Hill Country Activities - Teachers and Parents Page

Teacher Directions:

• Make a Bat K-2: Students create a picture of a bison using coffee grounds.
• Make a Popcorn Bluebonnet K-2: Toothpicks and toilet tissue tubes make up into a prickly pear cactus.
• "Ode to a Bluebonnet" Grade 4 Language Arts: Students create an acrostic poem.

Additional Resources:

• Texas Treasures: Wetlands (PDF 1 MB)
• Other Regional Activities
• Teacher Tool Kit

Field Trip Destinations:

• Visit a State Park in the Hill Country
• Explore a Wildlife Management Area in Hill Country

Student Pages for Hill Country:

Big Kids: (Upper Elementary)

• About the Hill Country
• Hill Country Wildlife
• Hill Country History

Little Kids: (K - 2)

• About the Hill Country

Multiple Levels:

• Fun Activities for the Hill Country (Student version)
• Color Hill Country Animals Simple coloring pages of animals found in Hill Country. These are web pages. Choose "Print Friendly" at the top for best results when printing.

More Student Pages About Texas

• Other Texas Regions
• Coloring, activity books and Learn About Texas books Download full versions here for classroom and personal use. (pdf)
• Texas Symbols
• Color Texas Animals Larger list of coloring pages of Texas animals. These are web pages. Choose "Print Friendly" at the top for best results when printing.
• Outdoor Kids Template for a student journal, activity ideas for nature and history study as well as recreation opportunities.