Publisher:

National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center  Search this

Language:

English

Object type:

Lesson Plan

Description:

Parent's guide with recommended readings and hands-on activities designed to teach children about life on the prairie and in sod houses. This type of life became prevalent after the 1862 Homestead Act, which offered free land to those willing to settle on the frontier.

Use Rights Links:

http://www.si.edu/termsofuse/

Educational Use:

Activity, Experiential, Game, Hands-on, Reading, Visual/Spatial, Writing

Learning Resource Type:

Activity

Educational Role:

student, teacher

Interactivity Type:

Mixed

Accessibility Feature:

structuralNavigation

Accessibility Hazard:

noFlashingHazard, noMotionSimulationHazard, noSoundHazard

Accessibility Control:

None

Topic:

American History  Search this

Immigration - Migration  Search this

Time Periods  Search this

Westward expansion  Search this

Migration  Search this

Homesteaders  Search this

Dugout  Search this

Typical age range 2-5  Search this

Typical age range 5-8  Search this

Typical age range 8-10  Search this

Educational alignment:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.4

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1b

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1b

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1b

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1c

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1a

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1b

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1c

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1d

Data source:

SI Center for Learning and Digital Access

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SCLDA_383