Discovery and Exploration Resources
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![The Mayflower Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up]()
DAILY WARM-UPS
The Mayflower Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about Colonial times through a…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingExplorers' Voyages and TravelColonial America -
![Public Transport Essay]()
WORKSHEETS
Public Transport Essay
Ask pupils to think about how public transport makes getting from place to place…Subjects:TransportationExplorers' Voyages and TravelEssays -
LESSON PLANS
Exploring Explorers
Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationMap -
![Settling the West]()
WORKSHEETS
Settling the West
Review concepts of westward expansion with this matching worksheet.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationAmerican History/U.S. History -
![Explorer Research Project]()
WORKSHEETS
Explorer Research Project
Use this organizer to help pupils complete a research project on explorers.Subjects:ExplorersDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and History -
![Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Sacagawea Biography]()
REFERENCE
Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Sacagawea Biography
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about the life of an explorer.…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryNative-American History (American Indians) -
![The Gold Rush Reading Warm-Up]()
DAILY WARM-UPS
The Gold Rush Reading Warm-Up
This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryReading Comprehension -
LESSON PLANS
Fantasy Vacation
Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryExplorers' Voyages and TravelGeography -
![Daily Journal Topics: Exceptional Explorers]()
WORKSHEETS
Daily Journal Topics: Exceptional Explorers
Assign one of six journal topics for students on the subject of Exceptional…Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
![Daniel Boone Biography: A Reading Warm-Up]()
DAILY WARM-UPS
Daniel Boone Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
Teach your students about American history while improving their reading skills.…Subjects:American History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and HistoryReading Comprehension -
ACTIVITIES
Exploring Explorers Activity Worksheet
Worksheet associated with the "Exploring Explorers" lesson.Subjects:ExplorersDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and History -
![Postcards: Student Planning Page]()
WORKSHEETS
Postcards: Student Planning Page
Make school breaks educational with this postcard planning activity -- it's…Subjects:Explorers' Voyages and TravelDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and History -
ACTIVITIES
Of Plymouth Plantation
Lessons, websites, recommended books concerning William Bradford's Of Plymouth…Subjects:LiteratureColonizationReading Instruction -
MAPS
Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading
Making maps will help students to use scale and compasses.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationExplorers -
![Conquering Mount Everest]()
WORKSHEETS
Conquering Mount Everest
In 1953 explorers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationTwentieth Century -
![Davy Crockett Biography: A Reading Warm-Up]()
DAILY WARM-UPS
Davy Crockett Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography on Davy…Subjects:American History/U.S. HistoryU.S. GovernmentSocial Studies and History -
![Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Welcome Home]()
DAILY WARM-UPS
Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Welcome Home
Build students' reading skills with a passage of historical fiction and…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingExplorers' Voyages and TravelDiscovery and Exploration -
![Sacagawea Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up]()
DAILY WARM-UPS
Sacagawea Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
In this nonfiction printable, students read a short biography on Sacagawea and…Subjects:Suffrage and Women's RightsAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
BOOK GUIDES
Heart of Darkness Discussion Guide
Joseph Conrad's classic novel of social criticism, Heart of Darkness, focuses on…Subjects:Banned Books and CensorshipLiteratureReading and Literature -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Exploring Explorers Vocabulary
Vocabulary associated with the "Exploring Explorers" lesson.Subjects:ExplorersVocabularyDiscovery and Exploration -
![First Fleet]()
WORKSHEETS
First Fleet
Students will write an essay imagining they traveled to Australia with the First…Subjects:Australian HistoryColonizationBritish History -
![Explorers of North and South America]()
MAPS
Explorers of North and South America
Learn about discovery and exploration in North and South America with this…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationMap -
![Mount Everest Timeline]()
WORKSHEETS
Mount Everest Timeline
Review the chronology of attempts to ascend Mount Everest with this printable…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationExplorers -
WORKSHEETS
Exploring Explorers Worksheet
Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into…Subjects:ExplorersDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and History
