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California Gold Rush - Fourth Grade
By Christy and Kallie Rationale………………………………………………………………………………....……1 Goal………………………………………………………………………….……………..…2 Standards………………………………………………………………………………..….…3 Objectives………………………………………………………………………………..…...4 Planning Web……………………………………………….………………………………..5 Daily Schedule…………………………………………………….……………………...….6 Accommodations……………………………………………….……………………..……..7 Day 1: Initiating Activity……………………………………………….…………………...8-12 Day 2: Writing-Traveling to the Gold………………………………………………………13 Wagon Travels………………………………………………………………………………14 Around Cape Horn………………………………………………………………………..…15 Day 3: Reading-Gold Rush Story……………………………………………………...…...16 Day 4: Music-Song of the Gold Rush…………………………………………………........17 Day 5: Math-Adding Decimals……………………………………………………….....…..18 Gold Rush Prices……………………………………………………..……………….....…..19 Day 6: Routes of the Forty-Niners………………………………….……….……………...20-21 Worksheet: Routes of the Forty-Niners………………………………………………...…...22 Day 7: Science-Gold Rush Mining Techniques………………………………………….…23-24 Worksheet: Mining Techniques Wheel………………………………………………....…..25-27 Day 8: Art-Masterpiece Lesson: Life During the Gold Rush……………………………....28-29 Masterpiece Painting: Market Scene, Sansome Street………………………………...…....30 Homework: Doing Without…………………………………………………………….....…31 Day 9: Language Arts-Gold Rush-Diversity and Discrimination……………………….....32-33 Map of the World and Political Cartoon……………………………………….………..….34 Worksheet: The Four Icons…………………………………………………..………...……35 Day 10: Culminating Activity: School Play Performance…………………………..……...36-37 Pictures of School Play Props………………………………………………….………...….38 Song List for Play/ Example Pages from play…………………………………….…....…..39-41 Assessment Plan……………………………………..………………………………....……42 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………....………43 Technology Resources……………………………………………………………...…..…..44 Resource Box………………………………………………………………………...….…..45 Sources………………………………………………………………………………....…….46
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Rationale Goal Standards Objectives

Planning Web Daily Schedule Student Learning Styles, Special Needs, ELL and GATE

Day 1 - Initiating Activity

Day 2 - Sustaining Activities Day 3 - Sustaining Activities Day 4 - Sustaining Activities Day 5 - Sustaining Activities Day 6 - Sustaining Activities Math/Social Studies: Routes of the 49's Day 7 - Sustaining Activities Science/Social Studies: Mining Techniques Day 8 - Sustaining Activities Art/Social Studies Masterpiece Lesson Day 9 - Sustaining Activities Lang. Arts/Social Studies: DIversity and Discrimination Day 10 - Culminating Activity Performing Arts/Social Studies: School Play Final Performance Assessment Plan Appendices Technology Resources Resource Box Sources: [] http://crockerartmuseum.org/educators-schools/more-in-education/striking-gold/1-by_subject/24-market-scene-ansome-street-san-francisco Googleimages.com [] []
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Heath, John. Gold Dust or Bust. //Musical Plays for Musically Timid Teachers//. Bad Wolf Press.