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Pioneers Unit	Lesson Plan
Includes the lessons: Making A Wagon, Wagon Trail And Tribulations, Map to Fort Laramie, Poems Along The Trail, Pioneer Checkers Game, and Culmination: Time Capsule Reflection. http://hale.pepperdine.edu/~ahdugre/unit_plan.htm Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8   Rate It

There Were Many Reasons Why Pioneers Made the Difficult Trip to the West	Lesson Plan
This lesson uses Cassie's Journey and My Prairie Year to understand some of the hardships and travels of the pioneers. http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit7/u7g2l1.... Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

Westward Expansion Unit	Lesson Plan
Focus: Students will investigate the pioneer movement: modes of transportation, reasons for moving, people involved, and the life in general. http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Westward.htm Grade Level(s): 1-2   Rate It

What Was Life Like for the Pioneer Children Living in the Western Frontier?	Lesson Plan
This lesson focuses on quilts and introducing students to the pioneers' lifestyle. http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit7/u7kinl1... Grade Level(s): K   Rate It

Apple Dolls	Art or Craft
Each student will be able to create an apple doll, a toy created by pioneer children http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0004.html Grade Level(s): K , 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Pioneer Covered Wagon	Art or Craft
Use a milk carton to make this miniature version of a covered wagon driven by pioneers many years ago. http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/groundtrans/l/blcovwag.htm Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

A Pioneer's Journey to the Frontier	Resource Site
This page was designed by 4th and 5th graders for other elementary students. It includes information about early American Pioneers who traveled to the frontiers, recipes, pioneer music, projects, quizzes, and more. http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/default.htm Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Pioneer Life in America	Resource Site
Two 4th grade students put this site together to share facts and resources about pioneer life. http://library.thinkquest.org/J001587/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=1125 Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Pioneer Stuff	Amazon.com Item
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