Chores
What did pioneers use to wash clothes?
What is a washboard
What is a common writing tool for pioneer students?
What is chalk and slate
How did pioneers make butter without modern appliances?
What is whith a churn?
What was the most common mode of transportation for pioneers traveling long distances?
What is a covered wagon.
What were some common forms of entertainment for pioneer families?
What is homemade games and toys.
Name a tool a pioneer might use for chopping wood.
What is an axe
What subjects did pioneer children typically learn in school?
What is reading, writing, and math.
How did pioneers typically preserve food before refrigeration?
What is in a nearby stream or river.
What type of animals might pioneers use for transportation?
What is oxen and horse.
Why were pioneer families so big?
Pioneer families were big because the more children they had the more help they had with chores and work
What are 3 jobs the children had to do on the trail?
help cook food; milk the cows, pick up buffalo chips, get fresh water; shook out blankets and quilts; wash dishes; skin the animals, hang the meat to dry
What was the punishment for students who were not able to recite their lessons?
What is a dunce cap
What foods did pioneers eat the most since they were easily available? Was it ice cream and fish, milk and McDonalds, or corn and meat?
What is corn and meat.
What were some dangers pioneers faced while traveling long distances?
Disease/sickness, hunger, running out of supplies, Indians, and bad weather were dangers the pioneers faced.
Where did people sleep while on the trail heading west?
They would sleep under the wagon, in a tent, under the stars,