There is no other place I’d rather be than teaching and learning with my girls. The freedom that comes with homeschooling allows me to pursue opportunities to travel and learn as much as we can while experiencing things first hand! Welcome to our blog about planning our next big adventure, the Lewis and Clark Trail! The three of us girls plan on a 40+ day adventure of learning all we can about the biology, botany, geography, geology, economics, and civics (and more) associated with the Corps of Discovery journey of 1804-1806. Join us on our journey!

Showing posts with label South Dakota. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Dakota. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Lessons on Confrontation with the Teton Sioux

There is lots of education information about this historic event.  A prepared lesson to be read to students is provided by http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org here.
Journal information about the event is located at http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu here.

This painting by James Ayers, "Encounter with the Teton Sioux, September 25, 1804," oil on canvas, 24in x 40in, is a beautiful depiction of the events of the time.
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Monday, March 11, 2013

South Dakota

Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery reached South Dakota on August 22 and left on October 14, 1804. While in South Dakota, the Expedition had their historic confrontation with the Lakota Tribe (the Teton Sioux).


Map of the United States with South Dakota highlighted
Map of United States with South Dakota Highlighted, from Wikipedia.  

South Dakota is known as the Mount Rushmore State.
The state motto is Under God the people rule.
It was the 40th state to join the union on November 2, 1889.  
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