Express Mail
Materials:
· Copies of page 47, envelopes, scissors, colored markers or pencils
· Californians felt isolated because they were so far away from the East Coast. It was nearly 2,000 miles from St. Joseph, Missouri, to the west coast of California, and it took months for letters to be delivered by ship, stagecoach, or wagon train. Citizens of Los Angeles, for example, learned that California had been admitted to the Union six weeks after the fact.
CREATING THE SADDLE BAG
· Read about the relay system of horse riders called the Pony Express
· Take a copy of the template on page 47.
· Color the saddlebag and cut it out, then cut a slit along the dotted line.
· Write a letter from William H. Russell, one of the founders of the Pony Express, seeking backing from potential investors. The letter should
· include some of the following facts:
o The Pony Express began on April 3, 1860.
o On an average day, a rider covered 75–100 miles (of the 2,000-mile journey).
o Riders changed horses at relay stations, set about 10–15 miles apart.
o There were approximately 165 relay stations.
o It took 75 horses to run the route (one way).
o The Pony Express had about 500 horses and 80 riders.
o The Pony Express ran day and night, summer and winter.
o It took mail about 8–10 days to travel across the country in the summer and about 12–16 days in the winter.
o Riders were paid $100 per month.
o Horses traveled an average of 10 miles per hour.
o In the beginning it cost $5 per ½ ounce. By the end of the Pony Express, the service became so popular that the price had dropped to $1 per ounce.
· After you have written your letter, put them in envelopes and address them creating a commemorative stamp showing the cost of delivery.
· Put the saddlebags on a green construction paper and add the title “Special Delivery via Pony Express.”
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· On the cover of the glass, the pessimists should write “The Glass Is Half Empty” in the top half of the glass, and the optimists should write “The Glass Is Half Full” in the bottom half of the glass.
· After students have finished their stories, attach them to green construction paper under the title “Life Is What You Make of It.”
Materials:
· Copies of page 47, envelopes, scissors, colored markers or pencils
· Californians felt isolated because they were so far away from the East Coast. It was nearly 2,000 miles from St. Joseph, Missouri, to the west coast of California, and it took months for letters to be delivered by ship, stagecoach, or wagon train. Citizens of Los Angeles, for example, learned that California had been admitted to the Union six weeks after the fact.
CREATING THE SADDLE BAG
· Read about the relay system of horse riders called the Pony Express
· Take a copy of the template on page 47.
· Color the saddlebag and cut it out, then cut a slit along the dotted line.
· Write a letter from William H. Russell, one of the founders of the Pony Express, seeking backing from potential investors. The letter should
· include some of the following facts:
o The Pony Express began on April 3, 1860.
o On an average day, a rider covered 75–100 miles (of the 2,000-mile journey).
o Riders changed horses at relay stations, set about 10–15 miles apart.
o There were approximately 165 relay stations.
o It took 75 horses to run the route (one way).
o The Pony Express had about 500 horses and 80 riders.
o The Pony Express ran day and night, summer and winter.
o It took mail about 8–10 days to travel across the country in the summer and about 12–16 days in the winter.
o Riders were paid $100 per month.
o Horses traveled an average of 10 miles per hour.
o In the beginning it cost $5 per ½ ounce. By the end of the Pony Express, the service became so popular that the price had dropped to $1 per ounce.
· After you have written your letter, put them in envelopes and address them creating a commemorative stamp showing the cost of delivery.
· Put the saddlebags on a green construction paper and add the title “Special Delivery via Pony Express.”
'>·<� sx����t:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> How do you mine for gold? (Research the various styles of mining.)
· What tools do you use?
· On the cover of the glass, the pessimists should write “The Glass Is Half Empty” in the top half of the glass, and the optimists should write “The Glass Is Half Full” in the bottom half of the glass.
· After students have finished their stories, attach them to green construction paper under the title “Life Is What You Make of It.”