Educator Resources
Experience the Bullock Museum straight from the classroom.
Use these resources to gain content knowledge or to create activities for your students to take a deeper dive into Texas history.
Many of these tools can be used on-demand in your classroom or can be paired with a visit to the Museum to help enhance the learning experience.
On-Demand Tools
Use these online curriculum resources anytime in your classroom.
- Texas History Top Ten Lists: These lists of the top ten items for different Texas history topics are the perfect starting point when planning your upcoming units or you want a place to send your students on assignment.
- Campfire Stories: Interact with Texans gathered around a campfire to share their stories. Students will discover the people who shaped Texas.
- Interactive Artifact Gallery: Examine curriculum-related Texas artifacts in our searchable database featuring hundreds of images and the in-depth stories they tell.
- Texas History Timeline: Let your students travel through the past in a sweeping journey through Texas history.
- On-Demand Videos: Check out the Bullock Museum's YouTube page for videos about how exhibitions are made, the stories of different Texans, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the Museum.
- Digital La Belle Exhibition: The shipwreck La Belle is brought to vivid life for your classroom. Watch videos and reinforce learning with hands-on activities.
- The Texas Story Project: Read oral history stories submitted by diverse Texans about their connections to the past.
- Virtual Texas Capitol: A clickable Capitol feature allows students to explore the building as well as their roles in Texas government.
Distance Learning Programs
Bring the Museum to your classroom through live, interactive distance learning programs. Connect with a Museum Educator for a Texas history lesson.
Student Activity Guides
Explore lessons and hands-on activities for students to connect with exhibitions and films. Use at school or during your Museum visit.
Educator Professional Development
Attend a workshop or select an on-demand program recording eligible for CPE credit.
Educator Preview Visit
Planning a K-12 field trip or need new content ideas for the classroom? Get a preview visit on us!
Use an Educator Preview Visit to test lesson plans, scope out the current exhibits, and see film options before your trip. Current K-12 educators who live in Texas can show their school ID badge at the ticketing counter and request an Educator Preview Visit to receive waived Museum admission and tickets to Texas Spirit Theater films and IMAX® documentaries.
After the visit, receive communication from Museum Educators for personalized support in finding classroom resources and planning field trips.
Normal fees apply for any guests without a teacher identification card. Educator Preview Visit admission is subject to availability.
School Programs are generously funded by Featured sponsor The Marie M. and James H. Galloway Foundation and Contributing sponsor The Honorable Kent R. Hance.
The Bullock Museum, a division of the Texas State Preservation Board, is funded by Museum members, donors, and patrons, the Texas State History Museum Foundation, and the State of Texas.