Topic 19 A First President, Johnny Appleseed - American History Curriculum

American History Curriculum
Topic 19 A First President, a New Country
and Johnny Appleseed

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This history topic is about presidents, Johnny Appleseed and moving west. Scroll down to the schedule below for all of the activities! While studying this topic you will get to:

Learn about presidents and meet Johnny Appleseed
Make an apple pie!
Create a "flap book" about apples
Construct a History Pocket about moving west

and of course much more!

Key:

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T next to a title indicates there is a corresponding Timeline suggestion in the Timeline section of the schedule.

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Topic 19 A First President, a New Country and Johnny Appleseed
Workbook	The Story of the U.S.A Book 2: Chapter 3: Our First President and His Times (T-1) Chapter 4:Settlements on the Pacific Coast (T-2) (M-1) American Adventures True Stories From America’s Past 1770-1870: Moving North (1) Johnny Appleseed, Hero of the Wilderness (3) (T-3)
Reading	Don't Know Much About the Presidents Johnny Appleseed (T-3) The True Tale of Johnny Appleseed (T-3) This Country of Ours Selections This is an optional read-aloud from a free* online text. 64. WASHINGTON FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE 65. ADAMS–HOW HE KEPT PEACE WITH FRANCE Children’s Treasury of Virtues: Father Junipero Serra
History Pockets	History Pockets Moving West: Pocket 1 Introduction Map Timeline Collage
Video	Melody time Johnny Appleseed
Map or Globe (M)	1. San Diego San Francisco Oregon Columbia River United States in 1790 map See also History Pockets Moving West
Timeline (T)	1. 1789 –1^st president (George Washington) Alexander Hamilton is Secretary of the Treasury 2. Junipero Serra 1713-1784 1784 Empress of China started the American and Chinese trade 1792 Robert Gray found a river he named Columbia 3. 1800 Johnny Appleseed starts giving apple seeds to settlers in the Ohio Valley
Notebooking (Language arts, history papers, illustrations, etc.)	Johnny Appleseed coloring sheet Apple observation worksheet (use to discuss adjectives and then write a paragraph describing the “favorite” apple using the words on the sheet) Apple illusion Johnny Appleseed stand-up figure (Use to retell the Johnny Appleseed story for narration) Apple shapebook (use for a report on Johnny Appleseed, or poem, or story) Apple shape with lines Apples Learning Folder ( Printable pdf for a lap-book with a variety of graphics, activities and instructions) Fun!
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Cooking	Apple pie recipe
Crafts	.
Extras, Alternate Books and Notes	Wee Sing: Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue