Children and Education

Prairie Dog Town Activity & Sticker Sheet for grades K-5.

This activity was designed to go with a presentation to children discussing all the prairie dog’s associated species. More information to accompany this activity can be found on our Associated Species page and Resources page.

1 & 2. Who needs a prairie dog anyway?
Color in everyone who does. View
See the next page for descriptive answers View Answers
Prepared by Prairie Dog Specialists.

2A. Life in a prairie dog town. A close-up and descriptive look. Grades 5-12 View

3. Black-tailed prairie dog diagram

4. Burrow Maze. Ages 5-9. View

5. Prairie dog and Associated Species Coloring Activity.

6. Prairie dog Burrows Above Ground Coloring Activity. View

7. Find the 3 hidden hawks that are predators of the prairie dog. View

Click here to read about the Myths and Facts associated with prairie dogs.
Fact Sheet #1: Debunking Common Prairie Dog Myths
Fact Sheet #2: The Ecological Importance of Prairie Dogs
Fact Sheet #3: Decline of the Shortgrass Prairie
Fact Sheet #4: Myths about Cattle and Prairie Dogs

8-10. Peanuts Cartoons - Enjoy!