The+Westward+Movement

=** The Westward Movement! ** = Created by. Ashley Dochterman & John Zuiker =**Welcome to our Westward Movement page! Here you will find a plethora of information that will guide you while instructing Fifth Grade students in the State of California. Hang on to your hats and cover your wagon! **=

Unit Goals, Objectives and Introduction

Thematic Unit Rationale

Unit Planning Web

Daily Schedule

Student Learning Styles

Day One: Initiating Activity

Day Two: Little House in the Big Woods

Day Three: Frontier Math

Day Four: What Can Music Teach Us About History?

Day Five: Laura's Interview

Day Six: Grasshopper Summer

Day Seven: Masterpiece Art

Day Eight: Panning for Gold

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day Nine: Reader's Theater

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Day Ten: Culminating Activity



<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Assessments

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Appendices: All Handouts and Activity Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"American Progress" by John Gast

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Technology Resources

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Master Bibliography <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Resource Box