Teaching Children Social Studies - Westward Expansion - Student work - from Inquiry Unlimited practitioner formerly sited at Boston KidWeb at the Joseph Lee School, Boston, MA

Duplication; Disclaimer | 5th grade Boston ELA framework - American Revolutionary Period | Student "War Is" poems | Rev. Period Index

Teaching Children Social Studies

1800s FOCUS WESTWARD EXPANSION CHALLENGES

STUDENT, ORIGINAL JOURNAL ENTRIES

AS 1800S CHARACTERS

[Knowledge; Comprehension; Application; Analysis; Synthesis, Evaluation]

1804 - Lewis and Clark Expedition - Challenge - Student-produced journal.

1812 - Fort McHenry - Challenge - Student-produced text and illustrated journal versions

1830s - Textile Mills - Challenge - Original journal Character 1 and Character 2

1836 - Fall of the Alamo - Challenge - Alamo resources site and original journal

1840s - Oregon Trail - Challenge - Student journals: Character 1 and Character 2 version

1848 - California Gold Rush - Challenge - Original student journal

1850 - Mississippi Steamboats - Challenge - Student-produced journal

1860 - Pony Express - Challenge - Original student journal

1864 - Transcontinental Railroad - Challenge - Original character journal

NEW PUBLICATION AVAILABLE - From Caravels to the Constitution by Marjorie Duby.
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Content: Blackline masters - Using word searches, hidden messages, analogies, anagrams, and creative puzzles, students will learn about history while they apply critical-thinking skills. This resource provides students with opportunities to organize and analyze information and to draw conclusions. Extension activities promote practical, informative, narrative, and expository writing skills to help meet the standards. 112 pages [LW405 - From Caravels to the Constitution - $13.99]

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