A Pioneers Trip West
Imagine you've gone to bed in your own bed at home snuggled up next
to your teddy bear in the present day and you wake up in the morning in
a covered wagon next to your Mother with supplies for the long journey
ahead surrounding you.
The Task
 | As a class read Sarah, Plain and Tall |
| In your small group, find three recipes that Sarah's family might
have made while traveling. |
| The class will choose a meal and make a list of all the supplies
needed to prepare the meal. |
| Prepare the meal in class. |
| Find three toys in the wagon that you can play with as the wagon
continues on the journey |
| Visit the Durham Western Heritage Museum ( or provide the class
with pictures/books of pioneer life) |
| Show and Tell with items from the Pioneer days (made or actual)
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Resources
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6400/recipes.htm
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6400/toys1.htm
Pictures
www.dvhi.net/wagonworks/history.html (wagon)
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6400/wagon.htm (wagon with parts
labeled)
http://drftr.users2.50megs.com/ (people)
The Process
Step One
| Read Sarah, Plain and Tall |
Step Two
| Help them find a meal they want Sarah to cook tonight. |
| Go to
Pioneer Recipes |
| Make a recipe card for Sarah to use listing ingredients,
quantities, and directions for cooking it over an open fire. |
Step Three
| The class will choose a meal and make a list of all the supplies
needed to prepare the meal. |
Step Four
| Prepare the meal in class with assistance from teacher and parent
volunteers. Students will decide who will bring in which ingredients
for the recipes. |
Step Five
| Go to the back of the covered wagon and choose three toys that
you, Anna, and Caleb can play with as you're traveling! |
| Go to
Pioneer Toys |
| Illustrate and label the toys you've chosen. Please explain your
reasons for selecting those toys under each labeled illustration! |
Step Six
Look at pictures and/or visit museum
Step Seven
| Students will make or bring in items that have to do with the
pioneer days. |
| Examples of items to make or bring in
 | make a small covered Wagon |
| Dress up as a pioneer |
| make a pioneer toy |
| or anything else that deals with the pioneer days |
|
Conclusion
Now that we have studied pioneers you will get to decide if you would
like to live back in the pioneer days or stay in the present day. Write
a small paragraph on why you chose to live in the pioneer days or the
present day.
Evaluation |
