Grades 4-7 and Homeschool
Sarah Peterson
Hands On History
CHECK OUT MY COMPLETELY REVISED :
BUNDLE - VOLUME 1
NOW REFORMATTED
TO INCLUDE READING PASSAGES!
What was the United States like in the 1800s? The
answer to that question depends on whether you are talking about the beginning
or the end of the century. From 1800 to
1899, the United States underwent major changes!
“Wild, Wild West Careers, Volume 1” looks at
Westward Expansion in America during the 1800s by examining the careers of
those men and women who paved the way and settled the land in the west. Each of the lessons covers the careers and
information about the era as it relates to the career. Volume One includes: Explorers – Lewis and
Clark and Sacagawea; Native American Chiefs, the Trail of Tears, and the Long
Walk; Frontiersmen, Davy Crockett and
the Alamo; Gold Miners and the California Gold Rush; Pony Express Riders, the
Telegraph and Showmen; Homesteaders, Wagon Trains, and, the Donner Party. An outline of each lesson plan is listed
below.
This product is also perfect for SUBSTITUTE
TEACHERS, enrichment learning, homeschool or co-ops! The reading passages are
great for CLOSE READING with any non-fiction graphic organizer (not included). THIS LESSON INCLUDES READING PASSAGES, ACTIVITIES, REVIEW
GAME, WORKSHEET AND TEACHER’S KEY.
*These
Reading Passages also appear in my other Wild West History Products
This product contains 6 one-page reading
passages covering the Louisiana Purchase, the Corps of Discovery, Lewis and
Clark, Sacagawea, the Expedition and more. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States almost doubled in size. The Lewis and Clark’s Expedition to explore
the new land began in 1804 and took over two years. This lesson examines its impact on the United
States and Westward Expansion and includes:
Reading Passages*
6 one-page reading passages covering the
following topics:
·
America
in the 1800s; The Louisiana Purchase
·
Lewis
and Clark: Preparing the Corps of Discovery
·
Lewis
and Clark: The Expedition
·
A
Realization
·
Sacagawea’s
Early Life
·
Sacagawea
on the Expedition
Activities:
This product includes the following classroom
activities:
Ø Brainstorm – What Would You Bring?
Ø Map Work: Louisiana Purchase; The Lewis and Clark
Expedition
Ø Job Application: Explorer
Ø Simon Says: Learn to Read a Compass!
Ø Go On an Expedition!
Ø Review Worksheet
Ø Writing Prompt
Ø Map Your Room
Ø Coloring Pages
Ø Review Game – Bingo Words and Clues
This product contains 5 one-page reading
passages covering Native Americans and the Indian Removal Act, the Trail of
Tears, the Long Walk, Native American Chiefs, and War Paint. The Indian
Removal Act, the Trail of Tears and the Long Walk were tragic events concerning
the forced removal of Native Americans from their sacred land to reservations.
The Job of Native American Chief is covered, as is Tribal War Paint.
Reading Passages*
5 one-page reading passages covering the
following topics:
·
Native
Americans and the Indian Removal Act
·
The
Trail of Tears
·
The Long
Walk
·
The
Native American Chief
·
War
Makeup
Activities:
This product includes the following classroom
activities:
Ø Venn-Diagram
Ø Job Application – Native American Chief
Ø Mock Relocation
Ø Choose Native American Names
Ø Apply Indian War Makeup
Ø True/False Review Game
Ø Coloring Pages
Ø Native American Story Scroll
This product contains 6 one-page reading
passages covering the Frontier, the Frontiersmen, Davy Crockett, Texas
Independence, the Alamo and more. Activities, review game, worksheet and
teacher’s
key are all included. In the early part of the 1800s, land west of
the Mississippi River was complete wilderness. This land consisted of rivers,
mountains, forests and prairies and was occupied by Native Americans and wild
animals. The frontier was the name given to the wild and unfamiliar land that
lay west of civilized America. Davy Crockett was a Frontiersman and was present
at the 1836 Battle of the Alamo.
Reading Passages: *
6 one-page reading passages covering the
following topics:
·
The Frontier, Frontiersmen and
Pioneers
·
Davy Crockett – Early Life
·
Davy Crockett: Congressman and
Revolutionary
·
Texas Independence from Mexico
·
The Alamo
·
Remember the Alamo!
Activities:
This product includes the following classroom
activities:
Ø Job Application: Frontiersman
Ø Black Bear Safety
Ø Texas Declaration of Independence Group Activity
Ø Review Worksheet
Ø Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
Ø Sugar Cube Alamo
Ø Frontiersman
Coloring Pages
This product contains 8 one-page reading
passages covering the California Gold Rush Miners, the Camps and Claims, Life
of a Miner, Methods of Mining, Merchants, Lasting Impact and more. When gold was discovered in California in 1848, it didn’t
take long for hopeful men (and some women) to begin heading west, expecting to
strike it rich. “Wild, Wild West Careers: Gold Miners” covers the life of a
gold miner and how the Gold Rush changed California and contributed to westward
expansion.
Reading Passages*
8 one-page reading passages covering the
following topics:
·
Discovery of Gold at Sutter’s
Mill
·
The
California Gold Rush
·
Camps
and Claims
·
Staking
a Claim - Jumping a Claim
·
The
Daily Life of a Miner
·
Methods
of Mining Gold
·
Merchants
During the Gold Rush
·
Lasting
Impact of the Gold Rush
Activities:
This product includes the following classroom
activities:
Ø Job Application: Gold Miner
Ø Create Newspaper
Ø Panning for Gold
Ø Review Worksheet
Ø Creative Writing Activities: Sutter and Marshall –
How Did Their Stories End?
Ø California Mining Town Writing Activity
Ø Coloring Pages
Ø Play Review Game – True/False
Ø Analyze Words to “Clementine”
Ø Examine Other Gold Rush Songs
This product contains 8 one-page reading
passages covering The Pony Express, the Telegraph and Transcontinental Lines,
Former Pony Express Rider- Buffalo Bill Cody, the Wild West Show, Annie Oakley
and more. Imagine living thousands of miles away from your family with no easy way
of communicating. Suppose there are no phones, no internet and no regular mail
delivery. News of important events might take weeks or months to reach your
loved ones. This is what life was like for people living apart from their
families in the 1800s. The Pony Express
and the Telegraph were two attempts to deal with the communication
dilemma. Showman Buffalo Bill Cody
started out as a pony express rider and his career is examined in this lesson
plan as well.
Reading Passages*
8 one-page reading passages covering the
following topics:
·
The
1800s: Life in the West
·
The Pony
Express
·
The
Telegraph is Here!
·
The Telegraph Lines
·
Buffalo Bill Cody
·
Buffalo Bill and his Wild West Show
·
Annie Oakley
·
Little Sure Shot
Activities:
This product includes the following classroom
activities:
Ø Create a Pony Express Rider Ad
Ø Complete Job Application
Ø Be A Translator! – Morse Code Activities
Ø Take the Pony Express Oath!
Ø Pony Express Relay Race
Ø Worksheet
Ø Create a Stamp!
Ø Pony Express Review Game – Bingo Words and Clues
Ø Pony Express Activity Suggestions
Ø Examine the Pony Express Route
Ø Coloring Pages
This product contains 6 one-page reading
passages covering Homesteaders and the Emigrant Trails, Covered Wagons, Wagon
Trains, Sod Homes, the Donner Party and more. At
the beginning of the 1800s, America doubled its size when the United States
purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. But, buying land alone doesn’t
make a country grow: the land needs people. How does a government build a
population? In this lesson, students will learn about the Homestead Act and the
pioneers who headed west to help grow America!
Reading Passages*
6 one-page reading passages covering the
following topics:
·
Increasing
the Population!
·
Sod
Homes
·
Homesteaders
and the Emigrant Trails
·
Homesteaders
and Covered Wagons
·
Wagon
Trains
·
Tragedy
on the Journey: The Donner Party
Activities:
This product includes the following classroom
activities:
Ø Create an Ad for Free Land
Ø Complete Job Application: Homesteader
Ø Plan a Pioneer’s Trip
Ø How Big is a Covered Wagon?
Ø Homesteaders: Review Worksheet
Ø Review Game – True/False
Ø Make a Sod House
Ø Coloring Page – Pioneers Heading West
Ø Moving: Then and Now
Ø Primary Source Image: Examine a Sod House
Ø Homestead Activity Suggestions
Ø Writing Prompt
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