Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Youth Education-Animals Along the Oregon Trail

This Spring a local elementary school invited us to teach a module “Animals Along the Oregon Trail”.  In conjunction with pioneer / Core of Discovery studies, this shows the students many of the animals encountered by travelers along that trail.

Over 50 different animal / snake pelts / skins were displayed for students to view and handle.
We played a matching game where students chose a toy animal and searched for the corresponding pelt.

Thanks to our generous partners who loaned / donated big horn sheep horns ( The Wild Sheep Foundation MT), Sheep wool & wool hat blanks (The Bollman Hat Company PA), and a full Buffalo hide (JF, OR) for students to heft and explore.

Also on dispay were a variety of tools / items made of leather and fur used by the pipneers from hats to whips.

The youth really enjoyed this unique “hands on” learning opportunity.


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