Oregon Trail

 

Read aloud:

 

Maps:

  1. Oregon Trail map– interactive
  2. Louisiana Purchase– brief gif from PBS Learning Media
  3. Oregon Trail-brief gif- PBS Learning Media
  4. Lewis and Clark-interactive map- PBS Learning Media
  5. Wild Horse Migration– PBS Learning Media

The Oregon Trail

  1. Oregon Trail Map- visit the landmarks
  2. Virtual Tours along the Oregon Trail by Don Bain
  3. Woodie Guthrie’s lyrics for “Oregon Trail’
  4. A Day on the Trail- an hour-by-hour example of typical day.

YouTube Videos- through SafeYouTube

  1. Intro Video Westward Movement Unit Intro(2 minutes)
  2. Elbow Room song from Schoolhouse Rock- Manifest Destiny
  3. Smithsonian Channel: Oregon Trail from Above
  4. The first few stops along the trail- a Vlog video tour
  5. Oregon Trial for Oregon Teachers
  7. Landmarks from a Drone–
  8. Oregon Trail from Above– Smithsonian Channel

 

Games

  1. Oregon Trail original game- read carefully- from “Classic Reload” website
  2. Westward Trail- similar game

 

Picture
bullet Missouri:

Kansas:
Nebraska:
Wyoming:

 
bullet  Washington:

Oregon:

 
bullet An Oregon Trail Photo Quiz
 
bullet  Pioneer Identities– PDF of names and ages
bullet Parts of a Wagon:

 
 
bullet Another Oregon Trail Supply & Price List– PDF
bullet  DEATH on the Trail
 
bullet   Pioneer Recipes for Kids
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bullet Resources from a teacher’s website – Weebly
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Oregon Trail Book Study Project:

  1. Read-Write-ThinkTradingCardproject-  make a card for a main character in your historical fiction book.
    1. Watch this video tutorial for more help:How to use Card Maker
    1. MAKE MY CARD now- you have your card PLANNED before you go to this link!

 

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