Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.		Pilgrims Meet the New World Students practice map-reading skills by analyzing a printable map showing the landing of the...
Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...		Colonial New England Food & Cooking Learn about the history of New England food and cooking with this information sheet and...
Columbus's Voyages A list of Christopher Columbus's voyages and the places he landed on each of them.		Colonial New England Food & Cooking In this Colonial times lesson, students learn about the methods of preparation and the types of...
Chart Columbus's Voyages Students plot the course of Columbus's various expeditions on a map of the world.		William Bradford's Mayflower Passenger List A list of the passengers on the Mayflower and a brief history of the sail.
Conflict Resolution Lessons Find a variety of conflict-resolution lessons from Educators for Social Responsibility. You'll...		Paper Weavings Students learn to make weavings out of paper or cloth to mimic the activities of women from...
Halloween Safety Tips Give this handout of safety tips for Halloween to parents as a way to ensure a happy and SAFE...		The Mayflower Compact Explore Colonial times by reading the Mayflower Compact. This reference includes the text of...
Last Living Veterans of America's Wars A list of the last living veterans, widows, and dependants of veterans from each of America's...		Cranberry Facts All you ever wanted to know about cranberries.
Make a Dried Bouquet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial...		Juice Nutrition 101 An overview of the nutritional attributes of juice.
A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric Use this rubric with the "Pilgrim Conversation" lesson plan, a fun activity to explore when...		Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day Explore Colonial Times through literature and corresponding activities and lessons. Discover...
A Pilgrim Conversation Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims...		The Era of Thomas Jefferson This lesson plan focuses on Thomas Jefferson. Students will learn an appreciation for...