Oregon trail wagon craft

Step into the shoes of pioneers on the Oregon Trail with this classroom simulation. Navigate challenges, make crucial decisions, and gain insight into the historical significance of this iconic journey of westward expansion. This hands-on experience transforms learning into a captivating adventure,

National Prairie Day Easy Popsicle Stick Wagon Craft. It's National Prairie Day and I have a popsicle stick wagon craft. Also, look at my Westward Ho unit study and lapbook page. Since June 3rd is National Prairie Day, it’s the perfect time to bring out a simple craft that celebrates one of the greatest periods of growth in our nation. Brave families drove covered wagons westward through the prairies looking for adventure, wide open spaces, and new lives.

Turn your classroom into a wagon train as you travel west on the Oregon Trail. Create fun and engaging ABC books to learn how the pioneers moved west!

Perfect for homeschool children in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, this simple caredboard craft helps them create a covered wagon to learn more about Westward Expansion in the United States. For this craft, we’ll make our own mini covered wagons using cardboard and felt.

The Oregon Trail is depicted in full color on this cute educational map that shows bison, a wagon, mountains and more along the way from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City. Free to download and print

Book: "Ranger in Time Rescue on the Oregon Trail" by Kate Messner, Craft: Covered Wagon

Recently, the second grade teachers asked me to come up with an art project related to the Oregon Trail. This is what I came up with. The wagons are made of milk cartons, which are cut in half. We painted the carton with brown tempera paint. The cover to the wagon was just a piece of paper, which we slid into the carton. I let my students decorate the wagon covers with crayon. I know, the real pioneers did not have colorful wagons, but I decided that the wagons would be more fun this way…

I was in my wife’s classroom on Saturday helping her turn her tables into “Covered Wagons.” She is reading the book- Patty Reed’s Doll: The Story of the Donner Party by Rachel K. Laurgaard in her 4th grade class. In a few weeks they will go on a trip to Donner State Park and visit the actual site […]

Oregon Trail project...had each of my students "pack their wagon" with supplies to head west.

For homeschoolers studying American History and, in particular, the Western Expansion, Homeschool Giveaways has a ton of fantastic Oregon Trail resources! They've rounded up free printables, unit studies, lesson plans, and online resources.