The First Woman Governor Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterJan 5, 2010

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History

On this day in 1925, Wyoming elected the first woman governor in the United States. Her name was Nellie Tayloe Ross. Learn more about her here: http://www.nellietayloeross.com/history.html

Research
Learn more about Wyoming here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/wyoming/index.shtml
Then complete this worksheet:
http://www.homeschoolviews.com/unit-studies/wyomingstate.pdf

Vocabulary
Find these Wyoming words with this word search: http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/wyoming.html

Geography
Learn about Wyoming’s geography here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/wyoming.shtml

Writing Prompt
”Old Faithful” is a geyser in Wyoming that erupts from 60 to 100 feet in the air about every 30 minutes each day. Write your story as if something caused it to stop erupting. What happened?

Don’t Forget the math challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2009/01/homeschool-math-challenge-january-5.html


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