Educator Resources

Education is our Priority.

The Sharlot Hall Museum takes our educational mission seriously. We have developed grade-appropriate, curriculum-aligned activities and materials to supplement your student’s learning. Designed with Arizona State Standards in mind, these activities encourage students to think critically about the history of the Prescott community, greater Central Arizona, and the state of Arizona. We believe that the Sharlot Hall Museum is not just a treasure but a resource. As a resource, we have the materials and the knowledge to support and supplement your educational goals.

Available Resources

Classroom resources include Traveling Trunks that bring history right to your students’ hands. Organized by specific themes, each trunk contains a range of 2D and 3D objects highlighting local historical narratives, along with Educator Guides and supplemental activities to help you make the most of them in your classroom.

Our themes include:

• The Evolution of Mining in Arizona

• Arizona Geography: Animal Skins, Scat, and Bones

• Native American History

• Pioneer Children’s Lives: Home, School, and Play

• On the Ranch: Tools of a 19th‑Century Rancher

• Yavapai Magazine: Unit Plan for Analyzing Primary Resources

Teachers may loan out any of our trunks at no cost. Teachers must reserve the traveling trunks two weeks in advance to ensure they are available.

Teachers may also request a classroom presentation. Our Education Department staff will be happy to bring 1-3 trunks to your school for a demonstration. For classroom presentations, teachers must make the request a month in advance to allow our team time to plan the visit.

Have a special request for your students? We are happy to work with teachers on fun ways to bring history to life in their classrooms or here at the Sharlot Hall Museum! We can customize your field trip or classroom visit based on your educational goals.