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.

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!)

We're just finishing up our Oregon Trail Adventure class. Here students share their beautiful wall hangings, combining a hand-sewn quilt ...

As part of our study on the American Westward Expansion of the 19th century, we have read several books and materials about the Oregon Trail. In order to illustrate just how huge of an undertaking it was to set out for the West on wagon trains, and to cross over the Rocky Mountains in the process, we decided to construct a Salt Dough Map of the United States, illustrating the location of the Oregon Trail and showing how it crossed over the mountains. Melissa was amazed at just how far a trip…

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What a great way to get some hands on quilts with small scraps of cloth. Even young children can help with the sewing process and they'll be left with a lasting memory of their pioneer

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

On this page you'll find lots of free Pioneer Crafts and Activities for kids! Great for learning about The Oregon Trail, Westward Expansion, Lewis and Clark, and Early America. We used these crafts alongside our

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

Even though Pioneer Day isn't celebrated all over, it doesn't mean that everyone can't join in the fun and channel their inner Laura Ingalls Wilder. Here are some fun things to create with kids that celebrate America's Pioneer heritage. Pioneer Bonnets by My Cotton Creations. Climbing Bear Toy by