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The History Cat

The History Cat: Westward Expansion

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can learn about the Oregon Trail, Donner Party, the California Gold Rush, and life as a pioneer through text, images, video, and quotes.
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Five Stars for Emily Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Five Stars for Emily, a novel written by Kathleen Cook Waldron, looks at a young girl's experience of leaving modern comforts behind and going to live in a log cabin without electricity. This teacher's guide includes a book summary,...
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Handout
Curated OER

Bureau of Land Management: Basic Facts About the Oregon Trail

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn basic facts about the Oregon Trail and the early pioneers who used it in their move West.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders learn about the Louisiana Purchase and the characteristics of pioneers during this time period. While exploring literary and informational texts, including quotes from primary source documents, 3rd graders discuss elements...
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Grist Mill

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Bread was a very important food for the pioneers. Find out how the flour they needed for the bread was made.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Grist Mill

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Bread was a very important food for the pioneers. Find out how the flour they needed for the bread was made.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Journeys West

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A series of lessons utilizing primary texts, including narratives, photographs, and maps, through which young scholars explore the following question: "What motivated thousands of people to journey west during the 1800s?"
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Other

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kings Landing Historical Settlement reflects life in the 19th century. Learn about the Loyalists who escaped the American Revolution and the hardships they faced working to establish their homes in New Brunswick.
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Other

University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Catharine Parr Traill

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts of letters written by Catharine Parr Traill, which she collected and published, along with her journals, in The Backwoods of Canada (1836). In these excerpts, she writes about her arrival in Newfoundland and a journey to Quebec.
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Other

Historic Trails: Oregon/california Trails

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find a map of the Oregon Trail and California Trail and click Historical Trails tab to discover the hardships and daily grind of traveling on the Oregon Trail.
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Other

Connie Brummel Crook: 'The Perilous Year' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The Perilous Year", an historical novel by Connie Brummel Crook, begins in 1793 and is set in what is now Ontario. It follows the life of two brothers into adulthood. This teacher's guide has a book summary, chapter discussion guides...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Willa Cather Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Check out this informative resource to learn more about this famous author. This site features links to several other sites dedicated to Willa Cather's life and work.
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Other

Reading Group Guides: My Intonia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a reading group guide for the book, "My Antonia," by Willa Cather. Students will benefit from the discussion questions listed in this resource.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The Homestead Act Went Into Effect

For Students 3rd - 8th
This 4-page article discusses the Homestead Act of 1862 and its effects.
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Handout
Other

Recipes on the Oregon Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
With information gathered from a wide variety of primary resources, this site offers not only recipes that pioneers and homesteaders used, but also tips on packing a wagon for a cross-country trip, and other words of advice for wagon...
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Handout
Yale University

The Wit and Wisdom of Grace Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Quotes from Grace Hopper, a pioneer in computer programming.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Story of the Life of Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of William Makepeace Thayer's The Pioneer Boy, And How He Became President: The Story Of The Life Of Abraham Lincoln has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel,...
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Juego Del Salto De La Rana

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. This site has two educational games with step by step instructions. It also has a biography of different computers pioneers and an explanation of the decimal and binary system.
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Other

Willa Cather

For Students 9th - 10th
The Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation provides biographical information and photos of Cather, information about the Nebraska prairie, news and events related to the foundation, and a link to the online store, which...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Southwest Literacy Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a literacy unit based around a Southwest / Westward Expansion Theme. Native Americans, pioneers, and the old west is covered. 8 different literacy strategies are taught with FULL...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about why Laura Ingalls Wilder is a writer hero and learn about her life as pioneer girl in the late 1800s.
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Anders Celsius

For Students 3rd - 8th
A profile of Anders Celsius, who invented the Celsius thermometer.
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Marie Curie (1867-1934), who was best known for her work in radioactivity, along with her husband, Pierre Curie.
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Lee De Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Lee de Forest who lived from 1873 to 1961. He was one of the most important inventors of radio and electronic technology, whose inventions touch everyday life.

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