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Explorers – Teacher Resources

Utilize these printables, lessons, and activities to teach your students about the many explorers who have contributed to society. From voyages across the Atlantic to missions in space, these diverse figures transcended social and physical boundaries and changed how we view our world. You'll find plenty of resources for Columbus Day in October and everything you need to integrate this cross-curricular topic into classes on math, language arts, science, history, geography, or art.
Printables
Native American Indian Crafts
Columbus's First Voyage to the New World
Columbus's Discovery Maze
Columbus Word Search
Columbus Day Printable Book (2-5)
Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
Where Was Columbus?
More Popular Explorers Printables
Lesson Plans
Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading
Chart Columbus's Voyages
Modified Orienteering
Exploring Explorers
The Ancient Mayan City of Tikal
More Explorer Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Explorers Quiz
Early America Quiz
Explorer Biographies
Thor Heyerdahl Biography
Explorer Research Project
Sacajawea
Learn About Lewis and Clark
William Bradford Biography
Ferdinand Magellan
Just Where Was Columbus?
Matthew Henson, Explorer
Peary, Henson, and the North Pole
Reading Warm-Up 17 for Gr. 3 & 4: Biography
Three African-Americans in the Far West
Reading Warm-Up 20 for Gr. 3 & 4: Biography
Reading Warm-Up 22 for Gr. 5 & 6: Biography
Reading Warm-Up 19 for Gr. 3 & 4: Biography
Language Arts Activities
The Tempest
Pedro's Journal
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Maps and Mapping Teacher's Guide
Daily Journal Topics: Exceptional Explorers
Exploring Explorers Vocabulary
Sacagawea
Myths About Explorers
The Ancient Mayan City of Tikal Vocabulary
Who Writes History?
Reading Warm-Up 44 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
Reading Warm-Up 45 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
All About Early Explorers
My Explorer Report About...
Reading Warm-Up 42 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
The Story of Columbus Day
Geography Activities
Christopher Columbus Facts
Christopher Columbus' Journey
Christopher Columbus, A Space Pioneer
Columbus Day Activities
Columbus's Voyages
Columbus Wasn't First
Pilgrims Meet the New World
More Geography Activities
Art Activities
Cork Ship Mobile
Explorer's Ship
Set Design
Math Activities
Get Ready to Sail
Columbus Day - Four Voyages
Columbus's Magic Sail
Space Exploration Resources
Sedna Debuts, Rattling Poor Pluto
New Planetary System
Soviet Staffed Space Flight Programs
One Small Step and Mission to the Moon
Design Your Own Space Suit
A Visit to Outer Space
Team Moon Teacher's Guide
More Popular Space Exploration Resources
Columbus Day Resources
Favorite Columbus Day Activities Slideshow
The History of Columbus Day
Explorers Word Search
Columbus's Unknown Legacy
Columbus Day
The Discovery of America
Explorations and Explorers
More Columbus Day Teacher Resources

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