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If you are a California 4th grade teacher gearing up to teach the Gold Rush, or if you are planning to cover this period in your upcoming social studies unit, it is important that our students have an opportunity to learn about this period from various perspectives. I've put together a virtual field trip that focuses on building background knowledge of the Gold Rush from Sutter's Mill to a tour of several boom towns, as well as a look at this period from multiple perspectives.
The California Gold Rush is a fun American history topic to learn about! Check out this unit study with free printables including note taking pages, multiplication story problems, following directions, writing prompts and more! Videos, hands on activities and online resources included, too! #americanhistory #goldrush #unitstudy
A really fun experiment for kids! Kids can make their own pot of gold overnight, and learn about crystal formation with this fun science experiment!
Gold Rush Silly Mad Libs Game for Kids | Woo! Jr. Kids Activities
Check out this fun free Gold Rush Word Search, free for use at home or in schoolThis is a printable Gold Rush Word Search pdf...
The California gold rush is one of my favorite historical periods to learn about. I grew up in an old gold mining town in the Sierra Nevada foothills in northern California. The rich history of the area instilled in me a deep interest of this period. In this post I share some fun activities and resources for learning about the California gold rush with your children. A Little Gold Rush History: On January 24th, 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in the Sacramento Valley in northern…
