EDEL453 Spring2014 JanisGommeCampbell Unit Plan Tuesday

Unit Plan: 2Moving West: The Trail of Dreams

Lesson Plan for TuesdayGrade: 4thSocial Studies Strand: History

Submitted By: Janis Gomme-Campbell

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social ScienceNevada State College – Spring 2014Instructor: Karen Powell

B. Summary of the Lesson Plan :

Lesson Plan for Tuesday Strand: History submitted by: Janis Gomme-Campbell

Identify what hardships the pioneers were faced with as they traveled west. SW learn about the Oregon Trail and it's importance to those traveling west. Students will form groups to create a covered wagon.

C. Basic Information: Grade Level: 4th grade Time to Complete this Lesson: 50 min Groupings: individual, group

D. Materials: website: Trail of Dreams: http://youtu.be/AHDhDqOfk_o. (8:09 min) Text: Houghton Mifflin, "Moving West", Core Lesson 2, pages 160-161 Pioneer Facts Sheet. Popsicle sticks Skill sticks Wood glue Brown paper bags cardboard lined paper pencil

E. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards

H2.4.2 Explain the experiences of pioneers moving out west.o Student-Friendly Standards

H2.4.2 I can explain the experiences of pioneers moving out west.

F. Vocabulary Oregon Trail- Path that the pioneers took to go west. cholera- A disease that plagued the pioneers. obstacles- A thing in the way; hindrance to progress.

G. Procedure: 1. TW show video: Trail of Dreams"2. TW read from text: Houghton Mifflin, "Moving West", Core Lesson 2, pages 160-161.3. TW ask group to write answers to key questions on a piece of lined paper:

• How did the Oregon Trail come to be?• Where was it located?• What were the different modes of travel used on the Trail?• What supplies were needed for a trip on the Oregon Trail?• What obstacles did they encounter along the way?• How did the Native Americans of the area react to the amount of settlers coming into their regions?• How did technology in the field of transportation end the importance of the Oregon Trail?

4 TW form groups of 4 and pass out materials for covered wagon activity.

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http://youtu.be/AHDhDqOfk_o


5. TW model steps while students create wagon. Wagons will be displayed in school library.

H. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

Participation in group project and observed interest in video and informational sheet. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson.

I. Closure: TW ask prediction question: "What do you think the pioneers did when they reached their destinations?

(build a log cabin, build fences for the livestock, plant gardens, (answers will vary)

PIONEER FACTS



• The Oregon Trail was a very important pathway to the West.It was the only practical way to the West.First emigrants on the Oregon Trail in 1836 traveled in covered wagons.“The Great Migration” started in 1843 and lasted 25 years with more than half a million people using the Oregon Trail.In 1869 the transcontinental railroad was completed supplying an improved means of travel through new technology.

• There were several reasons for the travel to the West:-Free land was available.-Freedom from slavery attracted many people.-Good land for farming meant more and better crops.-Good businesses could be made at forts.-People wanted to control and populate new parts of the country (Manifest Destiny). -Men and women had hopes and dreams for a growing nation.-Heartache and hardship made people look for a new start.-Some families were looking for a place to call home.-Movement and change was desired by some travelers.-Emigrants searched for opportunity.-People were hurrying to obtain gold that had been discovered.

• Preparation for the trip was hard work.-Selling all belongings and property from home was hard on the people.-Packing for a 6-month trip was complicated and difficult.-Acquiring the appropriate wagon and supplies was necessary.

• Daily hardships were encountered along the way.-Rattlesnake bite-Fording river-Undrinkable water-Starvation-Death-Birth of a baby-Disease-Native Americans-Mountains to cross-Cholera-Proper hygiene-Equipment maintenance-Food acclamation-Buffalo stampede -Personal hardship-Weather-Lack of proper shoes, clothing -Fire building

• Many travelers kept diaries during their trips on the Oregon Trail thatare available today in archives, libraries, online.• Mapping the route of the Oregon Trail lead to better understandingof distances, times and important geographic locations.



COVERED WAGON CRAFT ACTIVITY

Step 1Using your Skill Sticks create the bed of your wagon. We built ours three sticks high all the way around

Step 2Using regular Popsicle sticks, create a frame by gluing four of them together at the corners.

Step 3After the corners dry, glue more sticks across the middle to form a solid plank. Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2014 Karen Powell- Instructor page 5


Then turn it over and apply glue to the bottom two Popsicle Sticks.

Step 4Set your Wagon bed onto the glue and let dry. If you're using a glue gun this step is much quicker, the wood glue will take a while to dry and you should set it somewhere where it won't be moved.

Step 5(This is an optional step, we did to keep our canvas up)

Using 4 Popsicle sticks, glue them



around the sides of the wagon like posts.

Step 6Cut a long rectangle shape from your paper bag. We used the side of the bag and that width worked pretty well. Curve up the edges as shown in the picture

Step 7Glue your paper bag to your wagon. We

used wood glue, so we had to put on these

little binder clips to hold it in place while it

dried. If you have a glue gun, it would really speed up the process here.



Step 8Using a small coffee cup, trace 4 circles onto your cardboard. Cut them out and poke a small hole in the center of each of them.

Step 9Insert a Popsicle Stick into each of the wheels. You can use a glue gun around the sides if the hold is to big and they get loose

Step 10Glue the Popsicle sticks together to make the axle. You'll have two sets of wheels like this.



Step 11Glue the axles to the bottom of your wagon. Make sure that your front and back wheels are sitting evenly, and make any necessary adjustments.

All Done!After your wagon is complete, it's time to fill it up with some pioneer goodies! Make little scrap quilts and boxes, pots and pans, or even a clay family to put in the wagon.



Unit Plan 2: Reflection Page

1. Where did you get the ideas and materials for this unit plan? Include website names, URLs, book titles and authors.

Video: Trail of Dreams = YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHDhDqOfk_oWebsite for covered wagon activity: http://www.thecraftyclassroom.com/CraftPioneerWagon.htmlPioneer Facts sheet: http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/pioneers.htmlI got a cornucopia of information off this site!Text: Houghton Mifflin,

2. What were the easiest and most challenging parts of writing

this unit plan?I think the easiest, or most fun was including the hands-on covered wagon as an activity for the kids to do. They are so prideful when they make something together. It's a great wagon, and all you need is pre-fab pieces and glue. A challenging part may have been finding good, hard, solid facts to present about the movement west.

3. What suggestions do you have for yourself for the next time you write unit plans?

Don't try to re-invent the wheel. Everything has been done prior to my doing it, so borrow from other people's plans that are tried-and-true, but make it my own by tailoring it to my own needs.


http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/pioneers.html

http://www.thecraftyclassroom.com/CraftPioneerWagon.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHDhDqOfk_o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHDhDqOfk_o

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