LESSON PLANS
Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored places to discover new lands.
MAPS
Making maps will help students to use scale and compasses.
DAILY WARM-UPS
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about Colonial times through a historical fiction passage about the…
WORKSHEETS
Review the chronology of attempts to ascend Mount Everest with this printable word fill. Pupils will learn about the…
Ask pupils to think about how public transport makes getting from place to place convenient and relatively inexpensive.…
Assign one of six journal topics for students on the subject of Exceptional Explorers.
Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure describing this location.
REFERENCE
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about the life of an explorer. Use this short biography on Sacagawea…
Make school breaks educational with this postcard planning activity -- it's perfect for back to school! Students will…
BOOK GUIDES
Encourage critical thinking by asking pupils questions before, during, and after reading Subway Ride, a book that takes…
ACTIVITIES
The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes enrichment activities and Internet…
Worksheet associated with the "Exploring Explorers" lesson.
In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…
This printable warm-up helps students master important reading skills with a passage on the Gold Rush and comprehension…
Take a look at the often hazardous and perilous world of exploration from the lives and navigation techniques of the…
In 1953 explorers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest, as described in this sheet. …
Learn about discovery and exploration in North and South America with this social studies printable. Students will match…
In this printable warm-up, students read a passage of historical fiction about Patrick Henry and answer comprehension…
Students will write an essay imagining they traveled to Australia with the First Fleet.
Joseph Conrad's classic novel of social criticism, Heart of Darkness, focuses on the colonization of Congo by the…
Use this organizer to help pupils complete a research project on explorers.
Review concepts of westward expansion with this matching worksheet.
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Christopher Columbus's voyage.
Present this lesson plan to help students understand the hardships endured by the Pilgrims and crew during their voyage…
