Gold Rush/Wild West https://educationpossible.com/category/history/american-history/gold-rushwild-west/ Enjoying the Middle School Years at Home Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:06:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://educationpossible.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Education-Possiable-Site-Icon-96x96.jpg Gold Rush/Wild West https://educationpossible.com/category/history/american-history/gold-rushwild-west/ 32 32 American History Activities https://educationpossible.com/american-history-activities/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 11:10:00 +0000 https://educationpossible.com/?p=23833 xml encoding="UTF-8"-->American history activities bring the past to life for middle school students. Tweens love getting out of the textbook and spending time completing projects, reading living books, cooking authentic meals, playing historical games. If your older kids feel that history is boring, it’s easier to keep them engaged when you use hands-on activities like...

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]]> California Gold Rush Notebooking Unit for Middle School https://educationpossible.com/california-gold-rush-notebooking-unit-for-teens-free/ https://educationpossible.com/california-gold-rush-notebooking-unit-for-teens-free/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:00:19 +0000 https://educationpossible.com/?p=9937 xml encoding="UTF-8"-->Your tweens are going to love this California Gold Rush activity. It should definitely be one of the American history activities in your homeschool. In 1848, gold was first discovered in California. Then, in 1849, our country saw the largest mass migration it has ever seen. The men who left everything behind were risk...

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]]> https://educationpossible.com/california-gold-rush-notebooking-unit-for-teens-free/feed/ 1 Gold Rush and Wild West: American History Reading List for Teens https://educationpossible.com/gold-rush-and-wild-west-american-history-reading-list-for-teens/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:00:16 +0000 https://educationpossible.com/?p=9762 xml encoding="UTF-8"-->Use these gold rush books during your study of the California Gold Rush and the wild west. Teens will enjoy reading stories about these interesting times in American History in these living books. They’re just some of the fun American history activities you can add to your homeschool. During the 19th century, Americans were...

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