COLONIAL AMERICAN LIFE - BUNDLE #1 Reading Comprehension, Activities, Bingo

50 reading passages cover the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Jamestown Settlements, John Rolfe, Pocahontas, the Powhatan, the Mayflower, the Mayflower Compact, the Plymouth Pilgrims, Squanto, Puritans in the Colonies, the Salem Witch Trials, the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Cotton Mather, Merchants and Shopkeepers, Trading and Bartering, Commodity Money, Tavern Keepers, and much more! Classroom and enrichment activities keep students engaged as they learn. Great for use by substitute teachers, or for homeschooling or co-ops!

EACH PRODUCT IN THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES:

• Reading Passages
• Classroom and Enrichment Activities
• Review Worksheet
• Teacher's Key
• Graphic Organizers

ROANOKE AND JAMESTOWN SETTLERS

With the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th Centuries came the Colonization of the Americas. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh explored a region in North America naming the area Virginia. The land was claimed, named and mapped with the intention of sending colonists there to live. This lesson plan covers life in the colonies as the settlers struggled with starvation, harsh winters, and the Native Americans.

READING PASSAGES:

14 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:

• Arriving at Roanoke
• Roanoke – The Lost Colony
• Jamestown Settlement
• James Towne – In Honor of the King
• Life in Jamestown; Life as a Settler
• First, Second and Third Supplies
• The Starving Time
• Patience and Deliverance
• John Rolfe and Tobacco
• John Rolfe and Pocahontas
• Tobacco – Labor Needs
• Servitude and Slavery
• The Powhatan Indians: Tension Builds
• The Powhatan Attacks of 1622

CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:

• Packing for the Colonies
• Roanoke and Jamestown Venn-Diagram
• Learn Some Powhatan!
• Modernize the Spelling and Interpret the Meaning!
• Job Application – Settler
• Review Worksheet - Settlers
• Bingo Review Game – Words and Clues
• Popular Jamestown Names: Seek, Find and Chart
• Coloring Page
• Graphic Organizers
• Suggested Books

PLYMOUTH PILGRIMS AND THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

What was it like to be a Plymouth Pilgrim? Why did the Puritans choose to leave England and make their lives in America? This lesson plan covers the background information leading up to the Mayflower voyage, life as a Pilgrim and the First Thanksgiving.

READING PASSAGES:

13 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:

• Anglicans and Separatists
• The Separatists Separate
• The Mayflower Voyage
• The Mayflower Sets Sail
• The Mayflower Compact
• Well-Known Pilgrims
• William Bradford – Arriving in the New World
• William Bradford – Leader and Author
• The First Winter
• Moving to the Settlement
• The Pilgrims meet the Native American
• Squanto and the Pilgrims
• The First Thanksgiving: Winslow’s Account
• The First Thanksgiving: Bradford’s Account

CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:

• Write a Classroom Compact
• Seek and Find: The Mayflower Compact
• Critical Thinking
• Job Application – Plymouth Pilgrims
• Interpret a 16th Century Recipe
• Review Game: True or False
• Complete a Timeline!
• Plymouth Pilgrims Worksheet
• Write an Acrostic Poem
• Write a Note of Thanks
• Play Nine Men’s Morris
• Add Some “Tradition” to Your Thanksgiving Feast
• Coloring Pages
• Graphic Organizers
• Examine the Mayflower Compact

SALEM WITCH TRIALS

Although Salem was technically under British rule in 1692, in reality the Puritans were more or less self-governing. The Puritans enforced their strict rules on non-puritan settlers as well, and often drove out those who were not willing to follow them. In 1692, the people of Salem focused on ridding their community of all citizens who were accused of practicing witchcraft.

READING PASSAGES:

12 one-page reading passages covering the following topics:

• Puritans in England and America
• Laws of the Puritans
• The Salem Witch Trials – How It Began
• Arrests and Examinations
• The Process for Putting a Witch on Trial in Salem in 1692
• The Court and the Judges
• The Associate Magistrates
• Cotton Mather – Minister and Writer
• The Accusers and the Accused
• The End of the Salem Witch Trials
• The Aftermath of the Salem Witch Trials

CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:

• Comprehension Worksheet
• Graphing Activity: Complete a Pie Chart
• Speak Like a Puritan
• Choose a Puritan Name
• Bingo Review Words and Clues to Create your own Bingo Cards
• Puritan Children – Modern Children – A Comparison Activity
• Create a Newspaper!
• Read and Analyze Depositions Against Rebecca Nurse
• 2 Coloring Pages with Summarizing Lines
• 2 Graphic Organizers

COLONIAL SHOPKEEPERS, MERCHANTS AND PEDDLERS

From the time that the first colonists arrived in America in the 16th century, acquiring the necessary goods and supplies was a real challenge. This lesson plan covers information relating to the merchants and shopkeepers in Colonial America.

READING PASSAGES:

10 one- and two- page reading passages covering the following topics:

• Early Colonists - Acquiring Goods
• The Navigation Acts
• Trading and Bartering
• Colonists’ Attempts at Money
• Commodity Money
• Wampum
• Coins in the Colonies
• English Coins
• Foreign Coins
• Colonial Coins
• Merchants vs. Shopkeepers vs. Peddlers
• Colonial Peddlers
• The Peddler’s Reputation
• The First General Stores
• Well-Known Colonial Merchants: Mary Alexander and Peter Faneuil
• Examples of Colonial Shopkeepers

CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:

• Job Application
• Create a Business Plan!
• Trade Day!
• Create Your Business Sign
• Venn Diagram and Teacher’s Key
• Match the Colonial Sign to the Business
• Review Worksheet and Teacher’s Key
• Money Math
• Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
• Writing Prompt
• Bartering Simulation
• Coloring Pages
• Organize Your General Store!
• Graphic Organizers

COLONIAL TAVERN-KEEPERS

From the time that they first opened in Colonial America through the beginning of the Revolutionary War, taverns served as an unofficial gathering place for residents, travelers, politicians, and rebels. This lesson covers colonial taverns and the important role they played in the development of America.

READING PASSAGES:

3 reading passages cover the following topics:

• Inns, Taverns, and Ordinaries: A Place to Socialize
• Licensing Requirements for Tavern Keepers
• Colonial Tavern Food and Beverages
• Food Preservation
• Paying the Tavern Bill
• Pre-Revolutionary Taverns

CLASSROOM AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:

• Job Application
• Brew Some Ginger Beer – Make a Dessert!
• Create Your Own Menu
• Writing Prompt
• Make a Colonial Newspaper /Read to Other Patrons
• Review Game: Bingo Words and Clues
• Review Worksheet

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BUNDLE: Plymouth Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving

BUNDLE: Roanoke and Jamestown Settlements

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Colonial American Careers: Tradesmen and Craftsmen Part 1

Colonial American Careers: Tradesmen and Craftsmen Part 2

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