Lesson Plan Four Key Concepts - Materials and Resources

Key Concepts:

Students have been introduced to the life of people on the frontier in the late 18th and early 19th century. Students have basic knowledge of westward expansion and the geographical constraints of life on the frontier.

Materials/Resources:

• “Plants on the Frontier” Handout
• "Women on the Frontier" Stories Handout
• “Plants on the Frontier: Story and Song” Handout
• “Who am I?” Worksheet
• “Plants on the Frontier” Worksheet
• “Life on the Frontier vs. Life Today” Worksheet
• Video Clips:
  
• • Women on the Frontier: An Overview
  • Frontier Women and Making Butter
  • Frontier Women and Making Clothes
  • Frontier Women and Cooking
  • Frontier Women and Use of Cabin Items
  • Frontier Women and Bedding