This year in history we are learning about the Oregon Trail.
This summer I was so lucky and actually got to go see the Oregon Trail ruts,
all the signatures on Register Cliff,
and visited Fort Bridger.
We are doing a simulation on the Oregon Trail. We have to pick out a character that we want to be. For example, you can be a hunter, banker, scout, farmer, blacksmith, or doctor. I chose to be a hunter. Then you have to choose 3 other people to bring with you on the long journey to Oregon. I like this because you play a game while learning about all the exciting and interesting facts of the Oregon Trail.
My mom also is reading us a read aloud called Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen. It is about a girl who moves to Oregon with her family. They have to leave her grandma behind, which makes her sad. They go through hard and frustrating times on the trail.
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