Life as a Pioneer Third 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/shober 30. html http: //personal. my 180. 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/clemtinemp 3. 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