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Have you ever wondered what life was like in early Dallas?


Your students become Dallas History Detectives when they step back in time and explore the many hands-on areas and historic homes. Each student is given a grade specific History Hunt, based on a scavenger hunt theme, filled with questions about the Village. Click here for an example of a History Hunt. All programs are TEKS-aligned.

Teacher Resource Packets


TEKS-aligned resource packets include pre- and post-visit activities, games and recommended reading lists. To download your grade specific packet, you will need Adobe Reader. Please select your grade level for more details. For the 2007-2008 theme, the 1893 World's Fair, the pre-visit packet is not grade specific.

• 1893 World's Fair
• Pre-K
• Kindergarten
• 1st Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 4th Grade
• 5th Grade
• 6th Grade
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade

Exploring My Community (Pre-K - 1st Grade)

• Learn the many customs and traditions of early Dallas life
• Discover many forms of shelter
• Witness the production of goods and services

My Community, My World (2nd Grade - 3rd Grade)

• Learn about the impact people have on their community
• Discover the effect of the railroad on the city of Dallas
• Explore animals and their role in rural life

Gone to Texas (4th Grade)

• Learn how and why people settled in Texas
• Discover the impact the railroads had on the local economy and the population growth
• Explore the technology of pioneer times and at the turn-of-the-last-century

Becoming a City (5th Grade - 6th Grade)

• Learn about the transition from agrarian to urban life in Dallas
• Discover the impact the railroads had on commerce and social change
• Explore how and why people immigrated to Dallas

Civil War Tales (7th Grade - 8th Grade)

• Learn how people adapted their environment in times of war
• Discover how Dallas evolved after Reconstruction and the coming of the railroad
• Explore how the Civil War affected the lives of civilians in North Texas

2007-2008 Education Programs Sponsors

The Tess P. White Foundation

The Ed and Marilyn Magnin Fund of the
Jewish Community Foundation

Peter P. and Bonnie B. Smith Foundation