Grade 3 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 8, Lesson 3

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
From Sea to Shining Sea

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 8, Lesson 3: An Early Prairie Town (pp. 154-157)

The Big Idea
Framework Concept: Change Abilene became known as a cattle town because it had so many cowboys and cattle.

Begin by discussing what students know about cowboys and cattle towns. Encourage students to name any towns that were known for cattle and locate them on a map. Then talk about what they know about what these towns looked like, who lived there, and why these towns had so many cowboys and cattle.

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

Ask students to write a paragraph telling why Abilene was known as a cattle town.
Have students draw a picture of what they think Abilene might have looked like in 1860.

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