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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Farmer and the Cowman

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
What is the difference between a ranch and a farm? After reading and discussing the provided background information, young agriculturalists will color, cut, and create neat little booklets that show the differences between ranches and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Next Year's Seeds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Reading, a math game, and a simulation activity provide the engagement on a lesson about seeds and crops. Learners in grades two through four read an informational passage about crops, seeds, and farming. They highlight important...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Horses

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this horses writing worksheet, students color a very detailed picture of some horses in a corral. On the provided lines. students write about the picture.
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Article
Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Cattle Ranchers

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Read about big horns, big ranches, and even bigger legends.
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Article
Texas A&M University

Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: The De Leon Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduce yourself to the De Leon's Colony, the only predominantly Mexican colony in Texas in the United States established by Martin De Leon in 1824. De Leon was one of the several impresarios in Texas who was granted colonization...
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Handout
Other

Texas Beyond History: Early Ranching on the Northern Frontier of New Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of early ranching during the westward expansion and the cattle boom from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century.
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Website
Other

Cowboy Photographer: Erwin E. Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about cowboys and the early west through Mr. Smith's art. Teaching resources are also supplied.
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Handout
Other

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the history of the Texas Rangers beginning in 1821 with Mexico's Independence from Spain and covering the years up until the present day. The information can also be downloaded in PDF format.
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Website
Other

Ag Web: Agricultural Information, Tools, and Service

For Students 9th - 10th
AgWeb.com provides the latest news in agriculture, as well as weather and market information, helpful agricultural tools, and more.
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Ranching

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of ranching in the state of Texas, and how this practice shaped the state's history.
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Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Almanac: Ranching in a Changing Land

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the traditional Texas professions of ranching and farming have changed throughout the history of Texas.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Hiding of Black Bill by O. Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes the full text of a classic short story by O. Henry, "The Hiding of Black Bill." This story is part of the classic literature collection from Classic Reader.