Pam visited third grade this week, and helped us to better understand what it would have been like to be a pioneer moving West in a covered wagon.
Students were dived into "families," and each family had $200 to purchase supplies for the trip West. They got to shop at Pam's store and select the supplies they thought they would need.
While other students shopped, students designed and drew their "perfect farmstead," - if they made it to their destination of Iowa.
When everyone was done shopping, Pam described the journey West. The travelers had to deal with a broken wagon wheel, cholera, cold weather, and a hunting accident.
Families earned "checkmarks" if they had the necessary supplies. At the end of the trip, students tallied their checkmarks. If they had at least 7, they successfully completed the trip west. If they had 5, they survived, but turned around and returned East. Those with less than 5 died on the journey.
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