Age of Exploration: European Explorers in the Americas

The Age of Exploration was a time of adventure, urgency, and excitement! This set of 140+ pages of usable resources to teach about 15 European explorers, their discoveries, and their impact on our world. This set includes activities for students to engage in explorer life, use technology to research, and projects to show their understanding. Along with these activities are 17 information saturated passages. These passages each have 6 or more questions for students to answer by showing text evidence and their own understanding.

⭐"We need to learn from history, or we are doomed to repeat it." ⭐

This set is vital for any teacher trying to use their valuable time more efficiently. Each interactive notebook activity covers a reading standard - text evidence, cause & effect, comparing/contrasting, sequencing. There are also opportunities to write a small amount of opinions.

My motto is "Work smarter, not harder." All you have to do is pick your standard, print the pages you need for it, and add it to your own lesson plan! This set will save you HOURS of work (I know because this set took me over 100hours to create;). It is also more relevant than most text books for social studies. What makes this set even better is that you can use it in your reading block!

Contents

p.2-6 – Thanks, Previews, Contents

p.7-12 – Standards Posters

p.13-22 – Explorers for Each Country (Italy, Portugal, France, Spain, & England)

p.23-38 – Exploration Routes for 15 Explorers

p.39-47 – Vocabulary & Description Cards

p.48-49 – Map BEFORE Exploration

p.50-51 – Age of Exploration Reading Comprehension Passage

p.52-53 – Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.54-56 – Henry Hudson Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.57-58 – Hernan Cortes Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.59-60 – Jacques Cartier Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.61-62 – John Cabot Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.63-65 – Juan Ponce de Leon Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.66-67 – Ferdinand Magellan Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.68 – Treaty of Tordesilas Map

p.69-70 - Amerigo Vespucci Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.71-72 - Bartolomeu Dias Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.73-74 - Hernando de Soto Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.75-76 - James Cook Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.77-78 - Bartolomeu Dias Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.79-80 - Samuel de Champlain Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.81-83 - Christopher Columbus & Columbian Exchange Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.84-85 - Vasco Nunez de Balboa Reading Comprehension Passage & Cause/Effect Interactive Notebook Piece

p.86-89 – Explorers #Selfie Project

p.90 – Explorer to Country Interactive Notebook Piece

p.91-106 - Explorer Flip Book Project/Interactive Notebook Piece

p.107-112 – Explorer Brochure and Pieces

p.113-120 – Explorer Interviews

p.121-126 – Explorer Timeline Sequencing Interactive Notebook Piece

p.127-134 – Explorer Compare & Contrast Interactive Notebook Piece

p.136-149 – European Excursion with QR Codes

p.150-151 - Credit

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You may also like these resources:

⭐Land & People Before European Exploration

⭐Age of Exploration - European Explorers

⭐Settling the Colonies: 1600s-1700s

⭐The American Revolution: 1760-1775

⭐The War for Independence: 1776-1783

⭐Creating a New Government: Late 1700s

⭐Growth of a New Nation: Westward {TN 4th Grade}

⭐Westward Expansion: Exploration & Frontier {TN 4th Grade}

⭐Westward Expansion: Clash & Conflict

Or, you can get the growing bundle and save!

☀️History of America Bundle

Oh, and don't forget to get the FREE interactive notebook dividers!

⭐Interactive Notebook Dividers: History of America

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