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Curated OER

Slave Auctions in South Carolina

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine primary sources in the form of auction records, create frequency charts, graphs and diagrams that they analyze to anwer questions followed by the writing of a paper that demonstrates their comprehension of the lesson plan.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Overcoming Problems: John Smith

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this John Smith learning exercise, students read a 1 1/2 page passage about the history of John Smith and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 7 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Crossword: First Settlements

For Students 4th - 5th
In this elementary social studies worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 14 words related to settling the first U.S. colonies.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Faces

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students analyze facial expressions on artifacts. In this artifacts lesson, students examine facial expressions on artifacts. Students draw a face with an expression of their choice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ROCKING ON TO THE ROCK

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view the illustrations of family life in the early colonies and make a list of 10 things they see. Then compare those 10 items with your life today. Then read some of the novel "Constance" and write down 8 things that are learned.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Trading Post with the Most: Colonial Dorchester's Settlement and Economy

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the Dorchester settlement, In this American colonial history lesson, 8th graders examine primary resources and maps from the Dorchester trading post in order to learn about its contributions to the Revolutionary War.
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Curated OER

The English Settle America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare immigration today with that of the colonial period. They locate colonies on a map and describe reasons their families immigrated to the United States.
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Other

Historical Scene Investigation: The Starving Time in Jamestown

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will work with primary resources such as diary entries to investigate a historical situation: the starving time in Jamestown. This interactive site raises questions that will enable students to use 21st century skills to...
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Article
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

History Is Fun: Cultures at Jamestown [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-page discussion of the mix of cultures that converged in the colony of Jamestown and the challenges this presented. These cultures were the English settlers, the indigenous Powhatan people, and the African slaves. Despite many...
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Website
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

History Is Fun: Jamestown Questions and Answers [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This document presents important questions about the Jamestown settlement, along with detailed answers. Topics include the Native American Powhatan Indians and their interactions with the settlers, the purpose of creating the settlement...
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Website
Other

Historic Jamestowne

For Students 9th - 10th
The website for the historic Jamestown Colony. Has archaeological exhibit on a young girl they called Jane, who died during the Starving Time in the winter of 1609-1610, and one on the marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe. There is also...
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Website
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

History Is Fun: Jamestown Day

For Students 9th - 10th
2013 marks the 406th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown colonial settlement. Learn about how Jamestown Day is now celebrated in Virginia, including the sailing of a recreated ship, archaelogical digs and a variety of cultural...
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Early English Exploration and Settlement of the Colony of Virginia

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the individuals and groups who first founded the different colonies in America and what their motivations were. Students participate in a reader's theater activity, create a poster that would...
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Handout
Other

Virtual Jamestown: Powhatan (D. 1618)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Powhatan, the leader of the Powhatan federation of Indians and the father of Pocahontas. Through his dealings with John Smith of the Jamestown establishment, Powhatan became an important connection between the Indians and the...
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PPT
Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: English Settlements in Virginia (1584 1699) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Take a historical walk through the colony of Jamestown. Learn about the main people who influenced the development of this colony, read a list of names of the original settlers, read about the struggles of the first settlers, explore...
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Lesson Plan
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Teaching History: Jamestown: The Starving Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson provides a great opportunity for students to engage in real historical inquiry with prepared sources. The lesson is displayed in three locations on the site: the student view, which guides the student through the activity;...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Britain in the New World: War and Peace With Powhatan's People

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about how Powhatan and his tribe initially helped the English settlers in Jamestown, but ultimately went to war. Find out about why the different views about land ownership exacerbated the tension between the two cultures.
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Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: John Smith 1580 1631

For Students 3rd - 8th
Presented here is a brief biography on Captain John Smith, one of the original settlers of Jamestown and explorer of New England.
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Other

Virtual Jamestown: Occupations of the New World

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a chart of the many occupations in Jamestown at the beginning of the 17th century. Includes how many people for each occupation and when they arrived in America.
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Interactive
US Mint

U.s. Mint: Jamestown Challenge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sail to the New World, and take the interactive, story quiz on the first permanent English settlement.
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Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Pocahontas

For Students 9th - 10th
Among the most famous women in early American history, Pocahontas is credited with helping the struggling English settlers survive.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Chief Powhatan's Address to Captain John Smith (1609)

For Students 7th - 8th
The Powhatan are Native American people from Virginia who share an Algonquian language. In 1607, the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia colony became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. At the initial arrival of the...
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Pocahontas

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn more about Pocahontas through the accounts of her adventures. This information explains the relationship between Pocahontas and the English settlers.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: New England Colonies: William Bradford; The First Thanksgiving

For Students 5th - 8th
Plymouth Colony did not suffer the same problems as the English colony farther south, Jamestown. Read about the leadership of William Bradford, and the relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans who helped those who lived...

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