Juan Ponce De Leon Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

Core Knowledge Foundation

European Exploration of North America Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

For Teachers 3rd Standards

Third graders listen to read-alouds and participate in extension activities about European Explorers—Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de León, Hernando de Soto, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, and Samuel de...

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Curated OER

The Fountain of Youth

For Teachers 7th

Seventh graders study Ponce de Leon and the Fountain the Fountain of Youth. Using a real life analogy, 7th graders compare the skills of a conquistador to that of a professional basketball player. They discover reasons why the...

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Curated OER

Discovery, Ship to Shuttle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd

Students define the meaning of discovery, and view and discuss the images on the Florida Quarter. They read about Ponce de Leon and the space shuttle, and complete a chronological order activity.

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Discovery, Ship to Shuttle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd

The history of Florida is explored in this lesson which covers topics from Ponce de Leon to space travel. Learners listen to stories about Ponce de Leon's search for the fountain of youth and then move on to a discussion of the space...

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University of Florida

Sailing to St. Augustine

For Students 6th - 8th Standards

Using a Florida map from 1597, young explorers consider the physical characteristics they would need in a site for a new colony and the resources they would need to survive. After selecting a site, class members research to discover the...

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Curated OER

Ponce de Leon: The First Conquistador

For Teachers 3rd - 4th

Students learn why Queen Isabella waited nearly six years to give approval to Columbus to travel west and what event caused her to suddenly support the voyage of Columbus.

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Curated OER

Map Skills: Explorers, Continents, and Oceans

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders use a software program to make and label a map of the world. On the map, they locate the seven continents, oceans and the countries of Europe. They also draw the routes of Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon and...

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Exploration of the Americas

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders demonstrate knowledge of exploration by naming and describing accomplishments of explorers. They use the internet to find corresponding information on the explorer and fill in a chart that is provided. Students also...

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Curated OER

European Explorers Database

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders watch a demonstration on how to create a new database. In pairs, they enter information about European explorers in an easy to read fashion. They save and print their databases to be used in a review game before their test.

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Curated OER

Water Features of Virginia

For Teachers 4th

Students locate and identify water features important to the early history of Virginia. Thye recognize where most cities developed and locate and label the rivers on a Virginia wall map.

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Curated OER

Florida State Facts

For Students 4th - 5th

In this Florida worksheet, learners learn about the history, motto, flower, and other interesting facts about the state by studying a chart. Students answer 10 questions about Florida. This is an online interactive worksheet.

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Curated OER

Spanish Explorers Name Cards

For Students 4th

In this explorers worksheet students see the names of 18 Spanish explorers on name cards. There is no information given on this page.

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Mariners' Museum and Park

Mariners' Museum: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 9th - 10th

Discover details of Ponce de Leon's expeditions in search of land for Spain in the new world. Follow the Spanish explorer's trips to present day Puerto Rico, St. Augustine, and Dry Tortugas, see a map of his journey, images featuring...

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A&E Television

Biography: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 9th - 10th

A biography of Juan Ponce de Leon, a Spanish explorer from the 15th and 16th centuries. He was at one point the governor of Puerto Rico, and is credited with discovering Florida. Ponce de Leon is also remembered for having searched the...

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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Loon Lake Elementary School: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 3rd - 8th

A biography of Spanish conquistador, Juan Ponce de Leon, who sailed with Columbus, and landed on Florida. Find pictures and maps of his exploration.

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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Juan Ponce De Leon Explorer

For Students 3rd - 8th

This resource provides an overview of the life, explorations, and discoveries of Juan Ponce de Leon.

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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Juan Ponce De Leon

For Students 9th - 10th

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1982 to commemorate the famous Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. With a short passage on his explorations to Puerto Rico and later Florida.

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