Activities Lesson Plans

 

March 15, 2009

Dear Educators;

Looking for a supplemental activity to round out your lesson plan about the Klondike Gold Rush? The following activities were designed by instructors for instructors limited by time and resources.

The activities appeal to a wide range of learning styles and meet many Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements. These activities make use of writing skills, reading, math, art, and physical education. Although arranged in a chronological order for following the gold rush story, individual activities can act as stand alone components.

The Klondike Gold Rush, was a key event in the economic development of Seattle and the Puget Sound. In 1897, seventy thousand stampeders would head for Seattle to equip themselves with a year's worth of food, clothing, and equipment so that they could live in the Yukon Territory of Canada as they sought their fortunes.

Tim Karle

Education Coordinator
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

 

Activity	Appropriate Grades	Activity Title
1	Setting the Scene	2nd - 8th	HTML	PDF
2	Biographies	3rd - 8th	HTML	PDF
3	Create a Character	3rd - 8th	HTML	PDF
4	Draw Your Character	2nd - 4th	HTML	PDF
5	Journal Writing	2nd - 8th	HTML	PDF
6	Gold Rush Gimmicks/Inventions	3rd - 8th	HTML	PDF
7	Shopping for Supplies in Seattle	3rd - 8th	HTML	PDF
8	Where's the Gold? Map Work	3rd - 6th	HTML	PDF
9	Journey to Skagway	3rd - 8th	HTML	PDF
10	Postcard from Skagway	2nd - 4th	HTML	PDF
11	Hauling Supplies on the Trail	3rd - 8th	HTML	PDF
12	Building Boats	2nd - 8th	HTML	PDF
13	Arrival in Dawson	3rd - 8th	HTML	PDF
14	Panning for Gold	2nd - 8th	HTML	PDF
15	Develop a Newspaper	3rd - 8th	HTML	PDF