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I. Objectives
What is the main focus of this lesson?
Setting up the land and Native Americans
How does this lesson tie in to a unit plan? (If applicable.)
Unit: Westward Expansion Lesson: Setting up the land out west and meeting new friends.
What are your objectives for this lesson? (As many as needed.) Indicate connections to applicable national or state standards. If
an objective applies to only certain students write the name(s) of the student(s) to whom it applies.
SWBAT describe what an overlanders role is like when they finally get out west.
SWBAT describe what the overlanders relationship with the Native Americans was like.
SWBAT demonstrate their knowledge through an Oregon Trail board game.
Assessment
Questioning throughout, listening to their answers during the game.
(formative and summative)
Development What do you think they had to do when they finally got out west?
Read Setting up the land.
(Choose a student to read)
Where did they settle?
What was the first thing they had to do?
Do you think six months is a long time to build a house or not enough time?
Why or why not?
What would you build your house out of? Where would you sleep while you were building?
Who had to help build?
We are going to play the Oregon Trail game again that you all liked so much. It has the same rules but
there are more questions now to answer! Go!
Walk around and listen in on students as they play the game. Settle any disputes and answer any
questions.
Pause! Time to clean up. When your group has cleaned up come up to me and tell me one thing you
Closure
learned or a question that was difficult to answer during the game!
Your reflection on the lesson including ideas for improvement for next time: