Age of exploration projects

Age of Exploration: Here are a few activities we have been doing in our Explorer unit recently ... I start off this unit with a GREAT lesson from the SS series History Alive. They have you put on underwater music and have the kids pretend to be archaeologists scuba diving and discovering an old "Explorer" wreck. They retrieve these artifacts, log them, and discover what they tell us about the Explorers. We then categorize them like you see above. They kids really get into this lesson! At the…

I have done a lot of different activities to introduce the motives for early exploration, however, this year I really wanted to incorporate some Close reading, note taking, and summary. My theory is that if I sneak reading and writing skills into social studies I can get away with teaching it more ;0) I always try to have some sort of hands-on, tangible item for the kiddos to feel, smell, use, etc. to help them stimulate their thinking. I kept those items the same which included a flag, a…

Bring Age of Exploration history to life for kids with this interactive unit complete with lesson plans, activities, projects, and answer keys! Help your students fall in love with history! These lessons and projects are especially great for kids in 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. Save yourself a ton of prep time and check it out today! #5thGrade #MiddleSchool #Interactive

Age of Exploration printable timeline of important dates from Henry the Navigator to Henry Hudson. Place on your timeline in your notebook or on your wall.

Make explorers come to life with this FUN project!

Delve deeper into learning with these six teaching strategies for teaching the Age of Exploration! With hands-on activities, students are more likely to engage with the lesson and retain it for the future.

This European Explorer Hands-On activity is easy to implement and will get your students to understand how an astrolabe works. Read more to learn the step-by-step instructions.

When we studied Texas history last year I wanted a new to review the Age of Exploration,and I found a fun Age of Exploration printable game to play.

Are you looking for fun ideas for teaching early explorers? Here are seven, hands-on early explorers activities to use in your classroom!

This easy to follow guide will make teaching the Age of Exploration easy and provide you with all the resources you'll need!