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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.

Whiteboard Compatible Mini-Lessons

Explorers of North America Mini-Lesson
20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson
More Mini-Lessons

Printables

Learn About Lewis and Clark
Native American Indian Crafts
All About Early Explorers
Explorers' Routes
The Discovery of America
Reading Warm-Up 22 for Gr. 5 & 6: Sacagawea Biography
Columbus's First Voyage to the New World
More Popular Explorers Printables

Lesson Plans

Chart Columbus's Voyages
Exploring Explorers
Modified Orienteering
Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading
Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day
More Explorer Lesson Plans

Quizzes

Early America Quiz
Explorers Quiz
Women Adventurers Quiz
Famous Explorers Quiz

Explorer Biographies

Reading Warm-Up 17 for Gr. 3 & 4: Daniel Boone Biography
Just Where Was Columbus?
Ferdinand Magellan
William Bradford Biography
Sacajawea
Three African-Americans in the Far West
Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
Explorer Research Project
Peary, Henson, and the North Pole
Reading Warm-Up 19 for Gr. 3 & 4: Sacagawea Biography
Reading Warm-Up 20 for Gr. 3 & 4: Biography
Matthew Henson, Explorer
Thor Heyerdahl Biography
James Cook

Language Arts Activities

The Tempest
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide
Wonders of the World Questions
Sacagawea
The Story of Columbus Day
Mount Everest Timeline
Myths About Explorers
Columbus Word Search
Grant for Christopher Columbus, 1492
Columbus Wasn't First
Exploring Explorers Vocabulary
Daily Journal Topics: Exceptional Explorers
Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Maps and Mapping Teacher's Guide
Reading Warm-Up 42 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
Reading Warm-Up 44 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
My Explorer Report About...
Reading Warm-Up 45 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
20th-Century Explorers Word Power
Explorers of North America Word Power

Digital Books

Eyewitness: Explorer
Eye Wonder: Explorer

Geography Activities

Christopher Columbus Facts
Columbus's Voyages
Christopher Columbus' Journey
Explorers of North and South America
Christopher Columbus, A Space Pioneer
Where Was Columbus?
Pilgrims Meet the New World
More Geography Activities

Art Activities

Set Design for "Pilgrims of Plymouth"
Cork Ship Mobile
Explorer's Ship

Math Activities

Columbus Day - Four Voyages
Get Ready to Sail
Columbus's Magic Sail

Space Exploration Resources

Space Explorations
A Day in Space Sub Kit (Grades 5-6)
The Great Space Race
Reading Warm-Up 32 for Gr. 3 & 4: John Glenn Biography
Tracking the Space Station
The First Man in Space
A Visit to Outer Space
More Popular Space Exploration Resources

Columbus Day Resources

The History of Columbus Day
Columbus Word Fill-In
Columbus's Discovery Maze
Columbus Discovers a New World
Columbus Day Activities
Columbus Day
Explorers Word Search
More Columbus Day Teacher Resources

Highlights

Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month
May is Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month! Don't overlook this opportunity to study and enjoy activities about the history and culture of Asian-Pacific American communities.

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May Calendar of Events
May is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each event, including: Children's Book Week (5/13-19), Biographers Day (5/16), and Memorial Day (5/27). Plus, celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, Clean Air Month, and Physical Fitness & Sports Month all May long!

Common Core Lessons & Resources
Is your school district adopting the Common Core? Work these new standards into your curriculum with our reading, writing, speaking, social studies, and math lessons and activities. Each piece of content incorporates the Common Core State Standards into the activity or lesson.

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