

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