Pioneers Life along the Oregon Trail Westward Expansion Unit Projects Activities

Learn all about pioneer life, the Oregon Trail, and Westward movement with this complete Pioneer Interactive Notebook! These pioneer activities contain reading passages and comprehension questions, graphic organizers, and foldables. These pioneer worksheets are perfect for Pioneer Days and would be a great addition to a unit on Pioneer Cat or Little House in the Big Woods unit!

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This creative and engaging package includes the following:

⭐Interactive Notebook Information: Several pages of information on Interactive Notebooks and how to set them up for use in your class.

⭐Pioneer Interactive Notebook Covers: Two different cover pages for students to use on the front of their Interactive Notebooks are included.

⭐Pioneer Vocabulary and Activities: A full list of pioneer vocabulary is included, as well as several different vocabulary activities to use along with the words - pick and choose the ones that work best for your learners.

⭐Pre-reading Questions: A page of pre-reading questions for students to complete before beginning the unit. This is a great way to access prior knowledge and get kids excited about the unit.

⭐Pioneer KWL: A Know-Wonder-Learn graphic organizer on pioneers is included,

⭐Pioneer Reading Passages: Reading passages on the following topics are included:
•Who Were the Pioneers?
•Reasons for Westward Movement
•Travel on the Trails
•What did Pioneers bring with them?

•The Oregon Trail

•Living on the Plains
•Pioneer Daily Life
•Pioneer Children
•Ghost Towns

⭐Comprehension Questions and Activities: Comprehension questions and activities to go along with the reading passages have been included. FULL ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED!

⭐Oregon Trail Mapping Activity: A mapping activity and blank student map are included,

⭐Pioneer Recipes: Two authentic pioneer recipes for Cornbread and Johnny Cakes are included. These are fun to make as a class. Alternately, you can send the recipes home with students to make at home with their families.

⭐Additional Graphic Organizers: A variety of additional graphic organizers to go along with the unit are also included. These can be used at any time throughout the unit. and ask students to process information they have learned in creative and engaging ways.

⭐Top Three Pennant Project: Students reflect back on the unit and select the three most important things they have learned about pioneers. Students use the information to create giant pennant projects that showcase their learning. Full instructions and student templates are included. These make bulletin board displays, and are a great way to review the unit.

What teachers like you are saying about this product:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This was just what I needed. The reading passages were perfect for my group of distance learners, and the activities were fun to do as well. Thank you!"
-Kristy Matooke

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Fantastic, complete, detailed unit. The kids thoroughly enjoyed it. There were so many activities I didn't get to everything. It was a great unit."
-Lyons Den Teaching

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This helped greatly in our study of pioneers! My students learned so much more this year with the help of this packet!"
-Becky A

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