We just started our unit in social studies on the Gold Rush. It is by far my favorite unit in social studies! We do lots of hands on activities to enhance our knowledge. Here is one of the them!
We start by reading the corresponding lessons in our text book to build our back ground knowledge. These two lessons include topics about who and where gold was discovered, the routes taken to California, life in mining camps, and tools that miners used. After we are done with our reading, we take a trip to the computer lab where we read more about the routes people took to get to California on PBSkids.org
We start by reading the corresponding lessons in our text book to build our back ground knowledge. These two lessons include topics about who and where gold was discovered, the routes taken to California, life in mining camps, and tools that miners used. After we are done with our reading, we take a trip to the computer lab where we read more about the routes people took to get to California on PBSkids.org
You can check it out here
Students completed the following worksheet with basic information about the routes and then have to evaluate whether or not they would want to take that route and why.
The site has other information about the gold rush that students can read if they finish early! My students always love an excuse to go to the computer lab and this activity keep them quiet but engaged for a solid half hour!
I'm proud of you!!! You should add some pictures to show us more about these "California Binders!"
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Michelle
Apples and ABC's
Thanks Michelle! I definitely will :)
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE the idea of having a California binder! So cute! I was thinking about putting all their CA work together in a booklet for them at the end of the year and this would be a great way for them to keep it all together! And I agree with Michelle, I would love to see pictures! And did you create that worksheet or get it from somewhere? I will definitely check out the PBSKids site! Thanks for sharing!
Molly
Lessons with Laughter
I created it myself based on facts from our book and the website. I will post pictures later this week about our California notebook.
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