Go West: Imagining the Oregon Trail  |
Lesson Plan
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In this lesson, students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th-century pioneers. After writing stories about contemporary cross-country journeys, students learn about the experiences of the emigrants who traveled on the Oregon Trail. They then create works of historical fiction in the form of picture books or letters, drawing upon the information they have learned.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=277
Grade Level(s):
3-5
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| On the Oregon Trail |
Lesson Plan
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In this lesson, students work with primary documents and latter-day photographs to recapture the experience of traveling on the Oregon Trail.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=323
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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| Oregon Trail Unit |
Lesson Plan
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Several activities for learning about the Oregon Trail, including worksheets. Designed to be used with 2 videos, but could be adapted using other sources for research.
http://www.idahoptv.org/ntti/nttilessons/lessons2001/Dalley.html
Grade Level(s):
3-5
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The Oregon Trail Education Resource
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Lesson Plan
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A 158 page PDF resource guide including background history and activities like quilt making, journal writing, Oregon Trail play (script), music, cooking, and more.
http://www.or.blm.gov/NHOTIC/Education/TBKS.pdf
Grade Level(s):
1-2, 3-5
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| Oregon Trail Teacher's Guide |
Resource Site
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This web site contains resources about The Oregon Trail, brought to you by teachers Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher, creators of The Oregon Trail, the award-winning documentary film which aired nationally on PBS.
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/teacherguide.html
Grade Level(s):
1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
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| Prairie Schnooners (Covered Wagon) |
Resource Site
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A diagram of a covered wagon and facts about covered wagons used by pioneers.
http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/wagons.html
Grade Level(s):
1-2, 3-5, 6-8
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