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This
history topic is about Lewis and Clark, Thomas Jefferson and Sacagawea.
Scroll down to the schedule below for all of the activities! While studying this
topic you will get to: - Learn
about the exploration of Lewis and Clark
- Meet
Sacagawea
- Learn and map
out some geography
- Create
a History Pocket about some of the famous people in America's past
- Make
a mobile of animals that lived out in the west
and
of course much more! Key: Red indicates an item that should
be found at many well-stocked libraries M next to a title indicates there is a corresponding map assignment in
the Map or Globe section of the schedule T next to a title indicates there is a corresponding Timeline suggestion
in the Timeline section of the schedule. Click
here for a daily schedule that corresponds with this topic, although I recommend
you use the materials to fit around your own schedule and preferences.
| Topic
20 Lewis and Clark | | Workbook |
The Story of the
U.S.A Book 2: Chapter
5 Exploring the West (T-1) | | Reading |
What's
the deal? : Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase OR
Meet Thomas Jefferson
Lewis
and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President
Lewis
and Clark and Me A Dog's Tale OR Seaman:
the Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark OR How
We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis & Clark
Childhood
of Famous Americans: Sacagawea OR Sacagawea:
Girl of the Shining Mountains This
Country of Ours Selections 66-68 *This is an optional read-aloud
from a free online text. 66.
JEFFERSON–HOW THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES WAS DOUBLED 67.
JEFFERSON–HOW THE DOOR INTO THE FAR WEST WAS OPENED 68.
JEFFERSON–ABOUT AN AMERICAN WHO WANTED TO BE A KING |
| History Pockets |
History Pockets Moving
West: Pocket
2 (T-2) Daniel
Boone portrait *supplies: brown paper bag, black felt or paint Kitty’s
Kentucky Diary George
Rogers Clark and map
activity Pocket
3: (part) Animals
of the West mobile | | Video |
Lewis
& Clark Sacagawea The
American Frontier (T-3) | |
Map or Globe (M) |
Lewis and Clark route
map (very nice!) Lewis and Clark
map (the same map as above but no labels) |
| Timeline
(T) | 1.
Jefferson becomes president 1801 Louisiana
Purchase 1803 1804
Lewis Clark Expedition 2.
Northwest Territory added 1787 Daniel
Boone Rogers
Clark 3.
Carson, Kit, 1809-1868 Boone,
Daniel, 1734-1820 Pike,
Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813 Smith,
Jebediah Strong, 1799-1831 Beckwourth,
James Pierson, 1798-1866 | | Notebooking
(Language arts, history papers, illustrations, etc.) |
Who
were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and what did they do? (Worksheet with
color map and questions) Lewis and Clark
notebooking page Information and squares to illustrate (Crayola.com
requires free registration) Thomas Jefferson
fun fact page (read, color and draw) (Crayola.com
requires free registration) Mountain
Men worksheet | | Science |
Animals
on the Trail with Lewis and Clark Plants
on the Trail with Lewis and Clark |
| Cooking | . |
| Crafts | . |
| Extras,
Alternate Books and Notes | Scholastic Online
activities (For Lewis and Clark) Wee
Sing: Down the River | |
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