Gulf Coast Activities - Teachers and Parents Page

Teacher Directions:

• Make a Fiddler Crab K-2: Students learn about the fiddler crab and make one using paper plates.
• Gulf Coast Tongue Twisters Grade 4 Language Arts: Students create an acrostic poem.
• Bug Picking: Science: Students look at macroinvertebrates for clues on the health of local waters.

Additional Resources:

• Texas Treasures: Wetlands (PDF 1
• Other Regional Activities

Field Trip Destinations:

• Visit a State Park in the Gulf Coast
• Explore a Wildlife Management Area in Gulf Coast

Student Pages for Gulf Coast:

Big Kids: (Upper Elementary)

• About the Gulf Coast
• Gulf Coast Wildlife
• Gulf Coast History

Little Kids: (K - 2)

• About the Gulf Coast

Multiple Levels:

• Fun Activities for the Gulf Coast (Student version)
• Color Gulf Coast Animals Simple coloring pages of animals found in Gulf Coast. These are web pages. Choose "Print Friendly" at the top for best results when printing.

More Student Pages About Texas

• Other Texas Regions
• Coloring, activity books and Learn About Texas books Download full versions here for classroom and personal use. (pdf)
• Texas Symbols
• Color Texas Animals Larger list of coloring pages of Texas animals. These are web pages. Choose "Print Friendly" at the top for best results when printing.
• Outdoor Kids Template for a student journal, activity ideas for nature and history study as well as recreation opportunities.