Fun Projects for U.S. History: Westward Expansion
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Publisher : Social Studies
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 26,36 MB
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ISBN : 1560043180
Author :
Publisher : Social Studies
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 26,36 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1560043180
Author : James F. Salisbury
Publisher : In the Hands of a Child
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 19,4 MB
Release : 1994
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ISBN :
This 8-week interdisciplinary unit for fourth- and fifth-grade students helps children address the U.S. westward expansion in the 1840's using the interactive software program, The Oregon Trail. The unit provides connections to literature, geography, computer/mathematics skills, language arts, and research skills. The work is done in cooperative groups over the course of the unit with a variety of assessment strategies suggested. Worksheets, handouts, and student materials are included. Upon completion of the unit students will be able to: (1) locate and identify the states along the Oregon Trail; (2) identify reasons for westward expansion; (3) gain a basic understanding of some of the native North American culture; (4) participate in collaborative group activities; and (5) demonstrate knowledge of life in the 1840s--food, clothing, families, etc. Selected bibliography contains 32 items. (EH)
Author : Campbell Collison
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 21,97 MB
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1477758801
Readers learn how to make their own cowboy hats, gold nugget pouches, and woven baskets as they explore the history of the American West! These crafts and more are shown to readers through step-by-step instructions and helpful photographs of the process and the finished product. The included crafts are meant to enhance the lessons readers learn about the settlement of the West, including the history of Texas and the journeys taken on the Oregon Trail. Sidebars and fact boxes provide additional information, and historical images place readers in the middle of life on the frontier.
Author : Eve Bunting
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,17 MB
Release : 2001-05
Category : Families
ISBN : 9780756905613
Embarking on a new life in a new place, Zoe and her family journey west to the Nebraska Territory in the 1800s. They build their soddie, but in the endless miles of prairie, it can't be seen from any distance, so Zoe plants dandelions on their soddie.
Author : Madison, James H.
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 27,37 MB
Release : 2014-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0871953633
A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.
Author : Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 34,36 MB
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442484497
The slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains. Apples, ho! When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can’t bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too. But the trail is cruel. First there’s a river to cross that’s wider than Texas, then there are hailstones as big as plums, and then there’s even a drought, sure to crisp the cherries. Luckily Delicious (the nonedible apple of Daddy’s eye) won’t let anything stop her father’s darling saps from tasting the sweet Oregon soil. A hilarious tall tale from the team that brought you Fannie in the Kitchen that’s loosely based on the life of a real fruiting pioneer.
Author : Joan Stoltman
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 39,31 MB
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1538219212
Did you know that no one really knows how many men it took to build the Transcontinental Railroad? Or how many died while building it? This book fills young readers heads with fascinating tidbits, all the while teaching them about the people, places, and events that not only changed the size of our country, but also shaped its character forever. Each spread is packed with accessible text, vivid art that compliments the narrative, and captions that add even more information.
Author : Allison Lassieur
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,26 MB
Release : 2016-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1515743004
"3 story paths, 47 choices, 19 endings"--Cover.
Author : Stevens & Shea Publishers
Publisher :
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 20,99 MB
Release : 1988
Category : United States
ISBN :
Reproducible masters for twenty puzzles, games, problem solving and critical thinking activities designed to engage students in issues involved in settlement of the west.
Author : Rachel Dickinson
Publisher : Nomad Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 25,98 MB
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1936749270
What was it like to be an American pioneer during the 1800s? Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the settling of the great American frontier with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. Young learners build replica sod houses, log cabins, and covered wagons and create their own printing presses and maps. Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself provides detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and fascinating trivia support the fun projects and teach readers about the American pioneers’ relentless push westward. Together they give kids a first-hand look at daily life on the trail and on the frontier. Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself brings the American Pioneer experience to life.