We changed things up by revolving our studies around an event rather than a U.S. state. We followed Lewis and Clark on their journey to Oregon, studying some of the states they journeyed through and some of the animals they encountered.
History
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by: Shirley-Raye Redmond
From Sea to Shining Sea by: Callista Gingrich
Lewis and Clark: Opening the American West by: Ellen Rodger
Lewis and Clark Expedition by: John Perritano
Westward Expansion (pg. 7-19) by: Teresa Domnauer
Plains Indians
Indians of the Plains and Great Basin by: World Book Inc.
Sacagawea
Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed by: Stephen Krensky
Geography
Missouri
Missouri: The Show Me State by: Marcia Amidon Lusted
Gateway Arch by: Julie Murray
Steamboat School by: Deborah Hopkinson
Nebraska
Nebraska: The Cornhusker State by: Miriam Coleman
Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale by: Lisa Campbell Ernst
Elsie’s Bird by: Jane Yolen
Three Names by: Patricia McLachlan
Tulip Sees America by: Cynthia Rylant
Montana
Montana by: M.J. York
Dust Devil by: Anne Isaacs
Oregon
Oregon: The Beaver State by: Marcia Amidon Lusted
Oregon by: M.J. York
Apples to Oregon by: Deborah Hopkinson
Science
Bison
Thunder on the Plains: The Story of the American Buffalo by: Ken Robbins
Buffalo by: Phyllis Jean Perry
American Bison: A Scary Prediction by: William Caper
They Come From the Bronx: How the Buffalo Were Saved From Extinction by: Neil Waldman
Grandfather Buffalo by: Jim Arnosky
The Buffalo Storm by: Katherine Applegate
Buffalo Music by: Tracey E. Fern
Prairie Dogs
Prairie Dog Song: The Key to Saving North America’s Grasslands by: Susan Roth
Prairie Dogs by: Amanda Markle
Corn
Corn by: Gail Gibbons
From Kernel to Corncob by: Ellen Weiss
Grizzly Bears
Lions, Tigers, and Bears (pg. 28-31) by: Ron Harchi
Eat Like a Bear by: April Pulley Sayre
Beavers
The Lifecycle of a Beaver by: Bobbie Kalman
A House in the Sky: And Other Uncommon Animal Homes by: Steve Jenkins
Activities
- Study Plains Indians pictographs & draw our own
- Watch “Wild Kratts: Where the Bison Roam,” “Prairie Who?” (S9, E2), “Prairie Mystery,” “Amazing Creature Race,” “Bandito,” “Build it Beaver”
- Watch “Reading Rainbow: Gift of the Sacred Dog”
- Make & eat popcorn
- Map Lewis and Clark’s journey
- Watch Old Faithful video
- Watch Yellowstone video
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