North American Geography - Google Jamboard

Art -- Draw a CA Gold Rush Picture

 

7 continents & 5 oceans song

California for Kids | US States Learning Video

Who Was Benjamin Franklin?

Time for Kids:  Benjamin Franklin

The California Gold Rush

 

Research Resources: American Explorers of California

 John Fremont

• https://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/johncfremont.htm
• https://kids.kiddle.co/John_C._Fr%C3%A9mont
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/John-Charles-Fr%C3%A9mont/399469

John Bidwell

• Use this one first:  https://factcards.califa.org/exp/bidwell.html
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/John-Bidwell/632112
• https://kids.kiddle.co/John_Bidwell

Christopher "Kit" Carson

• https://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/kitcarson.htm
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Kit-Carson/399958
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Kit_Carson

Jedediah Smith

• https://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/jedediahsmith.htm
• https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Jedediah-Smith/632111
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Jedediah_Smith

George Donner & The Donner Party

• https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Donner_Party
• https://www.nps.gov/cali/learn/historyculture/donner-reed-party.htm
• https://spartacus-educational.com/WWdonner.htm

James Beckwourth

• https://kids.kiddle.co/James_Beckwourth#:~:text=James%20Pierson%20Beckwourth%20(born%20Beckwith,born%20into%20slavery%20in%20Virginia.
• https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/James_Beckwourth
• https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Jim-Beckwourth/310127

How to make a timeline for school

 You can read more about creating a timeline on WikiHow.

How North America got its shape - TED.Ed

7 Continents and 5 Oceans of the World

California Indigenous People of the Coast

 Hupa

• http://www.bigorrin.org/hupa_kids.htm
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Hupa

Miwok

• https://www.nps.gov/pore/learn/historyculture/people_coastmiwok.htm
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Coast_Miwok

Chumash

• http://www.bigorrin.org/chumash_kids.htm
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Chumash_people

Yurok

• https://native-american-indian-facts.com/California-American-Indian-Facts/Yurok-Indian-Facts.shtml
• https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Yurok/342014

Art -- Drawing Symbols of the USA and California

California Symbols

• How to draw a grizzly bear.
• How to draw a California poppy.
• How to draw a California quail.

USA Symbols

• How to draw a bald eagle.
• How to draw the Liberty Bell
• How to draw the Statue of Liberty

The Bear Flag Revolt -- CA History

Read about the Bear Flag Revolt:

1. http://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/bearflagrevolt.htm#:~:text=The%20Bear%20Flag%20Revolt&text=The%20Bear%20Flag%20Revolt%20was,the%20Department%20of%20Alta%20California.
2. https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Bear-Flag-Revolt/317173
3. http://www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westward-expansion/california-republic.htm

Black History Month | PBS KIDS & Nat Geo Kids

Now read about Black History Month on Nat Geo Kids.

Read about African American heroes on Nat Geo Kids.

Read about African American pioneers of science on Nat Geo Kids.

How did the Spanish change how California Native Americans lived?

Read about how missions changed the lives of Native Americans who lived in California.

Inauguration Day

How to draw CA State Symbols

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

California's 4 Regions

You can read about the 4 regions of California at this link and in Studies Weekly.

How North America Got Its Shape

You can read about North America here.