The Magic of Community

Program Overview

Students will travel back in time to learn about how the community of Cliff Palace lived and worked together. By comparing activities in present-day communities to those of the past, students will discover the importance of working together to achieve common goals.

PDF: Teachers Lesson Plan
PDF: Student Explorer Journal

 

Teacher-led Activities

The following activities provide an overview of Mesa Verde National Park and an introduction to Pueblo history. If you have scheduled a live ranger-led session for this program, these three activities must be completed beforehand.

Activity 1: Mesa Verde: A Living Place

Activity 2: School Tour

Activity 3: A Magical Village: A Virtual Cliff Palace Experience (Short Film)

 

Ranger-led Live Program

To schedule a ranger-led live program to accompany this program material please review our main virtual learning webpage.

Logistics

• Program are 45 to 55 minutes in length.
• Videoconferencing format for programs include Zoom, Google Classroom through Hangouts, Microsoft Teams or any other web-based service you use for class.
• A 2-minute equipment check and connectivity test will be conducted an hour before the scheduled live program.