Oregon Trail Worksheets Portrait

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Oregon Trail

Printable Worksheet Booklet (Print Portrait)

Grammar

Name ________________________________

Directions: 1. Fill in the blank with the word a 2. Rewrite the sentence .

1. I see ___ pioneer .

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2. I see ___ river .

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3. I see ___ trail .

_________________________________________

4. I see ___ mountain .

_________________________________________

5. I see ___ rattlesnake .

_________________________________________

Map Activity

Name ________________________ ________

Fact: The pioneers left Missouri. They followed the Oregon Trail to go to Oregon.

Directions: 1.

Color Missouri yellow.

2. 3.

Color Oregon red.

Draw a black line from Missouri to Oregon .

Cut out the wagon and glue it on your line.

Wagon Train

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: The pioneers traveled in wagons. The pioneers traveled together. Their group was called a wagon train.

Directions:

1. Would you like to ride in a covered wagon? _______

2. Color the trail brown.

3. Cut out the wagons and glue them on the trail.

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about the pioneers.

pioneers move

they

Oregon Trail wagon train stopped

wanted

Oregon followed group called rest

Cloze Reading

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

1. Pioneers wanted to move to _______________.

2. The pioneers followed the ____________________.

3. Their group was called a _______________ train.

4. Each night they stopped to eat and _______________.

rest

wagon

Oregon Trail

Oregon

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

This is a _________________.

Pioneers followed the _______________.

Their group was called a

_______________ train.

pioneer

wagon

Oregon Trail

Rocky Mountains

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: The Oregon Trail went through the Rocky Mountains.

Directions:

1. How do you think the pioneers felt riding through the Rocky Mountains? __________________________

2. Color the Rocky Mountains.

3. Cut out the wagons and glue them onto the Rocky Mountains.

Sorting

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each covered wagon.

Put an “X” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1.

Cut out each covered wagon.

2. Glue pictures of each covered wagon on a sheet of paper.

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about the Oregon Trail.

Oregon Trail through wagons rivers hurt

Rocky Mountains went

crossed people drowned

Cloze Reading

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

1. The Oregon Trail went through the ______________.

2. Sometimes _________________ fell off the side of the mountain.

3. Pioneers had to get their wagons across______________.

4. Some people got __________________ or drowned.

wagons

hurt

Rocky Mountains

rivers

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

The Oregon Trail went through the Rocky

_________________

Some _________________ fell off the mountains.

Wagons had to get across

_______________.

Mountains

rivers

wagons

Patterns

Name ________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. 2. Glue pictures to match the pattern.

Short Answer

Name ____________________________________

Directions: 1. Fill in the blanks with the word in bold. 2. Rewrite the sentence.

This is a pioneer.

This is a ____________________________.

___________________________________

This is a wagon.

This is a ____________________________.

___________________________________

This is a trail.

This is a ____________________________.

___________________________________

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about the dangers of the Oregon Trail

pioneers drank them rattlesnakes poisonous died

river water made bacteria sick Oregon Trail bit

Cloze Reading

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

1. Pioneers drank the river _______________.

2. Sometimes the water had _______________ in it.

3. The bacteria made some pioneers _______________.

4. There were _______________ on the Oregon Trail.

5. Some _______________ were bit by rattlesnakes.

bacteria

pioneers

rattlesnakes

water

sick

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

Pioneers drank river ________________.

_________________ bit pioneers.

Some _______________ got sick.

rattlesnakes

pioneers

water

Classification

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each picture of a rattlesnake. Put an “X” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1.

Cut out each rattlesnake.

2. Glue pictures of each rattlesnake on a sheet of paper.

Yes/No

Name ________________________________

Directions: Answer Yes or No to the following questions.

Did the pioneers want to move to Oregon? ____

Did the pioneers travel in wagons? ________

Were there bridges on the Oregon Trail?_____

Did the pioneers drink river water? _______

Were the Native Americans happy to see the pioneers? ________

Vocabulary

Name ____________________________ ___ Directions: Use the word bank to fill in the blanks.

trail – dirt road camp – where the pioneers slept for the night supplies – things that are needed poisonous – can kill or make a person sick

1. Where the pioneers slept for the night was called a _________________.

2. Things that are needed are called ______________________.

3. A dirt road is a _______________________ .

4. Something that can kill or make a person sick is _____________________.

Multiple Choice

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: Circle the correct answer. Use the book if you need to find an answer. The page number is next to the question.

1) Who wanted to move to Oregon? (page 1) A: pioneers B: Native Americans C: animals

2) What dirt road did the pioneers take? (page 2) A: Dog Trail B: Oregon Trail C: Arizona Trail

3) How did the pioneers travel on the Oregon Trail? (page 3) A: cars B: wagons C: airplanes

4) What mountains did the Oregon Trail go through? (page 5) A: White B: Appalachian C: Rocky

5) Who was nervous when they saw the pioneers? (page 9) A: Native Americans B: farmers C: rattlesnakes

Job

Book Exam

Name _______________________________________

Directions: After the first question is answered, use your main idea cards to answer the additional questions.

What do you know about the Oregon Trail? _______________________

________________________________________________________

Who wanted to move to Oregon a long time ago? ______________________.

What was the name of the dirt road to get to Oregon?

_____________________________.

What was the group of wagons traveling together called?

___________________________.

What mountains did the Oregon Trail go through?

____________________________________.

What did pioneers have to cross?

__________________________________.

What made some pioneers sick with cholera? __________________.

Who lived out west before the pioneers? __________________________

How long did it take to get to Oregon? _______________________

Fill in the Blank

Name ___________________________________

Directions: Use the words in the Word Bank to fill in the blank .

months

Oregon Trail

crown

rivers

rattlesnakes Rocky Mountains

1. The pioneers followed a dirt road called the _______________________. (Page 2)

2. The Oregon Trail went through the _____________________________. (Page 5)

3. Pioneers had to get their wagons across ______________________. (Page 6)

4. There were ________________________ along the Oregon Trail. (Page 8)

5. The Oregon Trail took 5 ____________________. (Page 11)

Q and A

Name ____________________________ ___ _______________

Directions: Answer the WH question and fill in the blank.

Pioneers wanted to move to Oregon. Where did the pioneers want to move to? __________________________ The pioneers wanted to move to _________________________________.

__________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ The pioneers left Missouri in 1841. When did the pioneers leave Missouri? __________ The pioneers left Missouri in _____________.

The pioneers traveled on the Oregon Trail. Who traveled on the Oregon Trail? _______________________________ ______________________ traveled on the Oregon Trail.

The wagons crossed rivers. What did the wagons cross?_________________________ The wagons crossed _________________________.

Reading Assessment

Name___________________________

Directions: Draw a line from the word to the matching picture.

trail

pioneer

wagon

mountains

Sentence Scramble

Name __________________________ ______________________

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence. The word(s) in bold is the first word(s) in the sentence.

The pioneers the Oregon Trail followed

______________________________________________

The Oregon Trail through went Rocky Mountains the

______________________________________________

Rattlesnakes on were Oregon Trail the

______________________________________________

Pioneers towns built western

______________________________________________

Vocabulary Assessment

Name _______________________

Directions: Draw a line from the definition to the matching word.

can kill or make a person sick

camp

things that are needed

supplies

dirt road

poisonous

trail

where the pioneers slept for the night

WH Questions

Name__________________________

Directions: Answer the question and fill in the blanks.

The answer to a What question gives more information.

Pioneers traveled on the Oregon Trail.

What did the pioneers travel on? __________________________.

Pioneers traveled on the _______________________.

Pioneers traveled in wagons. _________________________________________________________ _

What did the pioneers travel in? __________________.

______________________________________ Pioneers traveled in ______________________.

Pioneers drank river water.

What did pioneers drink? _________________________.

Pioneers drank _____________________.

Pioneers built western towns.

What did the pioneers build? __________________________.

Pioneers built __________________________.

Vocabulary Flashcards

1. Cut out flashcards 2. Play games matching words with the definition.

can kill or make a person sick

poisonous

things that are needed

supplies

where the pioneers slept for the night

camp

trail

dirt road

Main Idea Cards

Each card represents the main idea for a page in the book. Use these to study content topics with the book. Match each word with a page in book. To engage, play games with the cards. Discuss the word as it relates to the info. on each page.

Oregon Trail

Pioneers

wagon train

camp

Rocky Mountains

rivers

water

rattlesnakes

Native Americans

western towns

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