Your learner doesn't just read about the Oregon Trail. They plan a journey, pack a wagon, make decisions, and see how those decisions affect a family's trip west.

This eight-week homeschool unit combines history, geography, reading, writing, practical math, and hands-on activities. Use the weekly plans at your own pace, with room for books, conversations, and projects.

What's included: -139-page curriculum PDF with weekly plans, learner pages, family ledger, Trail Log, journal materials, simulation instructions, and event cards -Separate 7-page PDF with six connected trail game boards and a full-route pictorial map -24 guided sessions across eight weeks -Hands-on activities such as planning wagon space, making trail food, testing water, weaving, and building camp -Discussion of Native homelands, whose stories were recorded, and Oregon's exclusion laws

Before you buy:

Best suited to grades 2-5 with adult guidance. This is a digital download containing two PDFs, 146 PDF pages in total. Books, printing, and activity supplies are separate. Plan for 11 x 17 printing for the game boards and route map, and select Fit to page for the oversized board PDF. Nothing physical will be shipped.

The included license permits use in one family or one classroom. Additional teachers, classrooms, or co-op families need their own licenses.