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Colonial Times Teacher Resources

Take your students on a journey back in time with these colonial lessons, printables, quizzes, and more! Immerse them in this historic period as they learn about indentured servants, Thanksgiving traditions, and Native American heritage. Look below for social studies, history, and language arts resources on the Pilgrims, colonization, and events leading up to the American Revolution.
Printables
All About the Boston Tea Party
Make a Three-Cornered Hat
My Brother Sam Is Dead Test A
My Brother Sam Is Dead Answer Key
Learn About Paul Revere
Birth of America Printable Book (4-8)
Boston Tea Party
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Quizzes
Constitution and the Bill of Rights Quiz
Native Americans Quiz
George Washington's Life Quiz (Advanced Level)
George Washington Word Problems
George Washington's Life Quiz (Beginner Level)
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz
American Colonies Quiz
Early America Quiz
Art, Music, & Drama Activities
Native American Indian Crafts
Paper Weaving Instruction Sheet
Designing a Quilt Pattern
Paper Weavings
Music Truths: I Cannot Tell a Lie
Make a Dried Bouquet
What Was a One-Room Schoolhouse?
A Thanksgiving Quilt
Thanksgiving Placemats
Then and Now
Thanksgiving Activities
Pilgrim Fact Cards
Pilgrim Unit (7 lessons)
William Bradford's Mayflower Passenger List
Of Plymouth Plantation
Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 1 of 7)
A Pilgrim Conversation
Of Plymouth Plantation Excerpt
More Popular Thanksgiving Activities for Social Studies
Native-American Heritage
Indians and Pilgrims
Guests
American Indians Today
The Earliest Americans and Eastern Woodlands Indians Answer Key
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
More Native-American Heritage Resources
Lesson Plans
The Declaration of Independence & Your Own Rights
A Day in the Life of Colonial America
Indentured Servants
Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7)
Colonial Children
Colonial America Kaleidoscope
The Era of Thomas Jefferson
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References
17th-Century Pastimes and Sports
Declaration of Independence
Crispus Attucks
Colonial Population Estimates
Brief History of Thanksgiving
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Articles
My Brother Sam Is Dead
Indentured Servants' Experiences 1600-1700
American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz
Setting the Stage for the American Revolution Worksheet
A Day in the Life of Colonial America Worksheet
Articles of Confederation
Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
More Colonial Times Articles
Language Arts Activities
My Brother Sam Is Dead Mapping Activity
Colonial Times: Heritage Handwriting
My Brother Sam Is Dead Test C
My Brother Sam Is Dead Projects
My Brother Sam Is Dead Test B
Readers Theater Script: Johnny Tremain
Reading Warm-Up 102 for Gr. 3 & 4: Historical Fiction
More Language Arts Activities for Colonial Times
Biographies
Jean Fritz's American History Books
William Bradford Biography
Foods from Colonial Times
New England Cooking
Hasty Pudding
New England Cooking Worksheet
Basics of New England Cooking
Thanksgiving Menu: Then & Now
Cranberry-Nut Bread
Indian Pudding
Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet
American Revolution Resources
The King's M & M's
Colonial Times – Everyday Things
Site of the Boston Massacre
Abigail Adams Writes a Letter
The Early Congresses
African-Americans in the Revolutionary War
Setting the Stage for the American Revolution -- Rubric
More Popular American Revolution Resources
Colonization Resources
America Is Named
Daily Journal Topics: Early American Life
Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 3 of 7)
Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7)
Reading Warm-Up 45 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)
Reading Warm-Up 103 for Gr. 3 & 4: Historical Fiction
More Colonization Resources

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