WORKSHEETS
Students will use this sheet of questions to learn about the Wonders of the World. Write your answers on the blank…
Review the chronology of attempts to ascend Mount Everest with this printable word fill. Pupils will learn about the…
DAILY WARM-UPS
This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a passage on the Gold Rush and comprehension…
LESSON PLANS
Introduce famous explorers of North America and their travels with these PowerPoint slides.Visit our DK Instant Expert…
Description of the navigational instruments used by Columbus and a creative writing activity.
The letters in the names of famous explorers are used to create words.
This reading warm-up features a passage on early European settlements and questions to check comprehension. Use this…
MAPS
Pupils learn about important explorers and their discoveries by taking this printable geography quiz.
Students can practice social studies vocabulary relevant to North American expeditions and explorers by reading the…
Introduce 20th-century explorers and give students a general overview of some of the major expeditions that have…
Students can practice social studies vocabulary relevant to 20th-century explorers by reading the definition and using…
REFERENCE
Learn about anthropologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl by reading this biography. This resource includes extension…
Read a biography of James Cook to learn more about this English explorer of the Pacific.
A list of Christopher Columbus's voyages and the places he landed on each of them.
Become an instant expert on explorers. Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to introduce…
An article dispelling myths about various explorers.
GAMES AND APPS
Match terms with corresponding definitions to improve knowledge of the Age of Exploration.
A biography of Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer, with related activities.
Children use the words in this worksheet to complete a passage about French explorer Samuel de Champlain, founder of…
Use the words in this worksheet to complete the paragraph about George Vancouver, a famous explorer. Then, use the…
In this nonfiction printable, students read a short biography on Sacagawea and answer reading comprehension questions.
This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a passage on Spanish exploration and…