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DAILY WARM-UPS
The Mayflower Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about Colonial times through a historical fiction passage about the…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingExplorers' Voyages and TravelColonial America -
WORKSHEETS
Public Transport Essay
Ask pupils to think about how public transport makes getting from place to place convenient and relatively inexpensive.…Subjects:TransportationExplorers' Voyages and TravelEssays -
LESSON PLANS
Exploring Explorers
Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored places to discover new lands.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationMap -
WORKSHEETS
Settling the West
Review concepts of westward expansion with this matching worksheet.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationAmerican History/U.S. History -
ACTIVITIES
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide
The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes enrichment activities and Internet…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureHistorical FictionDiscovery and Exploration -
WORKSHEETS
Explorer Research Project
Use this organizer to help pupils complete a research project on explorers.Subjects:ExplorersDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and History -
REFERENCE
Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Sacagawea Biography
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about the life of an explorer. Use this short biography on Sacagawea…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryNative-American History (American Indians) -
DAILY WARM-UPS
The Gold Rush Reading Warm-Up
This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a passage on the Gold Rush and comprehension…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 brochure describing this location.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryExplorers' Voyages and TravelGeography -
WORKSHEETS
Daily Journal Topics: Exceptional Explorers
Assign one of six journal topics for students on the subject of Exceptional Explorers.Subjects:Journaling Tips, Strategies & TopicsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Daniel Boone Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
Teach your students about American history while improving their reading skills. This printable reading warm-up includes…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 -
WORKSHEETS
Postcards: Student Planning Page
Make school breaks educational with this postcard planning activity -- it's perfect for back to school! Students will…Subjects:Explorers' Voyages and TravelDiscovery and ExplorationSocial Studies and History -
ACTIVITIES
Of Plymouth Plantation
Lessons, websites, recommended books concerning William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation to expand classroom…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 -
WORKSHEETS
Conquering Mount Everest
In 1953 explorers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, as described in this sheet. …Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationTwentieth Century -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Davy Crockett Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography on Davy Crockett and answer reading comprehension…Subjects:American History/U.S. HistoryU.S. GovernmentSocial Studies and History -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up: Welcome Home
Build students' reading skills with a passage of historical fiction and comprehension questions in this printable…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingExplorers' Voyages and TravelDiscovery and Exploration -
DAILY WARM-UPS
Sacagawea Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
In this nonfiction printable, students read a short biography on Sacagawea and answer reading comprehension questions.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 the colonization of Congo by the…Subjects:Banned Books and CensorshipLiteratureReading and Literature -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Exploring Explorers Vocabulary
Vocabulary associated with the "Exploring Explorers" lesson.Subjects:ExplorersVocabularyDiscovery and Exploration -
WORKSHEETS
First Fleet
Students will write an essay imagining they traveled to Australia with the First Fleet.Subjects:Australian HistoryColonizationBritish History -
MAPS
Explorers of North and South America
Learn about discovery and exploration in North and South America with this social studies printable. Students will match…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationMap -
WORKSHEETS
Mount Everest Timeline
Review the chronology of attempts to ascend Mount Everest with this printable word fill. Pupils will learn about the…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryDiscovery and ExplorationExplorers
