• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

    Mississippi

    National River & Recreation Area Minnesota

Curriculum Materials

Teacher Resources
The Mississippi River offers teachers a perfect theme to link subject matter across the entire curriculum – science, history, cultures, geography, reading, writing, art, music, computer learning, and more. Our teacher resources offer a wide variety of classroom activities and recommended materials.
Mississippi River Discovery Packs
The Mississippi River Discovery Pack include everything needed to explore the park and the Mississippi River including activity cards, binoculars, magnifying lenses, bird calls, easy-to-use nature guides, and more!
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Songs of the Mississippi River
There are many interesting stories and unique people along the Mississippi River, some of which have inspired ‘Songs of the Mississippi River’. These songs reflect the eight educational themes presented by the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. Sheet music, teacher materials and song mp3s are are available for download.
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Did You Know?

Mussels, One being in a person's hand

Certain freshwater mussels can live to more than 100 years in the right conditions. This lifespan is one of the longest for any creature on earth.