• Sunlight illuminates the top of historic Mission San José de Tumacácori church.

    Tumacácori

    National Historical Park Arizona

Life Along the Santa Cruz - Guide for 1st-3rd Grades

Life Along the Santa Cruz River introduces primary aged students to the culture and environment of Southern Arizona, specifically along the Santa Cruz River Valley. All activities are hands-on and easy to reproduce in the classroom. Most appropriate for 2nd and 3rd grades, the lessons can be easily adapted to kindergarten and 1st grades.

The guide may be downloaded and copied from this site. Depending upon your computer capability, you may either view or print all the guide, or else by chapter . Choose one of the links below that works best for you.

Teacher Guides are also available in hard copy. To request one, please call (520) 398-2341.




VIEW THE ENTIRE GUIDE


2.172 MB

VIEW OR PRINT THE GUIDE BY CHAPTERS


Introduction


388 KB


Unit 1 - The O'odham


356 KB


Unit 2 - The Apache


248 KB


Unit 3 - The Mexican-Americans


415 KB


Unit 4 - Tree of Life


515 KB


Unit 5 - River Critters


557 KB


Unit 6 - Basura-Alias Trash


140 KB


Did You Know?

Tumacácori Mission church, ca. 1889

Construction of the Franciscan church at Tumacácori took place from about 1800 through the early 1820s. Due to lack of funds, the plans for the structure not only had to be modified, the building was never finished.