General Resources

Educational Resources

Here you will find educational documents for parents and teachers to use to teach students and children about rural Florida history as well as educational tools for children to use during their visit to Cracker Country.  Please click on the links below to download each document in PDF format.

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Parent and Teacher Resources

These worksheets provide parents and teachers with ideas of how to actively children with information about rural Florida history, museum etiquette and how a museum works so a child can understand their surroundings during their museum visit.

Grades K-5
Manners (grades K-5)
Grades K-8
Things to do on your visit to Cracker Country (grades K-8)

Educational Tools during Visit

These worksheets will help children record information they learned during their visit to Cracker Country. They also provide activities and challenges for children to do during their visit. These worksheets are suggested for family visits and group outings, not for school tours.
For Everyone
Adventure Map
Adventure Map- Answers to Crossword Puzzle


My Cracker Country Diary

General Worksheets for Teachers

These worksheets provide general tools that teachers can use to teach their students about rural Florida in 1898. They can be used to compare modern day life with life in 1898, discuss what students learned during their visit to Cracker Country, and what they are still interested in learning in the future.

Grades K-8
Comparison Chart (grades K-8)
KWL Chart (grades K-8)
MLA Worksheet (grades K-8)