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\nCore Knowledge Second Grade ELA Curriculum\n

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\nThe 12 units, each with its own theme for the read-alouds, comprise the Core Knowledge Second Grade ELA Curriculum Set. The richly detailed, carefully scaffolded, scripted lessons include word work practice, vocabulary skills practice,...\n
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\nWestward Expansion: Image and Reality\n

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\nAs your young historians study Westward Expansion, practice in-depth primary source analysis with the documents and guidelines presented in this resource. They will examine a lithograph and excerpts from two letters written by a Nebraska...\n
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\nWestward Expansion Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology\n

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\nThe westward expansion is the focus of a read-aloud anthology. Pupils will listen to and discuss stories about going West, an adventure on the Erie Canal, the Trail of Tears, the Oregon Trail, the Pony Express, and the transcontinental...\n
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\nReasons for Westward Expansion\n

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\n\"Go West, young man!\" is a familiar refrain in American history. But why did people leave their homes in the East to travel westward and what impact did that movement have on people already living in the American West? By examining...\n
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\nWestward Expansion and the Frontier\n

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\nStudents explore U.S. history by researching a historic map. In this westward expansion lesson, students discuss the mystery of the western U.S. in the early 1800's and the impact expansion had on Native Americans and agriculture....\n
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\nWestward Expansion\n

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\nLearners explore the Westward Expansion Movement of U.S. history. In this Westward movement lesson, students use primary and secondary source documents research personal accounts of those who travelled west during the era....\n
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\nWestward Expansion Vocabulary\n

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\nHere is a nice set of worksheets that your kids can use while studying the fascinating period of Westward Expansion in the United States. Types of worksheets include a vocabulary quiz, acrostic poem handout, reading comprehension,...\n
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\nThe Railroads: The First Transcontinental Railroad\n

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\nThe move West was greatly effected by the first transcontinental railroad. Present your class with well-organized information regarding major causes, players, and effects the railroad had on the face of an expanding America. Note: A...\n
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\nEvaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion\n

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\nAlthough popular culture tells the story of the American West simplistically, its reality is far more complex. Native American tribes—while already on the land—didn't have the same interests, and conflicts between white settlers and...\n
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\nTranscontinental Railroad Web Quest\n

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\nStudents examine aspects of the Transcontinental Railroad. In this Westward Expansion instructional activity, students conduct a web-quest in order to gather information about the Transcontinental Railroad. Students will use their...\n
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\nWestward Expansion - Fur Trade\n

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\nStudents complete a unit of lessons to learn how products reach the market and study the history of the fur trade. In this history and trade instructional activity, students first learn about the technology that allowed products to reach...\n
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\nRocky Train Trek\n

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\nStudents research about America's westward movement and the effect of railroads on indigenous peoples, U.S. society, the environment, and the economy. They plan, map, and document an imaginary train journey across North America in the...\n
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\nEnd of the Line: What Happened to the Blue Ridge Railroad?\n

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\nSixth graders study the westward expansion and the role of railroad construction to the expansion. In this railroad history lesson, 6th graders complete KWL activity for the topic. Students view a PowerPoint about the growth of railroads...\n
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\nEconomic Choices for Exploring the Fronteir\n

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\nFourth graders explain the hardship of economic limitations in Westward Expansion . They describe the effects of fluctuations in supply and demand. They put themselves in the place of pioneers hoping to build a homestead.\n
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\nWestward Expansion\n

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\nTake a closer look into the American movement to the wild west during the late nineteenth century and the drastic consequences this had for native populations. The video discusses the importance of the transcontinental railroad in...\n
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\nWho is Who in the Old West?\n

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\nStudents consider the backgrounds of those who settled the Old West. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to role play miners, ranchers, Native Americans, Chinese, African...\n
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\nThe Wild, Wild West\n

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\nSixth graders research the history of the transcontinental railroad. They use advertising propaganda techniques to design and create a poster encouraging people to explore the West by rail.\n
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\nBuying, Selling, and Trading in Antebellum South Carolina\n

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\nLearners research the role of general stores in the development of communities. In this South Carolina history lesson, students study the economic development of early U.S. communities. Learners write essays and create advertisements...\n
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\nThe Building of the Transcontinental Railroad#140\n

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\nStudents participation in a simulation of laying the track of Transcontinental Railroad starting from three different locations. They use toothpicks and coffee stirrers to build the rails. They evaluate which group laid the most track...\n
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\nThe Settlement of the American West\n

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\nWhat do Abraham Lincoln and the Transcontinental Railroad have in common? Using a set of primary source documents, including pictures, maps, and treaties, class members link together the common themes of expansion into the American West....\n
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\nTransforming the West: Did the Reality Match the Expectations for Kansas Homesteaders?\n

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\nThey expected good soil and hearty crops ... but they found buffalo chips and grasshopper plagues. Using an advertisement encouraging famers to go west, budding historians examine primary sources including letters, photographs, and...\n
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\nPatent Analysis: Joseph Glidden's Barbed Wire\n

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\nBarbed wire may have made cattle farming easier, but it brought to an end the free-roaming days of the plains. No longer could Native American groups continue their nomadic lifestyle, and the days of cowboys herding large groups of...\n
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\nTransportation and African-American Migration\n

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\nStudents explore the means of transportation available in the 19th century and its role as both facilitator and enabler of the westward expansion. They create a project board illustrating their findings.\n
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\nWestward Expansion\n

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\nStudents examine how the events that took place during the time of the Westward Expansion affected the pioneers and Native Americans through the seven lessons of this unit. Enhancements in transportation over time are also a part of the...\n
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