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Sacagawea: A Brave Guide

America Grows: Westward Expansion Begins

Day 94of 180
Week 19of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn about Sacagawea's important role in the Lewis and Clark expedition

2

Understand how different people work together to achieve goals

3

Recognize the value of helping others

📖 Scripture Connection

Ruth 1:16

“Ruth said, 'Don't entreat me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay.'”

— Ruth 1:16 (WEB)

Like Ruth's commitment to helping others, Sacagawea showed bravery and dedication to her companions

📦 Materials Needed

  • Sacagawea coloring page
  • Colored pencils
  • Map of Lewis and Clark's expedition
  • Small stuffed animal or doll to represent her baby
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and show a map of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Ask if they know about a special Native American woman who helped the explorers.

💭 Review Question: What does it mean to be a helper?
2Teaching (10 min)

Tell the story of Sacagawea, explaining how she helped Lewis and Clark as an interpreter and guide. Highlight her bravery in traveling with her baby across unknown lands.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Sacagawea was a Shoshone woman
  • She spoke Native American languages
  • She helped the explorers understand the land and people
  • She traveled with her baby son, Jean Baptiste
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Sacagawea felt traveling to new places?
  • Why was she an important member of the expedition?
  • How can we help others like Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark?
3Activity: Sacagawea Helps Map Expedition (7 min)
hands-on

Students will color a map and Sacagawea coloring page, creating a visual representation of her journey.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Color the map showing Lewis and Clark's route
  2. Color the picture of Sacagawea
  3. Draw a small picture of her baby on the map
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-draw route on map for students to color

Challenge: Add landmarks Sacagawea helped the explorers find

4Closing (3 min)

Review Sacagawea's important contributions to exploration

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who was Sacagawea?
  • How did she help Lewis and Clark?
  • What made her brave?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for brave people like Sacagawea who help others and explore new places. Help us to be helpful and brave like her.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how America grew from coast to coast!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:3-4

“Don't let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.”

— Proverbs 3:3-4 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Create a heart-shaped bookmark with the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Sacagawea played a crucial role in the Lewis and Clark expedition, helping as an interpreter and guide

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use a gentle, age-appropriate tone when discussing her story
  • Emphasize her courage and helpfulness
  • Connect her story to biblical themes of service and bravery
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it difficult to understand the historical context

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Understanding of Sacagawea's role and ability to relate her story to helping others

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Research more about Native American cultures
  • Create a timeline of the Lewis and Clark expedition
  • Learn about other important Native American historical figures

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