Pony Express Scavenger Hunt.

by CarolJ

Price: 350 points or $3.5 USD

Subjects: reading,informationalText,unitedStatesHistory,socialstudies,history

Grades: 3,4,5

Description: This is a 33-card Scavenger Hunt that can be used to as a review or teach students about the Pony Express mail service. In this hunt students will learn where the service operated, what the most dangerous job in the Pony Express was, how much it cost to mail a letter, why it closed, and more? To complete the hunt, students are presented with 16 multiple-choice questions. Then they read the information that will help them answer the questions. If they choose the correct answer, they are directed to the next question. If their answer is incorrect, they can reread the text to find the correct answer. They receive instant feedback on whether or not they chose the correct answer. The final card in the deck challenges students to write 3 interesting things they learned about the people of the Pony Express. The hunt can be used to enhance a study of western expansion or the Pony Express, as practice for reading informational text and is an easy lesson for a sub.