The Westward Movement - American Civ

My boys will be doing some American Civ. this year and I plan on spending about a month on the Western Frontier....here's some of the resources I'll be using...



Oregon/Santa Fe Trails -
http://lapbooklessons.ning.com/forum/topics/oregon-trail-lapbook
http://www.squidoo.com/pioneers_Oregontrail (this one has a lot on cowboys, Native Americans, and other Poineers as well!)

Wild West Famous Persons:
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-outlawindex.html
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-gunfighterindex-a-b.html
http://staffweb.peoriaud.k12.az.us/karlene_edwards/New%20SMHS%20Webpage/LAFOLDER/WestBiogs.htm
http://www.thewildwest.org/
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~eg72/EDUC525/site3/wildwest.htm
http://www.lessonsnips.com/lesson/wildwest
http://www.edhelper.com/US_wildwildwest.htm
http://www.waldsfe.org/UnitStudies/cowboys.htm
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wild-West-Poster
http://www.supershareware.com/wide-open-west-free/
http://schools.dcsdk12.org/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=12748
http://www.d11.org/doi/socialstudies/SSGrade10/West1860/Holes%20Webquest%20Wild%20West.mht

California Gold Rush -

http://www.d11.org/doi/socialstudies/SSGrade10/West1860/Holes%20Webquest%20Wild%20West.mht
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Lessons/worksheets/american_west.htm
http://ports.parks.ca.gov/pages/22922/files/worksheet-goldrushprices.pdf
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/4/unit/act3.2.html
http://www.huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/Entrance/lesson.html

Pony Express / Transcontinental Railroad -
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/billy_and_blaze.php (pony lapbook)
http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1776.html
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Westward_Expansion/Pony_Express/index.htm
http://webpages.shepherd.edu/BSIGLE01/social%20studies%20webquest.htm
http://www.lessonsnips.com/lesson/ponyexpressrailroad
http://www.xphomestation.com/xproute.html
http://www.classbrain.com/artmonument/publish/pony_express_trail_map.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/ (trans-con railroad)
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_plans/lesson01.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/american-history-for-kids-america-s-first-transcontinental-railroad

Trail of Tears/Native Americans -

http://www.cherokee-nc.com/index.php?page=62 (as told by the Cherokee's)
http://ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.html
http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/history/trail.htm
http://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_Geography_63_1.html
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAMDTrailOfTearsUnitIdeas68.htm

Overall/Extra Westward Expansion -
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/westwardexpansion.php
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MDSSLAMathWestwardExpansionProjectIdeas46.htm
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MD67.htm

Lewis & Clark -
http://smallworldathome.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-trail-with-lewis-and-clark.html
http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/lewis_clark.htm
http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/lewisandclark.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/lewis_clark