Oregon trail crafts

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!

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Free Oregon Trail Unit Study Resources. Find Crafts, Activities, Games, Lapbooking Elements and more, free at The Crafty Classroom

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.

Make Oregon Trail History come alive for kids by making a salt dough map, a covered wagon craft, DIY crackers, and more in this westward expansion lesson.

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 […]

Stop the presses! Is this the cutest thing or what? We're not studying the pioneering days this year in our homeschool, but I sure am tempted to find a way to wriggle one of these journals in!

Build wagons, filter water, cook over a campfire and more in this hands-on homeschool Oregon Trail unit study for upper elementary. Full STEAM, English Language Arts (ELA), history, living books, and more! Original, hand-drawn art vocabulary cards, science and writing printables free for subscribers (and subscribing is free, too!)

No need to purchase expensive kits, you can make this covered wagon with resources and supplies you probably already have one hand. These wagons take a little bit of gluing but they are sure to

If you're looking for Pioneer Day Activities, then look no more! Mariah has created a roundup of things to do, including crafts and snacks.