Transcript Welcome to our unit on Pioneer life.

Welcome to our unit on
Pioneer life.
During this unit you will be
introduced to the adventures, the
hardships, and the characteristics
of the American Pioneer.
Just what is a pioneer?
A pioneer is someone who goes into a new,
unknown area with the purpose of
exploring or settling it.
Pioneers have been around for
much of this Country’s history.
As the population of our Country
grew, people started traveling
west into the frontier to buy land
to farm and live on.
Your assignments for this unit are
as follows:
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Research a famous pioneer and write a 1
page report.
Some suggestions are – Davy Crockett,
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Daniel Boone or
John Chapman (also known as Johnny
Appleseed).
Create a block for our
friendship quilt
The supplies will be given to you
in class. They include fabric,
fabric markers, books on
quilting patterns, and your
imagination.
Build a log cabin or covered
wagon
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This project will be made at
home after we research log
cabins and covered wagons in
class.
Your project needs to meet the
following requirements:
Be no larger than 12 x 12
 Include you name
 Be reasonable in design (covered
wagons didn’t have air conditioning
or radios)
AND REMEMBER:
This is your project, not your
parents.
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Create a brochure or flyer
advertising a new territory
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This project will also be done in class and will
require using the computer.
Your project should include the following, but
not limited to:
name and description of your territory
description of nearby town
cost of land
at least 2 graphics
Some other fun things we will do
will include:
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Making candles
Playing games that pioneer
children played.
Taking a field trip to a
pioneer village.
Eating foods that were
popular during pioneer
times.