Last updated: November 7, 2017
Lesson Plan
Old Spanish Trail Association Lesson Plans
- Grade Level:
- Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 90 Minutes
- Thinking Skills:
- Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Applying: Apply an abstract idea in a concrete situation to solve a problem or relate it to a prior experience.
Objective
The trail association is the official partner for the Old Spanish National Historic Trail and offers materials for educators about the trail. Teaching with primary documents encourages a varied learning environment for teachers and students alike. Lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work become a gateway for research with historical records in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities.
Background
A starting point for lesson plans that relate to the Old Spanish Trail can be found at:
http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/participate/youth.php
Preparation
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Materials
Lesson Hook/Preview
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Procedure
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Vocabulary
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Assessment Materials
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