The Oregon Trail for Special Education Westward Expansion PRINT and DIGITAL

This unit on The Oregon Trail contains over 100 pages and google slides of material specifically designed for students with special learning needs, especially autism who are in middle or high school.

It addresses the main struggles and events from 1842-1869 when pioneers were using the Oregon Trail and continuing the Westward Expansion. All the information is presented in a simplified but rigorous way for students with diverse learning needs to make meaningful and authentic connections to the material.

In addition, many of the activities and assessments include more than one version, suggestions for differentiation, and options for presentation.

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✩✩✩ This unit contains 32 google slides (including a set that is differentiated) for distance learning.

See the preview for a more detailed look at the contents.

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The Oregon Trail Unit Includes:

⭐ This unit comes in 2 complete files. One is in color and one is in black and white.

In the zipped folder you will find:

• 10 days of lesson plans
• The Oregon Trail activities in color
• The Oregon Trail activities in black and white
• Voice-recorded PowerPoint show
• The Oregon Trail book (PowerPoint) to use with activities
• Links and directions to digital activities

The Oregon Trail Activities:

• Vocabulary board
• 12 Vocabulary cards and cut/paste activities (digital version included)
• Circle maps (digital version included)
• Sorting activity (digital version included)
• Map (digital version included)
• Dangers collage (digital version included)
• Writing Prompt (digital version included)
• Close worksheets for review (digital version included)
• 2 Sudoku puzzles (digital version included)
• Word search
• Assessments (3 versions) (digital version included)

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⭐⭐⭐ I have a novel unit on Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan that would pair perfectly with this unit. Check it out here:

• Riding Freedom Novel Study

Much of what I have learned about curriculum development is incorporated into these units. For example, do not be afraid of repetition. It is critical that students with significant disabilities get to experience material over several days to be able to fully assimilate what is being taught. Also, adding visual supports to your printables and class activities helps students be able to pay more attention to the content you are presenting rather than the mechanics of what is expected. Finally, ask questions. Good questions!! Regardless of the material, if we can ask students good questions it will push them to think more deeply than before.