Westward Expansion: Supplemental Guide 7A | The Pony Express 151Purpose for Listening
Share the title of today’s read-aloud. Ask the students if they know
what the word express means. Explain that express means to write
or talk about something, but it also means to do something really
quickly.
Tell students to listen carefully to determine the main topic of
the read-aloud and to learn about how the Pony Express helped
people communicate with each other during westward expansion.