Daily Schedule: coordinates the activities with the book chapters
Language arts: vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing and/or narrating skills, Old West idioms, create a dime novel
Geography: map skills, U.S. maps, California maps, schoolroom map
History: ranching, cowboys, one-room schoolhouses, 1874 school rules, dime novels, the Yokut Indians, steam trains, state fairs, the U.S. flag, McGuffey readers, "Jesus Love Me" song origin, "America" song, the Presidio fort in San Francisco, a Victorian Christmas
Math and science: egg math, tallying, Venn diagram, creek animals, blue-belly lizards, horse measuring, horse colors, pet care, steam engines
Character and Bible: character ribbons, Bible verses, character traits of courage, diligence, peaceful, boldness, joyfulness
Hand's-on: sugar cookies, weave a place-mat, tack up a paper horse, mazes, dot-to-dots
Answer Keys for all six books
