American History
American
History Curriculum
Topic 26 Pioneers and
Moving West
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This history topic is about pioneers traveling west on the Oregon Trail. Scroll down to the schedule below for all of the activities! While studying this topic you will get to:
- Learn about the Wild West and traveling the Oregon Trail as a pioneer
- Cook some johnnycakes
- Make your own model covered wagon
- Play the Oregon Trail game on your computer
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.
Click here and also here (2 weeks total) for a daily schedule that corresponds with this topic, although I recommend you use the materials to fit around your own schedule and preferences.
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Topic
26 Pioneers and Moving West |
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| Workbook | American Adventures True Stories From America’s Past 1770-1870: (9) The Orphan Train (10) Camels of the Old West |
| Reading | Orphan
Train Rider: One Boy's True Story (T-1)
Buffalo
Bill
Riding
the Pony Express
Westward
To Home: Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary
If
You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon
Rachel's
Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl
Roughing
It on the Oregon Trail
Time
Travelers: How I Survived the Oregon Trail The Journal of Jesse Adams (T-2)
(M-1)
Welcome to Kirsten's World, 1854: Growing Up in Pioneer America
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| History Pockets | History Pockets Moving West: Pocket 5 On the Oregon Trail Special thing trunk Memory quilt Pioneer bingo Pocket 9 (first half) A Sea of grass and endless sky poem and painting |
| Video | The
Pioneer Journey Westward
Sarah Plain and Tall |
Map or Globe (M) |
1. Find the following on the map in the back of the Journal of Jesse Adams book: Iowa St. Joseph, Missouri Big Blue River Ash Hollow Chimney Rock Fort Laramie Platte River Independence Rock Devil’s Gate South Pass Snake River Flagstaff Hill Blue Mountains Oregon City Cascade Mountains Columbia River Rocky Mountains Great Salt Lake Willamette River Be able to locate the following states on a map of the United States: Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon
Westward Trails map (includes the Oregon Trail among others) |
| Timeline (T) | 1.
1854 Orphan Train Rider book
2. 1852 The Journal of Jesse Adams book |
| Notebooking (Language arts, history papers, illustrations, etc.) | . |
| Science | . |
| Cooking | Johnnycake recipe p.13 of The Journal of Jesse Adams (If you haven’t made this already) *Supplies: water, cornmeal, salt, butter |
| Crafts | Covered wagon craft *Supplies: milk carton or empty juice box (Crayola.com requires free registration) |
| Extras, Alternate Books and Notes | Wee Sing: Sweet Betsy From Pike Good-bye Old Paint Get Along, Little Dogies My Home’s In Montana Play the interactive computer game: Oregon Trail |
