Go
West Across America with Lewis and Clark
In this incredible adventure created by National Geographic you sign
on as part of the crew and the adventure begins. Questions are asked,
facts are given, and maps are here, too.
Historic
Steps of Lewis and Clark
USA Weekend presents a simple and effective use of HTML to introduce
people to the Lewis and Clark expedition. Users become virtual explorers.
Pick your way through Lewis and Clark's historic steps. You'll face
six major decisions that affected the outcome of the expedition.
Choose the right answers and you'll reach the end of the trail where
you can register for a prize.
PBS has a section on Lewis
and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. Contains
interesting articles and a classroom resources section. Most
activities are for middle school-age children. Still a interesting
site to visit.
Downloads
PBS
Lewis and Clark Screensaver
Freeware Windows 3.1/95/98 & Mac version, Filesize: 1.3 MB
Follow the trail of the Corps of Discovery's epic trip on a U.S. map
from St. Louis to the West coast. A series of photo images pops up,
of scenery along their route.
Laura
Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl
This page was created for Laura's readers who wish to learn more
about Laura and her books. Here, you can find information about
Laura's "little houses" and her friends and family who were
made famous in her "Little House"® books. You can
listen to the songs played on Pa's fiddle, and see pictures of the
real Ingalls and Wilder families.
Dear
Laura Ask a question about Laura Ingalls Wilder.
For over half a century children have read the Little House books
written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Children all over the world wrote
many letters to Laura before she died in 1957. In order to continue
this tradition, the Hoover Presidential Library's on-line resource,
retired teacher June Silliman from Mount Vernon, Iowa, will answer by
e-mail your questions about Laura, her family, and the Little House books.
Pioneering
Journeys of the Ingalls Family
De
Smet, South Dakota in the 1880s. Laura Ingalls Wilder lived in
De Smet for 15 years. Explore her town in the 1880s.
Letter
from Laura Ingalls Wilder to Jennie Lindquist that includes
Laura's gingerbread recipe.
The
One, Two, Threes of Pioneer Life: A Little House Counting Book
An online counting book for children with themes from the Little
House books
Activities
Grandma
Minnie's Sunbonnet
Make a girl's sun bonnet using tagboard and patterns available at the
the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.
Cousin
Ed's Straw Hat
Make a boy's straw hat using brown paper sacks or kraft paper. This
"straw" hat is made to resemble one that a boy might have
worn on the trail west. Instructions and patters available at the
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.
A
Pioneer Town
Download patterns from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library to
build a Pioneer Town.
Wildflower
Seed Packet Activity
The Little House books contain several references to wild flowers.
This is a fun activity for students to select a prairie flower,
briefly research it, and create a colorful seed packet for it.
A
Simple Pioneer Nine-Patch Quilt
Like Laura and her sisters, as soon as pioneer children could handle
a needle, they were taught to make nine-patch quilt blocks from nine
squares of fabric.
To make this classroom nine-patch quilt, you will need magazines for
the "fabric" squares, scissors, glue, and a copy of the
nine-patch quilt block. Patterns available at the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library.
Cooking
Taffy
Recipe
Make Butter
Ingredients: 1 cup of whipping cream, salt(optional), baby food
jars(one for each child), crackers.
Pour whipping cream into jars (can add 1 drop of food coloring). Add
a pinch of salt. Close tightly and give to the children to shake.
Butter will form soon. Pour off extra liquid. Spread on crackers and
it's ready to eat.
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