Grade Range: K-4Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities, Reference MaterialsDuration: 175 MinutesDate Posted: 11/30/2010
Railroads have moved people and cargo around America for more than 180 years. By using this OurStory module, children and adults can enjoy exploring the history of trains in America. Focused on actively reading Jingle the Brass, a historical fiction picture book about a ride on a steam locomotive, this module also includes links to a hands-on activity, field trip, and object-based learning experience.
Discussions, Multiple activities, Museum education, Thematic approach
The steam locomotive "John Bull" was built in 1831 and ran for 35 years, pulling trains of passen...
twentieth century, family, infrastructure, travel, technology, 20th century, 1900s, 19th Century, parent guide, machine, mechanics, vehicle, train, Our Story, transportation, picture book, literacy, children’s literature, nineteenth century, family activity
Ride a train with a friendly conductor who teaches a young boy how to talk like a railroader.
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