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We will be ready to start the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark in about two weeks. There is SO much on the web that it has been hard to wade through it all. I just thought I'd ask here if anyone has done anything really fun with this?
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Oh, Michelle, you live in such a great place for Lewis and Clark study. I loved Fort Clatsop when we visited several years ago.
The best websites I think are:
Discovering Lewis and Clark website
National Geograghic site
Katie Newton who is on the CCM list owns a great history company, Corp of Rediscovery, which has hands-on Lewis and Clark materials. We purchased the leaf press kit and the spy glass which we have enjoyed. I also have her Lewis and Clark Guided Unit Study and Activity Book.
But the activity oriented books I really liked the most for our studies were:
Lewis and Clark for Kids
Going Along with Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery has lots of interactive pieces that come out of the book for study.
Lewis and Clark Expedition: Join the Corps of Discovery to Explore Uncharted Territory has very good activities. I edit the reading some though as the authors are really PC.
Things we have done:
-Pratice journaling and sketching like they did on the expedition
-Made a model of a Mandan hut
-Cooked foods like they would have eaten on the expeditions - there are several Lewis & Clark cookbooks
-Made moccasins (out of felt) and beaded designs on them
-Learned some orienteering and tracking
There was a previous thread about Lewis and Clark with more good info.
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Two years ago, coming out to Denver from the East, we camped at Hermann, MO -- there's a City Park with camping and you can see one of the spots where L&C landed just before heading into St. Louis and visited Katy Trail State Park
We also went up into Nebraska to theLewis and Clark State Park
Any of those areas should have tons of info -- might be fun for your kids when mapping the Voyage of Discovery.
Ken Burns' Lewis & Clark -- The Journey of the Corp of Discovery is a MUST see. There is also an accompanying book by Steve Ambrose, Voyage of Discovery as well as Ambrose's Undaunted Courage, both of these are amazing references. Ambrose and his family used to camp parts of the trip every summer so his accounts are full of first-person impressions of the whole trip.....excellent.
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We had a great time studying Lewis and Clark a few years ago when Ohio was celebrating its bicentennial of becoming a state. What was most memorable for the kids was the living history demonstrations we attended. If it's possible, try to arrange a field trip (family vacation?) to one of the stops along their journey to the Pacific. While visiting Yellowstone Nat'l Park, I picked up the book Along the Trail With Lewis and Clark, a neat guide detailing the various places they stopped on their journey west. And I second all the rest of the links given by both Marys above. 
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Oh, another thing we did was use William Clark’s journal for spelling lessons. We discussed reasons behind the numerous misspellings in Clarks journal (Clark did not have a high level of formal education, lack of uniform standardization of spelling at that time). This could lead to another mini-rabbit trail on Noah Webster and the American Spelling Book and the dictionary.
We also collected the new nickels pressed from 2004-06 which feature scenes from the Corp of Discovery timeframe (and the Sacagawea dollars). They are a good starting point for discussions and activities on the topic. The US Mint page has lesson plans and information to do this as well if you are interested.
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Thanks so much you guys!
MaryM we visited Ft. Clatsop a few years ago (when the kids were 4 and 5). It burned down about 18 months ago. I don't think they have any plans to rebuild it. What a huge loss for us!
I've put the books suggested on hold, and now I'm off to check out the US Mint!
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I remember being shocked when I heard about that fire - and right before the 200th anniversary celebrations. But fortunately you are in luck, as they have rebuilt. I had heard from my brother that they were and doing a little search I found that the rebuilt fort was dedicated a few months ago. It's supposedly more realistic in how it was built than the 1950's reproduction that burned.
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Bumping this just for fun!
We're on the Lewis and Clark trail right now and having a ball!
previous thread that MaryM linked to above has lots of great links and books.
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MaryM wrote:
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It definitely was rebuilt. We visited it last November.
Keep us updated on your study, Suzanne - it certainly is a fun one. When I get back I have some other ideas/resources to post.
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Timely thread for me- thanks for bumping it, Suzanne! We're visiting the Oregon Coast in a couple of weeks to do all-things-Lewis-and-Clark. I've got Fort Clatsop, Ecola State Park, and the Interpretive Center on the top of my list.
Going to peruse the links on this thread just as soon as I can...
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