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This section includes ready-made lesson plans that incorporate various subjects including Texas Ranger History, simple and complex map making, art, and literature. 

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Grade 1          Grade 2         Grade 3         Grades 4-7         Grades 8-11

Grade 1
Students will examine the Museum galleries identified on the map as well as the symbols in the key and their meaning.  Finally the class will color a picture of the Brazos River and paste it along the Northern side of the building. 

Materials included in download Packet:

- Instructions with associated TEKS
- Map
- Map symbols
- Compass Rose directions

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Grade 2
Students will learn about the significance of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and will identify and label the Museum galleries numbered on the map. 
They will also identify the symbols in the key and their meaning.  Finally the class will listen to directions and draw their route through the museum according to the compass rose.

Materials included in download packet:

- Instructions with associate TEKS
- Map
- List of Museum Galleries (Key)
- Statement of Museum Purpose
- Compass Rose instructions

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Grade 3 - Coming Soon

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Grades 4-7
The History of A Texas Legacy: A Ranger Service Map Students will use Internet resources to research and study the legacy of Texas Rangers and then create a unique Ranger Service map of the State with a corresponding legend and written report.

Materials needed:

- Instructions and Rubric (included in download packet)
- Map of Texas (included in download packet)
- Computer & Internet Resources
- Map Pencils, crayons, marker and/or magazine
- Cutouts to illustrate the map

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Grades 8-11
- Click here to link to Traveling Trunks for grades 8-11

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