Grades 4-6 and Home School
Sarah Peterson
Hands on History
WILD, WILD WEST CAREERS: VOLUME 1
Looking
for a fun way to teach your class about Western Expansion?
“Wild, Wild West Careers, Volume I” 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.
Each lesson plan includes: INFORMATIONAL TEXT that can be used
with any non-fiction graphic organizer (not included). Activities, review games, worksheets and
teacher’s key are also included with each career.
WILD WEST CAREERS VOLUME 1
INCLUDES:
Wild, Wild West Careers:
Explorers
Louisiana Purchase; Lewis and
Clark
This lesson begins in the year 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase
and examines its impact as well as that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The lesson includes:
Wild, Wild West Careers: Native
American Chief
Trail of Tears and The Long
Walk
This lesson covers the Indian Removal Act, the Trail of Tears
and the Long Walk: 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.
Wild, Wild West Careers:
Frontiersmen
Davy Crockett; Remember the
Alamo
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. A frontiersman hunted,
trapped, and traded on the frontier.
Wild, Wild West Careers: Gold
Miners
California Gold Rush
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 how the Gold Rush changed California and
contributed to westward expansion.
Wild, Wild West Careers: Pony Express Rider
Buffalo Bill Cody; Showmen
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.
Wild, Wild West Careers:
Homesteaders
Emigrant Trails; Covered Wagons
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!
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