Life in Colonial America–13 Colonies Lessons, Famous Colonists & Map Activities

THIRTEEN COMPLETE Colonies Lessons of Nonfiction Informational Text (No Additional Textbook Needed) with engaging hands-on activities + TWENTY ONE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENTS to explore the history of each of the Thirteen Original Colonies, including the New England colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern colonies (REVISED 2020):

Lesson 1: Virginia Colony

Lesson 2: Massachusetts Colony

Lesson 3: New Hampshire Colony

Lesson 4: New York Colony

Lesson 5: Maryland Colony

Lesson 6: Connecticut Colony

Lesson 7: Rhode Island Colony

Lesson 8: Delaware Colony

Lesson 9: Pennsylvania Colony

Lesson 10: North Carolina Colony

Lesson 11: New Jersey Colony

Lesson 12: South Carolina Colony

Lesson 13: Georgia Colony

ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THIS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT:

• Questions after each of the 13 Lessons to assess Informational Text Comprehension – we provide all of the CONTENT!
• Thirteen Colonies Mapping Study Guide and Mapping Quiz
• Grid Math utilizing Letter Coordinates to solve a Colonies Mystery Puzzle
• Following Written Directions activities to practice Functional Text Comprehension
• Differentiating between Primary and Secondary Sources
• Primary and Secondary Source Research Project and Game – all materials and step-by-step directions included!
• Map Skills using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions to plot points of interest
• Famous Colonists KWLH Charts and follow-up activity
• Vocabulary Activities and Quizzes

Students will practice Functional Text Comprehension by following written directions to make a 3D Miniature Log Cabin. All Patterns and step-by-step directions included!

Students will then use the Thirteen Colonies Content to complete TWENTY ONE Interactive Notebook Assignments (all patterns and step-by-step instructions included!):

• Vocabulary Flowers 
• Vocabulary Hexagon
• Vocabulary Puzzles
• Six-Petal Vocabulary Organizer
• Vocabulary Flap Books
• Vocabulary Circle Flaps
• Vocabulary Accordion
• Vocabulary Six-Flap
• One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer
• Vocabulary Foldables
• Vocabulary Cootie Catcher & One-Pocket Organizer
• Virginia Colony Accordion Foldable
• New Hampshire Colony Flip Book
• George Calvert Journal Page & Famous Person Wheel
• Connecticut Colony Interactive Time Line
• Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson Find the Fib Game
• North Carolina Colony Cause and Effect Organizers
• New Jersey Pocket Time Line
• Famous Colonists Four-Fold Organizer
• James Oglethorpe Journal Page and Interactive Booklet

During their study of the 13 Original Colonies, students will read biographies of these famous Colonists and Native American leaders:

John Smith

Nathaniel Bacon

Hannah Dustin

George Calvert

Thomas Hooker

Roger Williams

Anne Hutchinson

William Penn

Sir Walter Raleigh

Chief Powhatan

King Philip

13 Colonies, aligned with the 3rd-5th Grade Common Core Standards (see Preview for Standard Alignment), is one of NINE units in our Common Core-aligned American History Bundle. Purchase this unit separately or save money by purchasing the entire Common Core-aligned AMERICAN HISTORY ULTIMATE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK BUNDLE.

We've included a context-appropriate Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the higher-level Interactive Notebook assignments.

Download the 13 Colonies Preview to see the complete Table of Contents, Lesson Plans, Common Core Alignment, as well as sample lessons and activities.

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SPANISH EXPLORERS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

AMERICAN REVOLUTION INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

SLAVERY INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

CIVIL WAR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

WESTWARD EXPANSION INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

WORLD WAR I INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT

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