TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD - Reading Passages & Enrichment Activities

This product contains 8 one-page reading passages covering The Transcontinental Railroad Workers, Life on the Job, Central Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, Promontory Summit, Dangers of the Job and more. Perfect for SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, enrichment learning, homeschool or co-ops!

The building of the Transcontinental Railroad was a significant event in American history. In 1863, workers on the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad began work on what most would consider to be a remarkable achievement in engineering, ultimately connecting the east and west coasts of a growing country.

INCLUDES:

• 8 Reading Passages
• Classroom and Enrichment Activities
• Review Worksheet
• Teacher’s Key
• 2 Graphic Organizers

READING PASSAGES

8 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:

• East Coast to West Coast
• The Central Pacific Railroad
• The Union Pacific Railroad
• All in a Day’s Work
• Life on the Job
• Who Were the Workers? Central Pacific Railroad
• Who Were the Workers? Union Pacific Railroad
• Promontory Summit

Plus, one page entitled, "Interesting Facts About the Transcontinental Railroad"

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

This product includes the following activities:

• Primary Source Picture and analysis
• Race to Build the Transcontinental Railroad!
• Job Application – Transcontinental Railroad Worker
• Review Game: True or False?
• Coloring Page
• Gold Spike Craft
• Transcontinental Railroad Activity Suggestions
• Map the Route!
• Create a Newspaper!
• 2 Graphic Organizers

AVOID DUPLICATE PURCHASE: If you have purchased Reading Comprehension - Transcontinental Railroad or Reading Passages and Bingo - Transcontinental Railroad, then you already own the pages of informational text that are part of this product. Additionally, this entire product is part of the following bundled products: Wild, Wild West Careers BUNDLE: Volume 2 and BUNDLE - TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

This is one lesson in a series of “Wild, Wild West Careers Lesson Plans.” Each of the Wild, Wild West Careers lesson plans covers the career and information about the time period as it relates to the career. The series covers the United States during the 1800s, including events that contributed to Western Expansion. Each lesson can also be used individually.

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BUNDLED PRODUCTS: (These Products include the "Careers Lesson Plan, the Related Reading Comprehension Product, and the Related Bingo Product):

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Wild, Wild West Careers: Transcontinental Railroad Workers by Sarah Peterson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Based on a work at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sarah-Peterson-9450.