American
History Curriculum
Topic 28 The Transcontinental Railroad,
George Washington Carver, ETC.
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This history topic is about George Washington Carver, peanuts, and the Transcontinental Railroad. Scroll down to the schedule below for all of the activities! While studying this topic you will get to:
- Learn about how the railroads were built across America
- Learn about George Carver
- Make homemade peanut butter
- Cook some peanut recipes
Key:
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.
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28 The Transcontinental Railroad, George Washington Carver, ETC. |
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| Workbook | American Adventures True Stories From America’s Past 1770-1870: (14) The Three Hundred Dollar Baby 1865 -George Washington Carver (T-6) (15) The Men Who Built the Railroad Across America (Transcontinental Railroad) 1869 |
| Reading | Heroes of History:
George Washington Carver –From Slave to Scientist
OR Man’s
Slave Becomes God’s Scientist: George Washington Carver
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| History Pockets | History Pockets Moving West: Pocket 9 (2nd half) Benjamin “Pap” Singleton (T-2) Pocket 10: Building the Railroads (T-4) Race across the West pop-up Changing the Face of the Nation: Chinese Laborers |
| Video | George Washington Carver |
Map or Globe (M) |
See peanut activity sheets in science |
| Timeline (T) | 1. 1864-1943 George Washington Carver 2.1870’s Benjamin Singleton led former slaves to Kansas 3. 1869 The Long Way to a New Land book 4. 1869 Transcontinental Railroad |
| Notebooking (Language arts, history papers, illustrations, etc.) | George
Washington Carver Coloring and Activity Book
See peanut activity sheets in science |
| Science | Peanut
Activity Sheets and Lesson plans
(There
is a unit for K-2nd as well as one for 3rd-5th graders)
Activity
Sheets Part A:
What
do you know about peanuts (choose the answers)
Label
the parts of a peanut diagram
Label
the parts of a peanut plant
Pyramid
word puzzle
Map
of countries that import peanuts from the United States (geography)
Activity
Sheets Part B:
Read
the nutrition label and answer the questions
Peanut
farming story and vocabulary (label the pictures with the vocabulary words from
the story)
Peanut
guessing sheet (fill in the blanks)
Making
peanut butter sequencing pictures and sentences (maybe turn this into a cut and
paste activity) or illustrate a written paragraph with the pictures.
Math
equations
Peanut
crossword puzzle
The
Teacher’s Guide has all sorts of additional activities (science, geography, music,
recipes, language arts and more!)
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| Cooking | Choose a recipe from
the Peanut Teacher’s Guide (see science) |
| Crafts | . |
| Extras, Alternate Books and Notes | Wee Sing: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad John Henry Drill, Ye Tarriers Paddy Works on the Railway The Boll Weevil |
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