Kentucky Derby Activities and Projects

The Kentucky Derby seasonal pages will provide you with resources to make a run for the roses. Ideas and activities within this section include: puzzles, scavenger hunts, lesson plans, and more.

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• Make Custom Kentucky Derby Puzzles & Worksheets
  Check out our large selection of "make your own" worksheets! Quickly make crosswords, word search puzzles, word scrambles, match-ups and other great puzzles.
• Kentucky Derby Printable Journal Pages
  Free printable Kentucky Derby journal pages. (PDF format)

Enchanted Learning Resources
Printable horse resources.

Horse Facts Grades Various
This page was created for the ThinkQuest Junior competition.

Horse Fun
The homepage for horse lovers. Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about horses.

Horses All Around Grades 3-6
Another ThinkQuest page. Learn about horse care and play a game.

Horses, What a Wonderful Life Grades Intermediate
Information about horses in a ThinkQuest format.

Kentucky Derby 101
An overview of the Kentucky Derby from history to handicapping to how to attend.

Kentucky Derby History
The official site for the race. Choose your year to get the race history.

The Kentucky Derby Grades Intermediate
An "Every-Day Edit" activity from Education World.

The Kentucky Derby Museum
Museum for the most famous horse race in the world.

Kentucky Derby Scavenger Hunt
An online scavenger hunt for older students.

Kentucky Derby Winners
A list of all the Kentucky Derby winners with their connections, winning time, post position, odds, and winning margin plus a link to the chart for the race.

Planning a Kentucky Derby Party Grades Various
This resource wasn't designed for the classroom, but you can easily make the needed modifications to fit your needs.

Photos
A collection of horse photos.

State Quarters Grades 2-3
The Kentucky quarter was released in 2001. (PDF File)

Virtual Field Trip Grades Primary
Take your students to the Kentucky Derby without ever leaving the classroom.

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