Focus Wild Arizona: Wildlife Education Program
Focus Wild Arizona is the Arizona Game & Fish Department’s award-winning wildlife education program. The goal of the program is to promote awareness, appreciation and stewardship of the state’s wildlife resources by using wildlife as a context for learning science, social studies, math and language arts. The program includes complete lesson plans, books, posters, workshops and much more. Most of these resources are free and available for download directly from this website. Others are available through each regional office or the department’s main office in Phoenix.
lesson for all grade levels
Find free standards-based lessons and online resources on Arizona’s desert wildlife, birding, natural resources and more.
The lessons come in a variety of formats. Most activities contain complete lessons plans along with all appropriate resources and worksheets.
professional development for educators
Explore wildlife education resources and lessons for educators, including workshops, videos, and more, ready for your classroom immediately. There are three types of training we offer: scheduled workshops, on-demand video and school or district inservices.
wildlife education for the classroom
Explore our award-winning classroom programs, designed to inspire the next generation to support and care for Arizona wildlife. For more information contact focuswild@azgfd.gov
classroom resources
Focus Wild Arizona offers a variety of educational resources. Most are available online. In addition, many others are available through each regional office or the department’s main office in Phoenix.
bringing it home
Find activities and resources to get your kids more quality experiences in nature.
popular links
Non-fiction texts, Video guides, Educational grants
AZ Heritage K-12 small grant program
Education through AZGFD
See resources for teachers, including lesson plans. Learn about hunter education, and classes to earn bonus points.
teacher resources
The goal of the AZGFD education program is to promote awareness, appreciation and stewardship of the state’s wildlife resources by using wildlife as a context for learning.
hunter education for bonus points
Classroom and online instruction, and field days for hunter education. Online “Ethically Hunting Arizona” class allows hunters to earn a lifetime bonus point.