EXPLORE Table: Lincoln Logs - building a structure the way it would have been done back then
LITERATURE: My First Little House: Going West; If You Traveled in a Covered Wagon by Ellen Lavigne
We talked about families traveling west to find more land and live with nature (getting away from congested areas). We touched briefly on the reasoning behind people going to Oregon (the more Americans, the land wouldn't be given to Europe which would mean more taxes). We also talked about what they brought in their wagons and how the people traveled together in "wagon trains" to stay safe.
MUSIC: practiced our songs and learned Half Rest (rest rest) and Whole Rest (rest, rest, rest, rest)
Questions: How did people travel to go west? What did they bring along? Why did they try to get many Americans to go to Oregon?
