Children and Education

iTwixie Studies Prairie Dogs: Week Seventeen

Coloring & Activity Book - Our Friends On The Prairie

Please feel free to print Our Friends On The Prairie for use in classrooms or at home with your children. If producing copies of this material, please credit the Prairie Dog Coalition. We are happy to provide this information and thankful to you for spreading the word on the importance of prairie dogs and their ecosystems!
Download - coloringBbook.pdf size: 17MB

Zack the Prairie Dog Announcement

New book promotes prairie and autism awareness!

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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!