Students are asked to create an abc book about western expansion, in these parts. The westward expansion abc booklet the following project may. Boomtown during the gold rush, towns would spring up almost overnight at places where gold was discovered. Bamboo a fast growing grass that grows very tall and with hollow stems like a tube.
Bandana a square piece of cloth that cowboys used to cover their face from dust or to keep the back of their neck from getting sunburned. Each of the following alphabetical words is connected somehow to the westward expansion. Native americans and westward expansion core knowledge. Statehood and westward expansion color clipart is provided in jpeg format. The westward expansion abc booklet the following project. The nuggets found in the american river near sacramento by james marshall in 1848 spurned the rush of some halfmillion people in search of instant wealth. Westward expansion interactive notebook unit splash. The westward expansion a to z book by learning with. These 42 word strips all relate to important events, concepts, and people of the u. It started with thirteen colonies then grew to the west with more territory. Along with each book you can find free teaching resources, such as lesson plans, extension activities, book talks and discussion questions at.
The oregon trail this week students learned about the dangerous oregon trail and painted it on our dried salt dough map. History westward expansion bandana a square piece of cloth that cowboys used to cover their face from dust or to keep the back of their neck from getting sunburned. We made our own model of a covered wagon and learned how hard life was for settlers traveling west. In 1803 the louisiana purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. The chinese found numerous uses for bamboo including paper, buildings, furniture, and musical instruments. Story quilt squares for each story with a word bank. Teach the westward expansion through the alphabet with this a to z vocabulary book. A to z encyclopedia of westward expansion by kennedy. Francis scott key saw fort mchenry hold out during the night against a british attack.
Westward expansion interactive notebook activities. Oregon trail alphabet book project for westward expansion unit tpt. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. This is an easy and effective way to differentiate to meet the needs for all students in your class. Well then visually represent our topic by creating a piccollage about the topic 3. When you correctly select a word from the puzzle, the word will be crossed off the list and a green checkmark will appear next to the word. Army ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. To do this, my students create abc books of the oregon trail. Westward expansion although people had begun to move westward almost from the beginnings of european settlement in america, the era of westward expansion began in earnest in the mid19th century. I need to find words a to z that relate to westward expansion. Then, we created an abc book about westward expansion. The term vigilante stems from its spanish equivalent, meaning private security agents. It came in on time and was a great resource to have. Explain that westward expansion meant displacement of native.
Definitions for old west terms like frontier, pioneer, and homestead. As a student teacher i needed this book for a unit on westward expansion. Westward expansion project this culminating project can be used with any study of the westward expansion movement. Nov 01, 2015 this is the question my kiddos always ask when i tell them what our next unit of study will be. On tuesday i only had 12 of my class and i had 12 of the other 5th grade class because a lot of our students performed a chorus concert outside of school. Well create a digital book using pic collage, shadow puppet and mystory about westward expansion 1. Westward expansion before the civil war core knowledge.
If youre a classroom teacher and even if youre not. Buddhism one of the three major religions of china. By 1840 almost 7 million americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. We had a total of 10 containers, 5 from my class and 5 from the other. This product is a cumulative project that students create during and after a study of western expansion. It is still a massively significant book, mostly because of its detailed sweep of the history of the westward. Three in science, students designed a container to hold an egg for our egg drop experiment. No lessons to plan, comprehension questions to write, activities to create, or vocabulary words to define. Popular westward expansion books showing 150 of 331 streams to the river, river to the sea mass market paperback by. A to z encyclopedia of westward expansion by kennedy simpson.
The war of 1812 did not influence the westward expansion of the us. A cattle drive in which texas ranchers drove herds of cattle north to be sold in northern markets. Westward expansion timeline for kids american historama. Sioux and cheyenne indians left their reservations, outraged over the continued intrusions of white settlers into their. X, young brigham, z after joseph smith was murdered, brigham young took over as head of the mormons he decided that the mormons should move to escape persecution and find religious freedom young guided the mormons to. Your job is to describe the connection and give important information about the vocabulary word. This western themed pack is perfect for a w is for western alphabet unit. I liked this book because its about people moving west.
In light of the covid19 crisis, and the many disruptions it has caused or will cause to our kids education, i am offering subscriptions to the upgraded site. In 1803, the louisiana purchase doubled the size of the united states and opened a vast new territory for settlement. Choose one of the core vocabulary words pioneer, selfreliant, frontier, flatboat. Glossary and terms of the westward expansion ducksters. I would suggest it to anyone who wants to learn more about westward expansion on an elementary school level. Well work with partners to gather facts about our topic in notability. The westward expansion a to z book by learning with lindsey tpt. Learning letters see the learning letters resources page for your alphabet instruction lessons. Scott odell shelved 6 times as westwardexpansion avg rating 3. These are key terms in our westward expansion unit. The homestead act provided free land to many people who wanted to move westward. The words you need to find are listed to the right of the word search.
Another option is to create an abc book where students. Oregon trail project this fun and engaging project asks students to work in groups to create an abc book about the oregon trail and westward expansion. Westward expansion, the 19thcentury movement of settlers into the american west, began with the louisiana purchase and was fueled by the gold rush, the oregon trail and a. Trademarks and trade names are shown in this book strictly for illustrative. Create an abc booklet that tells the story of americas westward expansion between 1801 and 1861, include main events, inventions, and important people. Statehood and westward expansion color clipart is great to illustrate your teaching materials. You will create an abc book of events that took place between the years 18001855. Sep 19, 20 a vocabulary list featuring westward expansion. From gun slingers, bank robbers, and cowboys to presidents, soldiers and native american leaders, westward expansion.
When a territory had 60,000 people it could become a state. Vocabulary essential to an understanding of the cultural clash created by westward expansion of miners, farmers, ranchers, and railroad builders with native americans of the west. Each page will have a letter, colorful illustration, a definition for the word either from the glossary, a cited internet resource, or a dictionary, and the. Westward expansion was a recipe for disaster for the sioux and cheyenne indians.
The westward expansion abc booklet the following project may be completed at home andor at school and will count as a social studies test grade. Our interactive westward expansion unit is a ten lesson program. During his tenure, americas territory grew by more than onethird and extended across the continent for the first time. The idea that the united states was meant to expand its terriroty and spread freedom from the east coast to the west coast. Within each group, they evenly assign themselves letters of the alphabet and use the abc graphic organizer to track important words and phrases.
Westward expansion abc book by kasia paszek on prezi. Cowboys would often have to bust or train a bronco in order for it to take a rider. Though the two men tried to hide marshalls discovery, word got out and the rush to find gold. See the making words resources page for your phonics lessons. Nichole galindez amh 2010 american history 31 october 2012 nichole galindez amh 2010 american history 31 october 2012 westward expansion of the united states to what extent is it accurate to claim that the ideal of manifest destiny was a motivating factor in the western expansions of the united states. In the wild west, where the law was often nonexistent, vigilantes often took enforcement of the law, as well as moral codes into their own hands. Oregon trail alphabet book project for westward expansion. Created by scholastic teacher consultant michelle higgins, an elementary school teacher in new jersey. Original reporting and compelling writing on local news, restaurants, arts and culture have made denver westword a vital resource for readers who want to understand and engage with their community. Mcculloughs new book on pioneers history draws criticism david mcculloughs new book, the pioneers, draws criticism for its depiction of white settlement, native americans. Manifest destiny, a phrase coined in 1845, expressed the philosophy that drove 19thcentury u.
If you have homeschool elementary age students, dont miss our westward expansion history unit with 3 weeks of fun hands on history projects, free printables, and great books. Free flashcards to help memorize facts about virginia usi. Westward expansion project distance learning westward. It is still a massively significant book, mostly because of its detailed sweep of the history of the westward movement that it relates. Biographies paints a fascinating picture of the wild west through the eventful accounts of the people who lived in these interesting times. Westward definition of westward by the free dictionary. Learn about 28 colorful characters who made their marks in western history. You can choose to write your book about one theme, event, person, place, or about 26 different events, people, places, and things, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each page should feature one letter of the alphabet, have a summary explaining the word or eventitemperson for which the letter stands, and a very colorful illustration. That same day we used alphaboxes to come up with words related to our study of westward expansion. Our goal is a curriculum that you can use the very first day you purchase our materials.
United states lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the british attack on baltimore during the war of 1812. Westward expansion interactive notebook activities splash. The native americans were removed from their lands during westward expansion, and were forced onto reserves. Plus we completed some westward expansion worksheets, matched animal trails to the north american animals, and did some mapping exercises. Other activities to help include hangman, crossword, word scramble, games, matching, quizes, and tests. Using the notes you have gathered during your webquest as well as your social studies text book, you will create an abc book of facts and knowledge you have learned about western expansion. He wrote the poem star spangled banner about the experience of seeing the u. Five for friday october 18 for the love of teaching. I first encountered westward expansion as an undergraduate in the mid 1970sby then the book was in its fourth editionand recognized it as a comprehensive overview of the subject.
Denver westword the leading independent news source in. Oct 14, 2011 my westward expansion abc book 1 created by. People were given 160 acres in the western territories for a small fee if they agreed to live on and farm the land for 5 years. O sullivan coined the phrase manifest destiny to describe the movement westward as one. Within each group, they evenly assign themselves letters of the alphabet and use the abc graphic organizer to. The search for gold led the masses to migrate westward and pan for gold. Learners will identify several important and meaningful words associated with their assigned letter from their research, write a wellwritten pa. Kids learn about the glossary and terms of the westward expansion. What westward expansion word starts with the letter x. The belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as manifest destiny.
A person who travels west to set up a house or a farm on the frontier. History for kids ancient china acupuncture an ancient chinese treatment for healing that uses needles placed in various areas of the skin. Passed in 1862 to encourage settlement in the plains. The object of the game is to find all the westward expansion terms hidden in the word search grid. The fieldfolk shut in there traded northward and westward, travelled, courted, and married northward and westward, thought northward and westward. Westward expansion upper elemmiddle print on cardstock and store on a keyring for easy studying. The discovery of gold nuggets in the sacramento valley in early 1848 sparked the california gold rush, arguably one of the most significant events to shape american history during the first half. Every letter of the alphabet must be used unless otherwise stated.
Streams to the river, river to the sea by scott odell, across the wide and lonesome prairie. Also, it did not influence great britains expansion of its control of. Our journey westward shares what her family did for a westward expansion unit. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Your job is to describe the connection and give important information abo. Ten westward expansion lessons in this packed 317 page american history resource feature nonfiction informational text balanced with a mix of engaging handson activities, and interactive notebook assignments exploring the louisiana purchase, lewis and clark expedition, gold rush, famous trails west, and conflicts such as the texas revolution and mexican war. What are words that are about westward expansion answers. The westward expansion was a hard time but in the end it got them more land and more space, but the trail of tears makes me sad.
One of the important events during his presidency was the notion of the manifest destiny of the united states and the continuance of the westward expansion. White people are invading our homes everything is changing so quickly settlers keep pushing us further west until there is no place to go thousands of my fellow natives are being killed in battles we fight together to try to get rid of the white people but it isnt working americans are forcing us to live on reservations that we all hate reservations are built on horrible land. This section contain numerous interactive maps, prompts, online activities, printable activities, and historical accounts related to westward expansion. Groups work together to identify several important and meaningful words associated with their assigned letter from their research. Westward expansion lexile find a book metametrics inc. Oregon trail alphabet book project for westward expansion unit. Most have never heard of westward expansion before let alone manifest destiny, oregon trail, or wagon train. In late 1875, after gold was discovered in black hills, south dakota, the u. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. Study 31 terms westward expansion vocabulary flashcards. How did the usa get to be the size it is on maps we see. Western expansion abc book project for grades 38 book. Gain instant access to this beautifully designed unit on westward expansion, where kids will learn all about the united states in 1815, trails west, the race to california, and more. Vigilantes were most common in mining communities but were also known to exist in cow towns and in farming settlements.
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