Texas History for Kids

127 - Big Bend: The Park at the End of the Road

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/fan_mail/new] Big Bend National Park may look like a quiet desert, but its mountains, river, trails, and ruins hold thousands of years of history.  In this episode, we uncover the stories of Indigenous peoples, Mexican settlers, ranchers, miners, soldiers, and Civilian Conservation Corps workers who shaped the land long before it became a national park. Follow the mystery of a rusted pickaxe and discover how Big Bend became one of Texas’s most remarkable protected places.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/support] 🎧😊Podcast Listening Response Activities [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Podcast-Response-and-Slides-Listening-Activities-15103660] 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time!  Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE! [https://texas-history-for-kids.kit.com/b3a82eed12] Email michelle@txhistory4kids.com Visit the Website [https://txhistoryforkids.com/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094646571585] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@texashistoryforkids/podcasts] TpT Store [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/tx-history-for-kids]

126 - The Name Beneath the Map: Juan Seguín and the Texas Revolution

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/fan_mail/new]  Who was Juan Seguín, and why was a Texas town named in his honor?  Today we follow this Tejano leader from the streets of San Antonio to the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto as we uncover his important—and complicated—role in the Texas Revolution.  Sources * "Juan Seguín," Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Treasures of History series (tsl.texas.gov) * The Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) — "Texas History for Teachers: Who Was Juan Seguín," featuring Dr. Andrew Torget (texashistory.unt.edu) * "Juan Seguín," Humanities Texas — Texas Originals program (humanitiestexas.org) * "The Complicated History of Texas Revolutionary Hero Juan Seguín," Texas Highways magazine (texashighways.com) * "Juan Seguín," Encyclopaedia Britannica (britannica.com) Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/support] 🎧😊Podcast Listening Response Activities [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Podcast-Response-and-Slides-Listening-Activities-15103660] 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time!  Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE! [https://texas-history-for-kids.kit.com/b3a82eed12] Email michelle@txhistory4kids.com Visit the Website [https://txhistoryforkids.com/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094646571585] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@texashistoryforkids/podcasts] TpT Store [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/tx-history-for-kids]

125 - The Mountain of Bones

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/fan_mail/new] When you think of treasure in the Old Western times of Texas, you might think of oil, cattle, land. But for a few crucial years in the early 1880s, the most valuable thing lying around the Texas plains was the skeleton of a dead buffalo. In this episode we discover what happened to the remains of millions of buffalo  that were brought to the bring of extinction.  Source: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bone-business Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/support] 🎧😊Podcast Listening Response Activities [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Podcast-Response-and-Slides-Listening-Activities-15103660] 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time!  Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE! [https://texas-history-for-kids.kit.com/b3a82eed12] Email michelle@txhistory4kids.com Visit the Website [https://txhistoryforkids.com/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094646571585] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@texashistoryforkids/podcasts] TpT Store [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/tx-history-for-kids]

124 - The Cart Wars: The Road No One Wanted to Talk About

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/fan_mail/new]  In this episode we  uncover the little-known story of the Cart War in Texas. During the 1850s, Mexican and Tejano carreteros hauled goods by ox cart from Gulf Coast ports to towns like San Antonio. But their success made them targets. Learn how transportation, business rivalry, and questions of belonging turned a dusty Texas road into a dangerous chapter of history.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/support] 🎧😊Podcast Listening Response Activities [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Podcast-Response-and-Slides-Listening-Activities-15103660] 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time!  Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE! [https://texas-history-for-kids.kit.com/b3a82eed12] Email michelle@txhistory4kids.com Visit the Website [https://txhistoryforkids.com/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094646571585] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@texashistoryforkids/podcasts] TpT Store [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/tx-history-for-kids]

123 - The Father of Texas Education: Mirabeau Lamar’s Complicated Legacy

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/fan_mail/new] In this episode of Texas History for Kids, we'll discuss the story of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas. Known as the “Father of Texas Education,” Lamar helped set aside public land for schools and universities, supported moving the capital to Austin, and dreamed of a powerful independent Texas, but his legacy also includes debt, conflict, and the failed Santa Fe Expedition.  Sources:  Texas State Library and Archives Commission Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277059/support] 🎧😊Podcast Listening Response Activities [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Podcast-Response-and-Slides-Listening-Activities-15103660] 🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time!  Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE! [https://texas-history-for-kids.kit.com/b3a82eed12] Email michelle@txhistory4kids.com Visit the Website [https://txhistoryforkids.com/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094646571585] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@texashistoryforkids/podcasts] TpT Store [https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/tx-history-for-kids]