I have 7 Sacagawea facts for kids. Also, you’ll love the ideas on my page Lewis and Clark Fun Homeschool Unit Study and Lapbook.
Too, I have a neat tutorial for how to make Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea peg dolls to add to your lessons, and a few more ideas to boot to make it full and fun.
Sacagawea was one of the most important influential women in the early development of America.
She led the Corp of Discovery for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they explored the new land purchase.
Thomas Jefferson put together the Corp of Discovery to learn about the flora, fauna, and peoples of the area acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.
And he needed a guide to help with identifying these things as well as acting as an interpreter.
An amazing and strong woman, Sacagawea, traveled so far from home as the only female in the party, and with a newborn baby too!
She makes a great study topic for boys and girls alike, such an inspiration.
Kids Books About Sacagawea | Lewis and Clark
14 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.
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.
Moreover look at these facts about Sacagawea.
7 Fun Sacagawea Facts For Kids
- Sacagawea was born to a Shoshone Indian chief in what is now known as Idaho.
- She was just 16 years old when she led the Lewis & Clark expedition as an interpreter and guide for the 8,000-mile journey.
- The young Shoshone woman carried a newborn, her first child, on the journey in a cradleboard.
- Sacagawea identified edible plants for the explorers, helped set the tone for peaceful meetings with various tribes, guided the group through unfamiliar terrain, interpreted, and was able to make moccasins and other clothing as well.
- Lewis & Clark considered her so important to their journey that they gave her an equal vote in the expedition’s decision to camp near present-day Astoria, Oregon, for the winter of 1805.
- A famous quote of Sacagawea is “Everything I do is for my people.” maintaining a positive relationship with the Hidatsa and Shoshone tribes was important to her.
- At the end of the year-long journey her husband Charbonneau received 320 acres of land and $500.33 for his service to the corp. Sacagawea herself received no compensation.
Before we get to today’s tutorial, I found a few more wonderful crafts and activities to highlight Sacagawea and Lewis & Clarks place in history.
Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea Crafts and Activities
- Learn What Plants And Animals Did Lewis And Clark Discover on their Famous Trek & Bitterroot Craft for a fun art activity that includes science, history, and geography.
- Watch Sacagawea Bedtime History on YouTube and learn about the brave Shoshone girl and her adventures along the journey.
- Make a Sacagawea Tipi Project and learn more about dwellings of the Native Americans.
- Create a cradleboard for dolls like Sacagawea wore on her journey using the Native American Activities For Kindergarten Create A Fun Cradleboard Craft tutorial.
- 22 Free Lewis & Clark Activity Posters (You Don’t Want to Miss These)
- Lewis & Clark – Mighty Mississippi book & Sediment Activity
- Lewis and Clark:Cooking on the Trail
Also, look at my Lewis and Clark Lapbook with coloring pages.
Finally, look how to make these adorable Sacagawea peg dolls.
“Amazing the things you find when you bother to search for them.”— Sacagawea
How To Make Lewis & Clark & Sacagawea Peg Dolls
These simple peg dolls are a wonderful art project and can be used in dioramas, block centers, storytelling baskets, and more as you learn about Sacagawea and the Corp of Discovery.
You will need:
- Wood peg dolls
- Small scrap of felt
- Craft paint
- Paint pens
- Hot glue gun/stick
- Craft stick
- Small paint brushes
- Clear spray sealer
First, here are the simplest steps I have found to paint several peg dolls at once.
Cut a ½” piece of a craft stick off one end.
Paint a small unfinished wooden peg doll tan at the head and a lighter cream/tan from the shoulders down.
Give it a little black hair on top and tiny dots for the eyes.
Lewis & Clark & Sacagawea Crafts
Set aside to dry.
Paint the heads and halfway down the body a rich warm tan for Sacagawea and lighter shade for Lewis & Clark, the large peg dolls, allow it to dry to the touch.
Use a darker tan for buckskin clothing on all 3 figures, a dress for her and brown “suits: for the men with white shirts beneath.
Paint on hair, add a long black braid to Sacagawea and use either the handle tip to dot on eyes or a fine tipped paint pen.
Use the smallest brush you have to add details like fringe and decoration to her dress, a bag and book for the guys, buttons, etc.
Set aside to dry. Keep it simple, add a few small details that help highlight the time period.
I looked up images and Lewis had more gray hair and Clark had reddish hair.
Hot glue the baby (tiny peg doll) to the small piece of craft stick.
Wrap a bit of brown felt around it and hot glue it in place to create a cradleboard.
Now hot glue the cradleboard to Sacagawea’s back, how cute is this little guy?
Once all the paint is dry take them outside and cover them in 2 coats of matte sealer to keep the paint more durable and likely to chip off.
