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Westward Expansion of the United States ActivityWestward Expansion of the United States Activity
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HISTORY Channel
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3rd - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Activities & Projects
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Westward Expansion of the United States

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How did early American pioneers decide what to take with them on their journeys, and what was their traveling experience like? Here you'll find a collection of activities to help you explore Westward Expansion with your young learners.

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CCSS: Adaptable

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social studies

Classroom Considerations

  • This resource is most beneficial for its activity suggestions and guiding questions, but you will be responsible for much of the legwork on finding references and creating activity materials

Pros

  • Variety of activity ideas provided
  • Includes several suggested links to use for student and teacher reference

Cons

  • Difficult to copy hyperlinks from PDF, and several of the links are broken

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.5.1 W.3.8 W.4.8 W.5.8 RI.6.1

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