Oregon Trail Activity Free

This is a great activity to get your students ready for the Oregon Trail Simulation. Included in this free resource is: an introductory letter from a pioneer, two pages of questions to answer about prior knowledge of the Oregon Trail, key vocabulary related to the journey westward, and a United States map to locate important places along the trail. This intro activity will get your students excited about learning more about Westward Expansion.

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This is part of our Oregon Trail Simulation resource that is for purchase.

Your Oregon Trail Simulation will include the following (50+ pages)

→Teacher Tips Handout (5-pages)

→Introductory Handout (5-pages)-this resource

→Introductory Handout Answer Key

→Group Procedures Handout (1-page)

→Family Jobs for Teacher (1-page)

→General Store Price List Cards (4-pages)

→General Store Order Form (1-page)

→General Store Cards (9-pages)

→Oregon Trail Food Log (2-pages)

→Oregon Trail Journal (2-pages)

→Log and Journal Example (2-pages)

→Dairy Tracking Journal (1-page)

→Bullet Tracker Log (1-page)

→My Trail Reflection Handout (1-page)

→Project Choices (1-page)

→Creating “Apps” Choice (1-page)

→Trail Bucks (6-pages)

→Health Cards (1-page)

→Hunting Cards (1-page)

→Random Events Cards (1-page)

→River Crossing Cards (1-page)

→Grading Rubric (1-page)

→Game Board Extension Activity (separate from simulation; 6-pages)

This is a very comprehensive resource that will give you the tools to successfully implement the Oregon Trail Simulation in your classroom.

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