Communities: Past and Present Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.		Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...
Number the Stars Character Jeopardy After reading Lois Lowry's classic novel Number the Stars, play this game of "Jeopardy"...		Exploring Addition Patterns Provide students with an opportunity to learn and use addition patterns to find sums.
Song and Dance Man Use a handy teacher guide to explore Song and Dance Man, a book that gives children a...		Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during...
Make a Harry Potter Board Game Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the...		Tape Recorder Fight Role Play The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this...
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz Students are asked to recall important facts about the Anasaszi and the Plains Indians.		Columbus Discovers a New World Students label a map of Columbus's first voyage. Answer key is included.
Early America Quiz This multiple choice quiz asks students about Pilgrims, Jamestown, and Colonial times.		Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.
American Colonies Quiz Test students' knowledge of Colonial times with this quiz.		Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...
Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...		The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...
Timeline of U.S. Women's Rights Movement A timeline of the major events in the women's rights movement, from 1848 to the present.		Chart Columbus's Voyages Students plot the course of Columbus's various expeditions on a map of the world.
Conflict Resolution Activities Promote positive community building with these activities. These lessons are appropriate for...		The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.