Focus:
Students are introduced to key figures, events, and ideas associated with two episodes in the founding of the United States of America: the first voyage of Columbus in 1492, and the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620.
Number of Lessons: 9
Lesson Time:
50 minutes each (Each lesson may be divided into shorter segments.)
Additional Search Terms:
Columbus • Pilgrims • Europeans • Western Hemisphere • colonies • Great Britain
This comprehensive teacher guide specifies learning objectives and provides background information, daily lesson plans, read-alouds, assessments, and other resources for teaching the domain.
Designed primarily to provide instructional scaffolding resources for reading specialists, special education teachers, and ESL teachers, the online-only Supplemental Guide offers activities that the general classroom teacher may use as needed. Resources include adapted read-alouds, engagement supports, Vocabulary Charts, Multiple Meaning Word Activities, Syntactic Awareness Activities, and Vocabulary Instructional Activities.
Each Flip Book contains a sequenced collection of images that accompany the Listening & Learning read-alouds. The engaging visuals reinforce students’ understanding of concepts and promote engagement with the text.
Image Cards are used to reinforce and deepen students’ understanding of the information covered in the domain. They are primarily used during Extension Activities. Common exercises include sorting, retelling, and sequencing.