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Unit1 EarlyExplorers

This document outlines an American history unit focusing on early New World explorers from kindergarten through 5th grade. It includes reading assignments, textbooks, coloring books, and activities about explorers such as Christopher Columbus, Leif Erikson, Ferdinand Magellan, Hernando Cortes, and Ponce de Leon. Students will keep notebooks and complete projects like maps, profiles of explorers, and dioramas to learn about the motivations for exploration and the impact of European contact with indigenous peoples in the Americas.

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Unit1 EarlyExplorers

This document outlines an American history unit focusing on early New World explorers from kindergarten through 5th grade. It includes reading assignments, textbooks, coloring books, and activities about explorers such as Christopher Columbus, Leif Erikson, Ferdinand Magellan, Hernando Cortes, and Ponce de Leon. Students will keep notebooks and complete projects like maps, profiles of explorers, and dioramas to learn about the motivations for exploration and the impact of European contact with indigenous peoples in the Americas.

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AMERICAN HISTORY UNIT 1 NEW WORLD EXPLORERS

Kindergarten 3rd
America My Country ____ p. 1-2 My Country ____ p. 3-9 Our Flag ____ p. 10-12 Special Days ____ p. 13 America is Discovered American History for Young Catholics ____ 1 - Voyages of Discovery ____ 2 - Columbus Discovers America ____ 3 The Conversion of Mexico ____ 4 St. Augustine: Oldest City in U.S. The Usborne Book of Explorers Saint Brendan and the Voyage before Columbus Leif the Lucky Columbus Picture Books / Literature The Voyage of Christopher Columbus in his own Words A Pop-up Book Brendan the Navigator Leif the Lucky First Voyage to America: From the log of the "Santa Maria" The Voyage of Christopher Columbus in his own Words A Pop-up Book Where do you think you are going, Christopher Columbus? Ponce de Leon: Exploring Florida and Puerto Rico Ferdinand Magellan: Circumnavigating the World Ships Boy with Magellan Hernando Cortes: Spanish Invader of Mexico Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe Empress of the Americas by C. Lourdes Walsh

4th 5th
From Sea to Shining Sea The Story of America ____ Chapter 1 A New World ____ Chapter 2 Conquest of the New World ____ Chapter 3 Conquistadors for Christ

Core Texts

Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

The Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie de Paola

Meet Kaya: An American Girl

The Story of Christopher Coloring Books Our Lady of Guadalupe

Exploration of North America

AMERICAN HISTORY UNIT 1 NEW WORLD EXPLORERS


Kindergarten 3rd
Notebook / Lap Book Add Coloring Pages, Maps, and Copy Work, based on Reading Assignments, to American History Notebooks

4th 5th
New World Explorers Lap Book ____ 5 Reasons for Exploration ____ Line of Demarcation ____ Anatomy of a Ship ____ Navigational Equipment Wheel ____ Treasure Chest ____ Acetate Maps ____ Explorer Profiles ____ Real Estate Brochure ____ Sea Monster pop-up ____ Our Lady of Guadalupe c. 484-c. 578 Brendan the Navigator c. 1000 Leif Erikson discovers North America 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 4, 1493 - Line of Demarcation (set by Pope Alexander, the boundary divided the New World between the Portuguese and the Spanish) Jan. 6, 1494 First Mass in the New World 1454-1512 Amerigo Vespucci 1460-1521 Juan Ponce de Leon 1480-1521 Ferdinand Magellan 1485-1547 Hernando Cortes 1531 Our Lady of Guadalupe 1510-1554 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c. 484-c. 578 Brendan the Navigator c. 1000 Leif Erikson discovers North America Timeline Geography 1492 Columbus Discovers America 1480-1521 Ferdinand Magellan 1531 Our Lady of Guadalupe

Delaware F is for First State Pennsylvania K is for Keystone New Jersey G is for Garden State Georgia P is for Peach Connecticut N is for Nutmeg Bake Spice Cookies Stargazing Paint New World Maps Create a File Folder Game Knot Tying Make a Compass Build a Pueblo Diorama Play Settlers of Catan - Seafarers

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