Lesson plan

Orphan Trains: Journeys of Salvation and Sorrow


GeoHistory GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson students will learn about Orphan Trains and some experiences of the riders. Students will also create a thematicmap.

Duration

1-3 class periods

Author

Dennis
Rees

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past

Teacher Instructions

ReesOrphanTrainsT.pdf (137.12 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files