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Printables
Use these different printable worksheets and activities to help students build their understanding of Colonial America. The resources range from lesson plans, comprehension guides, reading materials, and much more!
- The King's M & M's: The Stamp Act
- Learn About Paul Revere
- The Pilgrim Story
- Make a Three-Cornered Hat
- Unite or Die: How 13 States Became a Nation Reader's Theater
- Boston Tea Party Reading Warm-Up
- Paper Weaving Instructions
Quizzes
Tired of making your own history quizzes? Who says you have to? Review the different quizzes in this section to use as the perfect complement to your lessons and activities. You can use the quizzes as is or can modify them to better meet your teaching style or the needs of your classroom.
- Quiz: Notable American Indians
- American Indian Art and Technology Quiz
- American Indian War History Quiz
Art, Music, & Drama Activities
Use these art/music/drama activities to help your students learn what it was like to live in Colonial America. These resources will help your students not only recall important information from your lessons and about the historical period, but will build critical higher order skills that will help them become more future ready.
- Paper Weavings
- Designing a Quilt Pattern
- What Was a One-Room Schoolhouse?
- Then and Now
- Make a Dried Bouquet
- Thanksgiving Placemats
Thanksgiving Activities
Prepare your students to learn more about the origins of this holiday by reviewing different historical and cultural recipes, read different personal accounts, or diving into a full blown unit of study. By incorporating these different activities and resources into your lessons, your students will have a renewed understanding and appreciation for Thanksgiving.
- Pilgrim Unit (7 lessons)
- Paper Weavings
- Pilgrim Fact Cards
- Colonial New England Food & Cooking
- Of Plymouth Plantation Excerpt
- Colonial New England Food & Cooking
- Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 1 of 7)
- More Thanksgiving Activities
Native-American Heritage
Help students understand the different people affected by the colonization of America by focusing on Native American heritage. With several units to choose from, students can identify the struggles that this group went through as they tried to maintain their heritage and identity.
- Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day
- Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
- The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)
- Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
- The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
- Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
- A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving
- More Native-American Heritage Resources
Lesson Plans
Use these comprehensive lesson plans to build students higher order thinking skills about Colonial America. In each lesson plan, you will be guided to complete a series of activities with students and each provides you options for extending the activity for students to work on independently.
- Paper Weavings
- The Era of Thomas Jefferson
- Designing a Quilt Pattern
- Communities: Past and Present
- The Declaration of Sentiments & Your Rights
- Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
- Make a Dried Bouquet
Foods from Colonial Times
Take students back to the past by learning about the different foods from colonial times. These activities will help students use higher order skills to connect their own understandings to those individuals in history. Make these truly interactive and make some of the recipes in your classroom.
References
Use these resources to supplement your teaching of Colonial America. From primary and secondary sources to reading comprehension articles, students will enhance their understanding of this time period with authentic texts.
- 17th-Century Pastimes and Sports
- Declaration of Independence
- The Mayflower Compact
- Brief History of Thanksgiving
- William Bradford Biography
- More Colonial Times References
Articles
Use these comprehensive articles to strengthen your students reading comprehension skills and understanding of this historical period. In additional to articles, some resources have teachers guides, videos, and activities to help students explore this topic even deeper.
- Declaration of Independence â Videos & Activities
- Jean Fritz's American History Books
- American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz
- Articles of Confederation
- Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day
- Thanksgiving Menu: Then & Now
- A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric
- More Colonial Times Articles
Language Arts Activities
Use these different books, articles, teaching guides, and reading warm ups to help students build their reading comprehension skills and understanding of Colonial America. Each resource provides students with meaningful ways to interact with this topic through the use of interactive activities, guiding questioning and much more.
- Jean Fritz's American History Books
- American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz
- Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Colonial Gardens
- Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day
- Pilgrim Rebus
- Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Patrick Henry's Influence
- Early European Settlements Reading Warm-Up
- More Language Arts Activities for Colonial Times
Biographies
Use these secondary sources to help students learn more about key individuals from Colonial America. These resources can be used to supplement lessons or activities you are completing with your students, or as sources of information that students can use to complete projects and reports.
- Jean Fritz's American History Books
- American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz
- The Era of Thomas Jefferson
- Crispus Attucks
American Revolution Resources
Use these resources to supplement your teaching of the American Revolution. From primary and secondary sources to reading comprehension articles, students will enhance their understanding of this time period with authentic texts. Literature guides can also assist you in providing a deeper study of this topic with your students.
- Jean Fritz's American History Books
- American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz
- Boston Tea Party
- The Declaration of Sentiments & Your Rights
- Declaration of Independence
- Give Me Liberty Reading Guide
- Site of the Boston Massacre
- More American Revolution Resources
Colonization Resources
Use these resources to supplement your teaching of the American colonization. From primary and secondary sources to reading comprehension articles, students will enhance their understanding of this time period with authentic texts. Literature guides and units of study can also assist you in providing a deeper study of this topic with your students.
- America Is Named
- The Mayflower Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up
- Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 3 of 7)
- Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7)
- Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7)
- Of Plymouth Plantation
- Daily Journal Topics: Early American Life
- More Colonization Resources