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Colonial Times Teacher Resources

Take your students on a journey back in time with these colonial lessons, printables, quizzes, and more! Immerse them in this historic period as they learn about indentured servants, Thanksgiving traditions, and Native American heritage. Look below for social studies, history, and language arts resources on the Pilgrims, colonization, and events leading up to the American Revolution.
Printables
A Thanksgiving Quilt
A Thanksgiving Poem
Native American Indian Crafts
Thanksgiving Word Hunt
Indians and Pilgrims
Pilgrims Meet the New World
Make a Three-Cornered Hat
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Quizzes
Native Americans Quiz
Constitution and the Bill of Rights Quiz
American Colonies Quiz
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz
Early America Quiz
George Washington's Life Quiz (Advanced Level)
George Washington Word Problems
George Washington's Life Quiz (Beginner Level)
Art, Music, & Drama Activities
Thanksgiving Placemats
Paper Weavings
Paper Weaving Instruction Sheet
Make a Dried Bouquet
Designing a Quilt Pattern
Unite or Die: How 13 States Became a Nation Reader's Theater
Then and Now
What Was a One-Room Schoolhouse?
Music Truths: I Cannot Tell a Lie
Thanksgiving Activities
Pilgrim Fact Cards
Pilgrim Unit (7 lessons)
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)
Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 1 of 7)
A Pilgrim Conversation
Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day
More Popular Thanksgiving Activities for Social Studies
Native-American Heritage
A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving
Indian Pudding
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
Cranberry-Nut Bread
American Indians Today
More Native-American Heritage Resources
Lesson Plans
Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7)
Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7)
Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 3 of 7)
A Day in the Life of Colonial America
The Declaration of Independence & Your Own Rights
William Bradford's Mayflower Passenger List
Indentured Servants
More Colonial Times Lesson Plans
References
17th-Century Pastimes and Sports
Brief History of Thanksgiving
The Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
William Bradford Biography
More Colonial Times References
Articles
Thanksgiving Menu: Then & Now
Indentured Servants' Experiences 1600-1700
My Brother Sam Is Dead
A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric
A Day in the Life of Colonial America Worksheet
Of Plymouth Plantation
New England Cooking Worksheet
More Colonial Times Articles
Language Arts Activities
All About the Boston Tea Party
Reading Warm-Up 34 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
My Brother Sam Is Dead Test A
Of Plymouth Plantation Excerpt
Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Thanksgiving in Colonial America
Colonial Times: Heritage Handwriting
More Language Arts Activities for Colonial Times
Biographies
American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz
Learn About Paul Revere
The Era of Thomas Jefferson
Crispus Attucks
Jean Fritz's American History Books
Foods from Colonial Times
New England Cooking
Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet
Basics of New England Cooking
Hasty Pudding
American Revolution Resources
Colonial Times – Everyday Things
Articles of Confederation
The King's M & M's: The Stamp Act
Setting the Stage for the American Revolution Worksheet
Boston Tea Party
Readers Theater Script: Johnny Tremain
My Brother Sam Is Dead Answer Key
More Popular American Revolution Resources
Colonization Resources
The Earliest Americans and Eastern Woodlands Indians Answer Key
Reading Warm-Up 102 for Gr. 3 & 4: Historical Fiction
Daily Journal Topics: Early American Life
Reading Warm-Up 45 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
America Is Named
Reading Warm-Up 103 for Gr. 3 & 4: Historical Fiction
Reading Warm-Up 104 for Gr. 3 & 4: Historical Fiction
More Colonization Resources

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