Bandelier National Monument Junior Ranger Challenge Booklet - PreK to 1st Grade

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Bandelier National Monument Junior Ranger Challenge booklet for PreK to 1st grade provides guided, place-based activities that build park respect and nature observation skills. It includes map-and-directions instructions for completing trail stops, a RESPECT AND PROTECT fill-in activity, and multiple matching or drawing games such as native plant uses, wildlife matching, bingo, dot-to-dot homes, petroglyph understanding, and a creek search using a water microscope. Safety and adult supervision requirements are clearly integrated throughout.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time25 min

AccessFree to download

Map & Directions

Respect and Protect

Native Plant Uses Matching Activity

Bandelier Bingo

Wildlife Match

Talus House Dot to Dot

Petroglyph Drawing Page

Creek Search

Free Page

Coloring Pages

Bandelier National Monument Junior Ranger Challenge Booklet PreK to 1st Grade Name: Map & Directions Some of the activities in this booklet have to be done in particular places. Look on the map for the location of the next activity you are doing. \#s refer to marked stops on the trail locations with shady benches are shown in gray Table of Contents Map & Directions...................􀀲 Respectand Protect..............4 Native Plant Uses Match........5 Bandelier Bingo....................6 Cavate Dot to Dot...................7 Petroglyph Drawing Page......8 Wildlife Match.......................9 Creek Search......................10 Free Page............................11 Tyuonyi Coloring Page......1􀀲 Nature Coloring Page........13 Abert’s Squirrel Maze.........14 Could I Live Without............15 􀀲 HOW TO BECOME A Bandelier Junior Ranger: 1. Pick up a pencil, colored pencils, and a clipboard in the visitor center. 2. Complete the RESPECT AND PROTECT activity WITH AN ADULT, plus 2 more of these activities during your visit to Bandelier today. You can attend a Ranger-led program to replace one of your activities. Just have the Ranger sign here: . 3. Return to the visitor center and give this booklet to a Ranger to complete your challenge. Make sure to bring the following items on your exploration: water, snacks, sunscreen, weather appropriate clothing, and shoes you can wear in the water (if you are going to do the creek activity, which we suggest saving it for last) . Please refer to the map and find the shady places on the trail to complete your activities. 3 RESPECT and PROTECT Fill in the Blanks! This activity is very important. You must complete it before starting on your challenge in the rest of the park. We suggest that you go to the back porch to do this activity. 1. Stay on the . 􀀲 . Climb only on the . 3. Look for to pick up. Fill in the blanks with the right word from this word bank. LADDERS TRAIL SOFT TOUCH LITTER FEED PLACE BELONGS 4. Do not or the animals. 5. Leave rocks, pine cones, lizards and anything else that here in its . 6. Respect the other visitors by speaking in a voice. Native Plant UsesMatching Activity Do this activity in the native plant garden behind the visitor center. Plant uses are written on signs. Draw a line to connect the plant to its use . Prickly Pear Cholla Three Leaf Sumac Yucca Soap Cooked Food Raw Food Cold Drink Bandelier Bingo During your visit, put an X or a line through the things you see or hear. 4 in a row or a diagonal is a bingo! | |
Squirrel |
Butterfly |
Bird | | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
Pinecone | |
Spider |
Deer | |
Flower |
Cliff
Dwelling | | Village
| | Flying
Insect |
Ladder |
Lizard | | Empty squares are FREE, fill them in with a drawing of something that you see. Wildlife Match Draw a line to connect the objects that belong together. Black Bear Raven Ponderosa Pine Butterfly 7 Talus House Dot to Dot Connect the dots to see the homes that used to be in front of the cave . Hey you! I know you are busy looking up at the cliffs and everything, but don’t forget about me down here. While you are exploring the scenery, please stay on the trail. Otherwise, you maybe stepping on my home, or my tail. Yikes! 8 Do you know the difference between petroglyphs and pictographs? Petroglyphs are carvings and pictographs are paintings. Petroglyph Drawing Page Do this activity at stop \#20, which isin front of Long House. On this page, draw some of the petroglyphs (rock carvings) that you see on the cliff wall. 9 This activity is not recommended in cold or stormy weather. Creek Search Go to the creek with an adult for this one . Get these things first: 1) your water shoes 2) a water microscope from the visitor center Look at the water’s surface and beneath i

FAQs

What items are needed to start the Bandelier Junior Ranger Challenge?

Pick up a pencil, colored pencils, and a clipboard in the visitor center, then bring water, snacks, sunscreen, weather-appropriate clothing, and water-wear shoes for the creek activity.

How is the RESPECT and PROTECT activity completed?

Complete the fill-in-the-blanks activity before starting other park challenges, using the right words from the provided word bank.

What safety steps are required for the creek search?

Go with an adult, use a water microscope correctly, do not drink the water, wear shoes, wash hands after playing, watch for poison ivy and nettles, and look out for overhead branches.

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