If you were a pioneer on the Oregon Trail
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A lesson plan for grades K and 2 Social Studies
In this lesson, students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th-century pioneers. After creating, as a class, oral 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, drawing upon the information they have learned.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 2
- Goal 4: The learner will exhibit an understanding of change in communities over time.
- Objective 4.03: Describe human movement in the establishment of settlement patterns such as rural, urban, and suburban.
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.
- Objective 3.02: Evaluate how the lives of individuals and families of the past are different from what they are today.
