Lesson 1

lesson Tile: Westward Expansion

Date: Jan. 30. 2106
Subject/Grade: Social Studies
Standards:
S1. C5. PO 3. Discuss the experiences (e.g., leaving homeland, facing unknown challenges) of
the pioneers as they journeyed west to settle new lands.
S1. C5. PO 4. Describe how new forms of transportation and communication impacted the
westward expansion of the United States:
a. transportation (e.g., trails, turnpikes, canals, wagon trains, steamboats, railroads)
b. communication (e.g., Pony Express, telegraph).
Objectives: Students will be able to discuss the journey of moving west by talking to one another about
the challenges the travelers faced.
Students will be able to identify the types of transportation used for the westward expansion by reading an
article about the expansion.
Language objectives: Students will be able to conduct a conversation with other classmates by discussing
the article Westward Expansion
Instructional Activities:
Anticipatory Set
Read the article Westward Expansion as a class

Split students into pairs or groups to re-read and discuss the article
Have students write down three facts about the transportation the travelers used and three facts about
the overall journey to the west (dangers, routes, etc.
Anticipatory Set

Teacher Action

Students Action

Ask students how the travel from one place to another and
how might it be different from the way people traveled during
the time of the Westward Expansion

Guide students in
reading the article

Read the article

Assess students
throughout the
lesson
Assist students with
unknown vocabulary

Write down
facts
Discuss with
classmates

Closing:
Have a couple students share out their facts to the class. Review objectives and have students give you
a thumbs up or down if they think they are meet the objectives.
Assessment:
Collect papers from students to see if they used accurate facts and details from the article
Lesson 2
Lesson Title: Lewis and Clark
Date: Week of February 1st
Subject/ Grade: Social Studies/ 2nd
Standards
S1. C5.PO 2. Identify reasons (e.g., economic opportunities, forced removal) why people in the United
States moved westward to territories or unclaimed lands.
S1. C5. PO 3. Discuss the experiences (e.g., leaving homeland, facing unknown challenges) of the
pioneers as they journeyed west to settle new lands.

S1. C5. PO 4. Describe how new forms of transportation and communication impacted the westward
expansion of the United States:
a. transportation (e.g., trails, turnpikes, canals, wagon trains, steamboats, railroads)
b. communication (e.g., Pony Express, telegraph).
S1.C5.PO 5. PO 5. Discuss the effects (e.g., loss of land, depletion of the buffalo, establishment of
reservations, government boarding schools) of Westward Expansion on Native Americans.

Objectives: Students will be able to explain the experiences Lewis and Clark encountered by going
through the interactive journey.
Students will be able to examine the interactives Lewis and Clark had with Native Americans by going
through the interactive journey.

Instructional Set
Go to the website and go through the interactive journey with students
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_leg_3.html
as you go through the journey students can follow along on their maps and trace the path Lewis and Clark
took.

Map to use:
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/maps/usa-states.pdf
Anticipatory set:
Have students make predictions about what will happen along the journey.
Closing:
Review the map with students.
Assessment:
Collect the maps the students drew and see how accurate students were with their path.
Lesson 3
Lesson Title: Lewis and Clark preparation
Date: Week of February 1st
Grade/Subject: 2nd/ Social Studies
Standards:
S1.C5.PO 3. Discuss the experiences (e.g., leaving homeland, facing unknown challenges) of the
pioneers as they journeyed west to settle new lands.
Objectives: Students will be able to predict some of the challenges pioneers faced based on a list of items
Lewis and Clark took with them on their journey.
Instructional Set:
Have students predict a list of items Lewis and Clark would have taken with them for their journey
Let students see a list of what Lewis actually took with him
https://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/lewiss-packing-list
Have students predict three events or challenges that will occur along the way based on list.
Anticipatory Set:
Have a few share out what they take with them when they travel.
Closing:
Have a few students share their predictions with the class.
Assessment:
Collect students predictions and see if they are reasonable based on the items on the list Lewis made

Lesson 4
Lesson Title: Lewis and Clark Timeline

Date: Week of February 1st

Grade/Subject: 2nd/Social Studies
Standards:
S1. C5.PO 2. Identify reasons (e.g., economic opportunities, forced removal) why people in the United
States moved westward to territories or unclaimed lands.
S1. C5. PO 3. Discuss the experiences (e.g., leaving homeland, facing unknown challenges) of the
pioneers as they journeyed west to settle new lands.

S1. C5. PO 4. Describe how new forms of transportation and communication impacted the westward
expansion of the United States:
a. transportation (e.g., trails, turnpikes, canals, wagon trains, steamboats, railroads)
b. communication (e.g., Pony Express, telegraph).
S1.C5.PO 5. PO 5. Discuss the effects (e.g., loss of land, depletion of the buffalo, establishment of
reservations, government boarding schools) of Westward Expansion on Native Americans.

Objectives: Students will be able to illustrate the journey Lewis and Clark took by drawing pictures using a
timeline.
Instructional Set:
Anticipatory set:
Ask students how long they think it took Lewis and Clark took to travel west.
Instructional Set:
Go over the timeline with students and answer questions/ clarify information
Have students glue the timeline onto a piece of paper
Students will illustrate the paper based on the event on the timeline
Closing:
have students share their timelines
Assessment:
Assess students illustrated timeline and make sure their drawings match the events listed.