Life as a PioneerThird Grade Web Quest

Introduction

You doze off and when you wake up you are sitting in a covered wagon next to two pioneer children, Anna and

Caleb. The three of you are hungry and bored on what looks to be a long journey. You start trying to find things to do to

make the time pass quickly.

Tasks

• Anna and Caleb are looking to you for ideas to help them not be bored.

• You will help them choose a meal that their parents will fix for dinner with the supplies you have brought in the covered wagon.

• You will find three toys in the wagon that you can play with on the journey.

• You will pick a pioneer song that you can teach them to sing.

• Finally, you will compare and contrast your life today with that of a pioneer child.

Task 1

• Find a meal for your parents to cook. It can be breakfast, lunch or dinner.

• Click on the following pioneer recipes links for ideas

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/shober30.html

http://personal.my180.net/thesmiths/oregontrailrecipes.html

• Fill out a recipe card listing the ingredients and directions for cooking over an open fire.

Task 2

• Go to the back of the covered wagon and choose 3 toys that you, Anna, and Caleb can play with while you are traveling.

• Click on the following pioneer toys links to see the types of toys that you may find in the back of your wagon.

http://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/fun.html

http://www.historicthedalles.org/pioneer_games.htm

• On the toy paper please list the three toys you chose and explain your reasons for picking those toys.

Task 3

• Choose a song you’d like to teach Anna and Caleb to sing.

• Visit the following sites and choose your favorite song.

http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/homeontherange.php

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/clemtinemp3.htm

http://www.songsforteaching.com/folk/ohsusanna.php

Write down the song title you selected and your favorite stanza from the song.

Task 4

• Now that you have experienced a little of life as a pioneer child it is time to compare and contrast your life today with that of a pioneer child during the 1800’s.

• Use the Venn Diagram and choose 3 items to compare and three items to contrast.

Bravo!

• Now that you have chosen a meal to eat, selected three toys to play with, learned a new song and compared your life to a pioneer child it is time to wake up