The Great Wagon Road

In this westward growth activity, students use lyrics given to follow along with the song "Grew to the West," filling in blanks to answer simple questions throughout. Students then answer 10 additional questions about the song. Song link...

Students investigate what life on the Oregon Trail was like. In this Westward Movement lesson, students eat foods that were eaten by settlers on the trail as they read textbook pages about the trial. Students then draw an Oregon Trail...

Students participate in an Oregon Trail simulation in order to learn the hardships that the emigrating settlers faced. For this U.S. history lesson, students are required to work as a team and use the internet to research a final...