Program Description
Students become a pioneer family to learn what they need and how to survive as new settlers in the New River Gorge region. Some students will dress in period clothing.
Available to schools in:Greenbrier, Monroe, Raleigh & Summers counties
Grade Level: 4th
Program Length: 1 hour
Theme
Early settlers are part of our history.
Instructional Objectives:
1. Describe where early settlers came from and how they traveled to West Virginia
2. List three ways that early settlers lived in the New River Gorge
3. State one way he or she can preserve our cultural heritage
Pre-visit activities are:
Post-visit activities are:
Subject:
History/Social Sciences
WV Content Standards met:
History/Social Sciences - SS.4.4.3, SS.4.5.2, SS.4.5.5, SS4.5.6