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  • Hasty Pudding

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    Hasty Pudding

    In this social studies activity, children learn a recipe from Colonial times.

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  • Colonial Times Reading Warm-Up: The Puritans

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    Colonial Times Reading Warm-Up: The Puritans

    Help students master important reading skills with a passage on the New England colonies and reading comprehension…

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    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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  • Give Me Liberty Reading Guide

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    Give Me Liberty Reading Guide

    Discuss L. M. Elliott's Give Me Liberty, a novel that explores the life of colonists in the 1770s and their quest for…

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  • Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: George Washington

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    Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: George Washington

    Students will read a historical fiction passage about George Washington and answer multiple-choice questions to check…

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    Historical Fiction
    Colonial America
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  • Birth of America Printable Book (4-8)

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    Birth of America Printable Book (4-8)

    Take a detailed look at the people and events surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Fourth…

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  • Early European Settlements Reading Warm-Up

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    Early European Settlements Reading Warm-Up

    This reading warm-up features a passage on early European settlements and questions to check comprehension. Use this…

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    Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 1 of 7)

    Students will be able to identify the reasons the Pilgrims came to the North America.

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    Colonial America
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    Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)

    After the challenging first winter of 1620, the Pilgrims made great progress in settling Plymouth. This lesson will take…

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    Native-American History (American Indians)
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    Make a Dried Bouquet

    Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial decoration, so this arts…

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    Thanksgiving Placemats

    Students create placemats that show pictures of things for which they are thankful. This is an excellent Thanksgiving…

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    Colonial America
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    Favorite Thanksgiving Activities Slideshow, Grades 3-6

    Enrich class time during the Thanksgiving holiday season by encouraging your students to use the Internet for research,…

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  • Build a Time Capsule: Exploring Colonial America Project-Based Learning Unit

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    Build a Time Capsule: Exploring Colonial America Project-Based Learning Unit

    OVERVIEW: This project-based learning lesson is designed to support and reinforce the concepts taught as part of a…

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  • Create a Colonial America Social Media Feed Mini-Project

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    Create a Colonial America Social Media Feed Mini-Project

    This creative research and writing project is a great way to reinforce what your students are learning about colonial…

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  • Colonial American Leaders Scavenger Hunt Activity

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    Colonial American Leaders Scavenger Hunt Activity

    This Colonial America activity for elementary and middle school students is perfect for helping your students learn…

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  • Colonial America Geography Scavenger Hunt

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    Colonial America Geography Scavenger Hunt

    This Colonial America activity for elementary and middle school students is perfect for helping your students learn…

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    Colonial America
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  • REFERENCE

    The Mayflower Compact

    Explore Colonial times by reading the Mayflower Compact. This reference includes the text of this historic document and…

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    Colonial America
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  • REFERENCE

    William Bradford Biography

    A brief biography of William Bradford, writer of "Of Plymouth Plantation."

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    Old Sturbridge Village Checklist

    This assessment tool is for use in conjunction with the "Old Sturbridge Village" lesson.

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    Old Sturbridge Village Vocabulary

    Vocabulary associated with the "Old Sturbridge Village" lesson.

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    Colonial Population Estimates

    Estimated population during colonial times.

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    Colonial America
    Population
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    A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric

    Use this rubric with the "Pilgrim Conversation" lesson plan, a fun activity to explore when studying American history…

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    Colonial America
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    Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet

    Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during Colonial times. This…

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    The Early Congresses

    A description of the First Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 1774.

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  • Thanksgiving in Colonial America

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    Thanksgiving in Colonial America

    Develop library-skills with this printable activity that focuses on locating information. This is a great way to…

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    Colonial America
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