Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Moving West Gr 4-6+ Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Marc Notes: Cover title; Student portfolios with pockets full of projects.; Grades 4-6; Includes: historical background and facts;maps and a time line;arts and crafts projects;reading and writing connections;evaluation forms.; Introduction to moving west -- The new frontier -- Exploring the wilderness -- Missionaries at work -- On the Oregon Trail -- The Native American struggle -- Settling the Far West -- The Gold Rush -- Homesteading the Great Plains -- Building the railroads. Publisher Marketing: History Pockets-Moving West, Grades 4 6, contains ten discovery pockets. The introduction pocket gives an overview of the westward movement. The other pockets feature nine adventurous groups of people who took part in the westward movement. Each of the pockets contains: a reproducible pocket label, a bookmark of short, fun facts about the subject, a fact sheet of background information for teacher and students, arts and crafts projects, and writing activities. Evaluation forms are provided at the end of the book for teacher and student assessment purposes. The book includes the following pockets: Introduction to Moving West, The New Frontier, Exploring the Wilderness, Missionaries at Work, On the Oregon Trail, The Native American Struggle, Settling the Far West, The Gold Rush, Homesteading the Great Plains, and Building the Railroads.

Contributor Bio:  Cheney Mary Cheney served as the personal aide to her father, the vice presidential nominee, during the 2000 presidential campaign. In 2004, she was director of vice presidential operations for Bush-Cheney '04. Ms. Cheney is a graduate of Colorado College and holds an M. B. A. from the University of Denver. She currently works for AOL, Inc., and lives in Great Falls, Virginia, with her partner, Heather Poe. Contributor Bio:  Cheney, Martha Cheney is a veteran elementary educator.