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:
Red indicates an item that should
be found at many well-stocked libraries
M next to a title indicates there is a corresponding map assignment in
the Map or Globe section of the schedule
T next to a title indicates there is a corresponding Timeline suggestion
in the Timeline section of the schedule.
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here for a daily schedule that corresponds with this topic, although I recommend
you use the materials to fit around your own schedule and preferences.
| Previous |
| 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)
Children’s
Treasury of Virtues: |
| History Pockets |
History Pockets Moving West: Pocket 1 Introduction Timeline Collage |
| Video |
Melody
time Johnny Appleseed |
| Map or Globe (M) |
1. San Diego San Francisco Oregon Columbia
River See also History Pockets Moving West |
| Timeline (T) | 1. 1789 –1st 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) 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) Apples Learning Folder ( Printable pdf for a lap-book with a variety of graphics, activities and instructions) Fun! |
| Science | . |
| Cooking | Apple pie recipe |
| Crafts | . |
| Extras, Alternate Books and Notes | Wee Sing: Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue |
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