Paths of Life
Resources for Teachers and Parents

Activities and resources related to the exhibit

• Tohono O'odham Stick Dice Game
• Sheep to Textile Game
• Designing Navajo Rugs
• Southwest Native American Crossword Puzzle (6th grade & up) PDF* - 235K
• Native Cultures of the Southwest Word Search (2nd–5th grade) PDF* - 135K
• Native Languages of Arizona
  Online version of the kiosk in the exhibition.

Materials specifically designed for use before or during your visit 

We strongly recommend that teachers review and use the following materials, especially if you are coming to the Paths of Life exhibition on a self-guided visit (as opposed to a guided tour). These materials—designed to be printed out—also complement guided tours.

• Teacher Resource Materials PDF* - 876K
  Background information (including a map) on the American Indian tribes in the Paths of Life exhibition written for the teacher.
• Self-Guided Discovery Hunts for Paths of Life (These are more extensive than the materials below called Student and Children's Activities, but cover only six of the cultural groups in the exhibit. They are based on the information presented in our guided tour program. Please use these to make your students' experience in the gallery more enriching.)
  • Seri (2nd–5th grades) PDF* - 921K
  • Seri (6th and up grades) PDF* - 687K
  • Yaqui (2nd–5th grades) PDF* - 715K
  • Yaqui (6th and up grades) PDF* - 728K
  • O'odham (2nd–5th grades) PDF* - 637K
  • O'odham (6th and up grades) PDF* - 723K
  • Apache (2nd–5th grades) PDF* - 883K
  • Apache (6th and up grades) PDF* - 643K
  • Navajo (2nd–5th grades) PDF* - 697K
  • Navajo (6th and up grades) PDF* - 618K
  • Hopi (2nd–5th grades) PDF* - 731K
  • Hopi (6th and up grades) PDF* - 654K
• Student Activities for Self-Guided Paths of Life Visit (5th–9th grade) PDF* - 799K
  Coordinated with the Teacher Resource Materials (above), this packet is designed to be started in the classroom and completed in the Paths of Life exhibition by students. Includes a map, background information on tribes, and activities to do in the galleries. Please print one for each student and bring them with you to the museum. Teachers taking guided tours may find these materials useful for post-visit activities.
• Children’s Activities to supplement Paths of Life Tour (K–4th grade) PDF* - 541K
  Fun activities for younger kids and kids at heart! Appropriate for self-guided visits or after a guided tour. Includes puzzles, word matches, coloring, and mask-making activities related to the Paths of Life exhibition. Print out and make one copy for each child.

Materials specifically designed for after your visit

These activities are for use in the classroom or at home after a visit to the museum.

• Student Post-Visit Activities PDF*
  Are you a Paths of Life expert? Complete the worksheets and word searches to find out. Note: includes materials from temporarily discontinued prehistory tours.
• Teacher Post-Visit Answer Key PDF*
  Answer key for Student Post-Visit Activities above.