Westward Expansion - American Indians Stations Activity (Print and Digital)

This NO PREP lesson gets your students up and moving while reading about a variety of influential American Indian topics. The resource is available in print and digital formats! After completing this lesson, students should have an understanding of how Westward Expansion forever changed the lives of American Indians. The lesson is easy to use and is adaptable to fit your teaching style!

The stations include:

1. Buffalo

2. Reservations

3. Assimilation

4. The Battle of Little Bighorn

5. The Battle (Massacre) of Wounded Knee

Students rotate around the room learning about key topics of the impact of Westward Expansion on American Indians. Each station contains an engaging information sheet with a brief reading and visual components. A response sheet is provided with this product, which is easily adaptable to your teaching style. The lesson is easily adaptable to fit your teaching style. The following methods have proven to be the most successful in my classroom:

1. Go virtual! Included directions for teachers make implementing the digital activity a breeze.

- Students individually examine all station passages and complete the corresponding Google Docs worksheet (with pre-inserted text answer boxes for increased ease of use) and submit through Google Classroom. You can also assign the worksheet to a group of students and allow them to work together virtually to complete the assignment.

2. Hang the information sheets around the class and have students rotate to each sheet.

- This is my favorite because it gets students up and moving. You can assign the worksheet that accompanies this activity, or simply have them summarize each topic as they rotate.

3. Split the students into groups and assign one sheet per group. Have the students read the information sheet and prepare to present the information to the rest of the class.

- I assign a number to each group member (number the first group, then start back at 1 for the next group, so that you have multiple 1’s, 2’s, etc. throughout the class) and after students have had adequate time to prepare I tell them all the 2’s are presenting. This method motivates students because they don’t know which group member is presenting until it is time to present.

4. Form groups of 6 and have the students pass around the information sheets.

- I’ve found the best approach for this method is to give students a set amount of time and then have all students pass their sheets to the right when told.

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