What's out our Wagon Window?

Alkali Springs - Hot springs full of chemicals 

Rocky Mountains

Cholera - an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies

What's out our Wagon Window?

Chimney Rock 

 Courthouse Rock 

 Scott's Bluff

Fort Laramie

The Oregon Trail Game

Try out this game at home! This popular online game is also now made for the wii. It takes students through a series of simulations based on the hardships Pioneers faced in the 19th century.

http://www.oregontrail.com/hmh/site/oregontrail/

Crossing the Platte River

Glossary Word of the Day

Ford: (of a person or vehicle) cross (a river or stream) at a shallow place.

Diary Entry Examples

During our Journey on the Oregon Trail, students will be recording their thoughts into a journal entries as if they were a pioneer on the trail themselves. We will read a few examples of diary entries from fictional pioneers so that the students can have a more authentic understanding of a pioneer's lifestyle.

The following is a link to a PDF file of a book entitled: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie. We will be reading several diary entries in class about a families decision to take the Journey West.

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

Welcome!

Welcome! 

Three caravans with wagons full of fourth grade pioneers are traveling on the Oregon Trail to find a new home! Track our progress, troubles, and fun we have on the journey.