I love free awesome printables. So when I found these 22 free Lewis & Clark activity posters, I just had to let you know about them.
Lewis & Clark Free Unit Study
When I shared my Lewis & Clark – Ultimate Guide, I left these printables off below.
It wasn’t because they weren’t awesome, but quite the opposite. We have been so captivated learning with them, I wanted to be sure they didn’t get overlooked.
The printables make for a great plant study because each free download has 3 native plants and 3 invasive plants and are in pencil line drawing.
Books about Lewis and Clark
First, look at these Lewis and Clark books for kids.
15 Lewis and Clark | Sacagawea Exploration Unit Study Resources
Lewis and Clark is one of the most significant periods in American history and you can spend weeks exploring the lands and people west of the Mississippi with these fun books and resources.
Appealing art and descriptive text bring Lewis and Clark alive for young adventurers. Carefully chosen text from Lewis and Clark's actual journals opens a fascinating window into this country's exciting history.
Explore one of the most recognized figures in American history with this biography of Sacagawea. Kids will learn about her crucial role in the Lewis and Clark expedition and her influential legacy. The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers.
Commissioned in 1803 by President Thomas Jefferson to explore and open up this vast territory, Lewis and Clark felt it was the realization of a lifelong dream. Against the hardships of the wilderness, possible attack by hostile Indians, sudden blizzards and terrifying natural obstacles, these two men led the Corps of Discovery ably and nobly to complete their mission. Their Corps included American Indians from the Sioux, Mandan, Shoshone, Clatsop and Chopunnish tribes. Sacajawea, the only woman on the trip, was a Shoshone woman who contributed invaluable service as interpreter and guide. Daugherty's evocative sepia and black ink illustrations depict individuals of humor, vitality, passion, and strength.
From the New York Times bestselling author the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time.
The only book ever written that tells the eyewitness truth about this famous teenage Indian mother who was indispensable to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
On May 14, 1804, the Corps of Discovery set out from Camp Dubois, Illinois, heading westward under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his Second Lieutenant, William Clark. While Lewis led the group in terms of rank, the two men became de facto equals, giving their names jointly to a journey that would shape the future of the fledgling United States — the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This book presents journal entries taken directly from the expedition.
Describes how Sacagawea found adventure guiding Lewis and Clark to the Oregon coast.
Take Your Own Journey through History on the Lewis & Clark Trail! Follow the journey of the Corps of Discovery from Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello through the Midwest and the Rockies, to the Pacific Ocean and back with this detailed chronicle of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. This third edition of the classic guidebook features accessible text that combines the historical sites and color maps that merge the past and present in a user-friendly and entertaining way.
When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the "Corp of Discovery" left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 1, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase. The travelers hoped to find a waterway that crossed the western half of the United States. They didn't. However, young readers will love this true-life adventure tale of the two-year journey that finally brought the explorers to the Pacific Ocean.
In this epic graphic novel, follow the dramatic story of the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1804, these two explorers, along with their "Corps of Discovery," traversed the unmapped American West, leading to scientific discoveries, interactions with Native nations, and route to the Pacific Ocean. Dramatic illustrations and fast-paced text provide a "you-are-there" experience. With extensive back matter, including a bibliography, extended reading list, glossary, and further Internet sources, young readers will gobble up this action-packed comic book about one of history's most compelling moments.
In The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad, readers ages 9 to 12 can delve into the explorations of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and other explorers. They can learn about the more than half a million people who followed during the nineteenth century. What challenges did these pioneers face on the 2,170-mile journey? How were Native American tribes and nations affected by this mass migration? Primary sources allow readers to feel like a part of the Oregon Trail experience while biographical sidebars will introduce the compelling people who were part of this time in U.S. history. Investigative, hands-on projects and critical thinking activities such as writing a treaty and researching artistic impressions of the Oregon Trail invite readers to further their understanding of life on the trail, early towns and forts, and the Transcontinental Railroad that followed the wagons into new lands and territories that would eventually become states.
A trade paperback edition of the award-winning tale of the journey of Lewis and Clark. When Seaman, a Newfoundland dog, met his new master in August of 1803, he didn't know that he would spend the next three years on an adventure of more than 8,000 miles to the Pacific Ocean and back. Seaman's Journal is based on actual entries in Meriwether Lewis s journal describing Seaman, and it presents an account of the Lewis and Clark expedition as seen from the viewpoint of Lewis s dog. Join Seaman before the trip as preparations take place. Meet the Native American guides and friends they encountered along the way. And read of Seaman s love for Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman whose husband acted as interpreter and guide. Ages 5-8.
Describes the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Following Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s Corps of Discovery as they navigate the muddy Missouri River and begin a great adventure, this activity book is set against the background of the vast North American continent. It takes children from President Jefferson’s vision of an exploratory mission across a continent full of unique plants and animals through their dangerous and challenging journey into the unknown to the expedition’s triumphant return to the frontier town of St. Louis. Twenty-one activities bring to life the Native American tribes they encountered, the plants and animals they discovered, and the camping and navigating techniques they used. A glossary of terms and listings of Lewis and Clark sites, museums, and related websites round out this comprehensive activity book.
Sacajawea was a brilliant, multilingual Shoshone girl who was torn from her home at a young age. In 1804, she set out with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, acting as an interpreter and guide across hundreds of miles of unmapped land to reach the Pacific Ocean. Almost 200 years later, she became the first Indigenous woman to appear on a US coin. This is her story.
The copyright information says its for educational use only, so be sure you use them like that.
In addition to having a poster about the historic site with a journal entry, they have descriptions on the download.
Beside a historic place download is a game of word scramble to find the plant words in the puzzle.
Did I mention they are such high quality that the kid who loves to color can do so?
Also, I love the fact that the original spellings or should I say misspellings like ‘pirimids’ were incorporated into the lessons.
The misspellings on the site are not a blunder, but rather an integrity to the original form.
22 Awesome Lewis & Clark Plant Study Guides
Each game download gives the description and color of the native plants.
We even researched some of these plants online so we could see a color picture of them although the author’s description and background information is so very helpful.
Here are the printables from Explore Your World With Lewis and Clark.
Scroll to the very bottom of that page to grab each download. Click on the poster for the historic site, then click on the games beside it to grab both downloads on each line.
Lewis and Clark on Bountiful Plains of the Missouri : Games
Lewis and Clark sighted by the Assiniboine Indians : Games
Lewis and Clarks Quandry at Decision Point : Games
Re-discover nature at Rainbow Falls : Games
Lewis and Clark at Gates of the Rocky Mountains : Games
William Clark and his scouts at Two Camp : Games
Lewis and Clarks vista point at Pompeys Pillar : Games
A look back at the Missouri Headwaters : Games
Lewis and Clark Reunion at Camp Fortunate : Games
Lewis and Clark at the Tower Creek Pirimids : Games
Lewis and Clark along the river near Travelers Rest : Games
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Lady Lilith says
This looks like fun. The exploreres are always a great topic to learn and discover
Tina Robertson says
Thanks Lady Lilith.
I agree, we love explorers….
Tonyia says
I haven’t been getting any of your wonderful school ideas for about a month and a half. I think I have fallen off your list or something? Can you check and re-add me? Thanks!
Tina Robertson says
Hi Tonyia,
You are still on there, but HOTMAIL is bad about blocking my blog email.
Can you use a different email?
Gabriel M. Smithson says
Thank You, Thank You, & Thank You for bringing the Lewis & Clark posters / lesson to our attention. The art work alone on the posters is absolutely stunning!
Tina Robertson says
Hi Gabriel,
Well you are JUST absolutely welcome! I agree such beautiful work for free….