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This book covers one pocket each for:
1. Introduction to Moving West
2. The New Frontier
3. Exploring the Wilderness
4. Missionaries at Work
5. On the Oregon Trail
6. The Native American Struggle
7. Settling the Far West
8. The Gold Rush
9. Homesteading the Great Plains
10. Building the Railroads.
Each pocket contains illustrated background pages, art and/or craft projects (note: this are interesting and meaningful projects), writing activities, and more. The entire book is reproducible and contains all of the forms, patterns, a timeline, templates, etc., that you will need. This book is an ideal resource for anyone doing a unit, notebook, or lapbook on the pioneer period. Highly recommended!!
The publishers recommend this book for grades 4-6, but we have used it very successfully with older and younger children.
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