Grade 2 Read-Aloud

Westward Expansion: Supplemental Guide 8 | Working on the Transcontinental Railroad 167

Exercise Materials Details

Transportation Brainstorm Transpor tation Brainstorm Poster;
Transportation Image Sheet

Revisit the poster and add train/

locomotive if it is not already there.

Westward Expansion Map Westward Expansion Map, yellow
marker or crayon; large U.S. map,
yellow sticker dots

Mark the Transcontinental Railroad using

yellow sticker dots (or a yellow marker) on

a large U.S. map. Have students locate

and color the Transcontinental Railroad

yellow on their individual map.

Westward Expansion Timeline Image Card 12 (Transcontinental
Railroad); Westward Expansion
Timeline; Timeline Image Sheet

Have students add the Transcontinental

Railroad to their individual Timelines.

Song: “I’ve Been Working on
the Railroad”

Instructional Master 8B-1;

Recording, “I’ve Been Working on

the Railroad”

Westward Expansion Quilt Instructional Master 8B-2

Advance Preparation

Make a copy of Instructional Master 8A-1 for each student. Refer

to it as Response Card 5 for this domain. It shows images related

to the Transcontinental Railroad. Students may refer to the images

on the response card as you introduce and discuss the content of

the lesson.

Find a recording of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” in

advance. See the Recommended Resources list at the front of this

guide for suggestions.