Lesson Plans Provided by Andrea at Epic Homeschool Mentoring

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Week 29: Lawmen, Outlaws and Indians

Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research.

Shoots-the-Buffalo-Running

Topics for Week 29

Lawmen

Outlaws

Sitting Bull

Crazy Horse

Plains Indians

Discussion Questions

Lawmen (Pick one From this List)

John "X" Beidler

Wild Bill Hickok

Isaac C Parker

Patrick Floyd Garrett

Wyatt Earp


Outlaws (Pick one from this list)

Billy the Kid

Jesse James

Charles E Boles "Black Bart"

Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum

Belle Starr

Joaquin Murietta

Tiburcio Vasquez


Sitting Bull

He was named "Jumping Badger" at birth, Americans know him as "Sitting Bull" What nicknames do you have? Do any of them remind others of an animal?

Crazy Horse
He was a hero to all who knew him. What qualities would you look for in a hero?

The Plains Indians


Resources:

Books (all links go to Goodreads)


Free E-Books

How the Native American Broke Wild Horses
The People of the Horse


Activities

1. Ride a horse
2. Set up a Wild West Saloon with root beer for drinks. Listen to a ragtime song. Talk about the outlaws and how they are stealing cattle. Decide what you would do.
3. Discuss right and wrong. Compare the outlaws to the homesteaders. How is working together necessary for survival. Show how the outlaws and rustlers were destructive to other people.
4. Make a cake showing a bear hunt

Bear Hunt Cake


Image Credit: Department of Defense / National Archives / Public Domain