Along the Trail
Unit Ten (17 Days)

What are some highlights from this unit?

Travel two thousand miles over the Oregon Trail with the Todd family as they head to Oregon Territory in the heartwarming story, Bound for Oregon, by Jean Van Leeuwen • Language and grammar concepts (interrogative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, relative pronouns, subject and object pronouns, adjectives, adverbs; nominative, objective, and possessive cases of pronouns; principal parts of verbs, transitive and intransitive verbs, verbals – gerunds, participles, infinitives) • Kneel in reverence as Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane and is betrayed by Judas • Trace the Trails to the West – from the Wilderness Road, Natchez Trace, Santa Fe Trail to the Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail, and others • Investigate Health and Nutrition (nutrients, carbohydrates, glucose, insulin, protein, amino acids, fats, cholesterol, tracking daily food intake, nutritionists and dietitians, daily food requirements, vitamins, minerals, Vitamin Power Project, Mighty Minerals Project, New Food Pyramid - Steps to a Healthier You, Food Pyramid Project, chart personal eating and water drinking habits, enzymes, vitamin and mineral deficiency diseases, calories, nutrition labels, physical fitness, create an exercise routine, set fitness goals, sleep, hygiene, germs and diseases, maintaining good health, dental health history; types, parts, and functions of teeth; cavity formation, Acid Attack experiment, tooth care, dental careers, Chompers Project) • Write Three-Word-Form Poetry on a Breakfast theme and Quatrain poetry on a Teeth theme •  Vocabulary and spelling (health and nutrition words) •  Experience Jesus' trial, crucifixion, and glorious resurrection – and take a walk on the Road to Emmaus for a personal encounter with the Living Lord! • Meet missionaries in the West at the Whitman and Spaulding Missions • Catch Oregon Fever, explore jumping off towns, The Great Migration, life on the trail in a prairie schooner, people and places on westward trails, and create a Westward Trails Project and a billboard, advertisement, or brochure for Oregon • Meet the Romantic composers, and learn about their lives and works - Carl Maria Von Weber, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin (mazurkas), Franz Liszt (rhapsodies, program music, symphonic poems, recurrent themes), Felix Mendelssohn (counterpoint), Robert Schumann. Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, and Nicolo Paganini • Write book reports, personal narratives, lists on themes, action points, and instructions in expository writing • Get to know the Native Americans of the Northwest, Great Basin, Plateau, and Coastal Subcultures • Illuminate a poem you have written in the style of Romantic writer, William Blake, and learn about his life and works, including, "The Lamb" • Look into the lives and presidencies of Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan • Elections of 1852 and 1856 • Add quotations of famous people to your Quotation Quest game • Toothbrush painting • Memorize the Great Commission and be committed to its message and to caring for Jesus' sheep • Appreciate the artists of the American West – Frederic Remington, Karl Bodmer, and George Catlin – investigate their works • Reach the trail's end in the Pacific Wonderland of Oregon with a spotlight look at our 33^rd state through the geography, history, government, economy, and culture. Visit Crater Lake in the Cascade Mountains, the breathtaking Columbia River Gorge, Hells Canyon on the winding Snake River, Mount Hood, and the lush and fertile Willamette Valley. Then, celebrate with a mouthwatering taste of Oregon Twin-Berry Cobbler • With hands on hearts, sing "America" together as you learn the background to this patriotic song • Grab your bandanas and tin plates and gather around the campfire for a Trail's End Party with Wagon Wheel Challenge, Rope-Jumping Round-Up, Wildflower Workout, and Plant Your Crops games while enjoying Wagon Train Pasta, Campfire Kabobs, Rocky Road S'mores Bars, and Wagon Wheel Crunch!

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