In-Gallery Resources for Teachers

Explore these resources to use while visiting Louisiana State Museums throughout the state, including scavenger hunts, worksheets, and lesson plans! You can download and print these PDF resources before your next visit or field trip. All downloadable guides, scavenger hunts, and worksheets are carefully developed by museum educators, informed by scholarship and audience feedback. 

Baton Rouge

 
State Curriculum Standards for Educators 
Field Trip Report Activity - Grades K-4 
Louisiana Legends Cutout Activity - Grades K-4 
Postcard Activity - Grades 2-6 
Fact Catcher Activity - Grades 4-8 
History & Culture Hunt - Grades 6-12 
History & Culture Hunt - All Ages
 

Natchitoches

 
Treasure Hunt Level 1 - Grades 1-4 
Treasure Hunt Level 2 - Grades 5-12

New Orleans

 
Bienvenue Lafayette In-Gallery Guide - Grades 9-12
Battle of New Orleans In-Gallery Lesson Plan - Grades 4-6
Battle of New Orleans In-Gallery Guide - Grades 6–12
Botanica Gallery Guide - Grades 2–7
Botanica Gallery Guide - Grades 6–12
People & Power: Building History at the Cabildo In-Gallery Guide 

 
Living with Hurricanes: Katrina & Beyond In-Gallery Guide
Welcome to Mardi Gras In-Gallery Guide - Grades 2–6
Mardi Gras Satire: Puncturing Pomposity In-Gallery Guide - Grades 7–12
 

 Southeast Louisiana

 
Cajun Word Search - Grades 1-2
A Chief Justice on the Bayou - Grade 3 Social Studies
A House for Guillaume - Grade 6 Social Studies
 

 
Cypress Sawmill Scavenger Hunt - Grades 1-4 
Cypress Sawmill Riddle Scavenger Hunt - Grades 5-8 
Answer Key Cypress Sawmill Riddle Scavenger Hunt - Grades 5-8 
Birds of Louisiana - Audubon Exhibition - All ages