Early America
(Many of these are commercial sites, so please ignore and "x-out" all the ads)
Check out the "5th Grade Standards" tab to see how this unit is directly related to your new History/Social Science Standards=)
Early America - Excellent links to music, games, and quizzes
Help Lewis and Clark go west across America!
The History Place - Exploration through Revolution and more
Interactive tour of Ellis Island - Where many American immigrants started their American life
The Immigration Experience in America - Follow the steps to become an expert
Colonial Williamsburg for Kids - Games and Activities
U.S. History Images - explore the exciting stories behind historical Americans through pictures
Hyper History!!! - Seriously super-cool time line of important events and people from American history
Discover Columbus' Ships
Check out about even more interesting people by reading some short biographies from Social Studies.
You might want to start your own timeline=)
Expand your academic vocabulary: Dictionary.com
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Early America
History of Thanksgiving Video - Quick and informative, after a 15 second advertisement
Native People of North America
Exploration and Colonization
The 13 Colonies Game - race against the clock in this word search challenge
Explorers Scavenger Hunt - *extra credit*
opportunity you can do in your Reading Companion
Colonies Scavenger Hunt - another *extra credit* opportunity you can do in your Reading Companion
Ben Franklin Informative Challenge - another *extra credit* opportunity you can do in your Reading Companion
Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt - another *extra credit* opportunity you can do in your Reading Companion
Skills
Classifying and categorizing
Multisyllabic words
Subject-verb agreement
Native People of North America
Exploration and Colonization
The 13 Colonies Game - race against the clock in this word search challenge
Explorers Scavenger Hunt - *extra credit*
opportunity you can do in your Reading Companion
Colonies Scavenger Hunt - another *extra credit* opportunity you can do in your Reading Companion
Ben Franklin Informative Challenge - another *extra credit* opportunity you can do in your Reading Companion
Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt - another *extra credit* opportunity you can do in your Reading Companion
Skills
Classifying and categorizing
Multisyllabic words
Subject-verb agreement
The Voyage of the Mayflower
Aboard the Mayflower - be an eyewitness to history
The Pilgrims Voyage to freedom
Mayflower music video - after an advertisement, watch this excellent video overview, and more!
The Mayflower - More visuals and facts
The English Establish 13 Colonies
Skills
Spelling multisyllabic words
Using apostrophies
The Pilgrims Voyage to freedom
Mayflower music video - after an advertisement, watch this excellent video overview, and more!
The Mayflower - More visuals and facts
The English Establish 13 Colonies
Skills
Spelling multisyllabic words
Using apostrophies
The Early Houses
Early Jamestown Video - Find out what it was like to be one of the first colony settlers
Jamestown - an online adventure
Interactive Colonial House - Explore and take the quiz to see if you would have survived
Jamestown Artifacts - discover things the colonists utilized for survival
Colonist Fashion - Matching game
Colonies Websites - choose what to discover!
Growth of a Nation - check out this animated atlas!
Skills
Words with prefixes
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Jamestown - an online adventure
Interactive Colonial House - Explore and take the quiz to see if you would have survived
Jamestown Artifacts - discover things the colonists utilized for survival
Colonist Fashion - Matching game
Colonies Websites - choose what to discover!
Growth of a Nation - check out this animated atlas!
Skills
Words with prefixes
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Pocahontas
The Real Pocahontas - Compare the Disney version to the real legend
Pocahontas - More fun facts
Pocahontas encyclopedia - verify which information is reliable
Skills
Commas
Inflectional endings
Play the games, then review spelling rules by watching the PowerPoint file below
Pocahontas - More fun facts
Pocahontas encyclopedia - verify which information is reliable
Skills
Commas
Inflectional endings
Play the games, then review spelling rules by watching the PowerPoint file below
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Judith: The Life of a Slave
Overview of Slavery - from encyclopedia.com with great links to more
Colonial Williamsburg - Slavery existed in every colony
To Live Like a Slave - find out more from real journal entries
Slavery and the Law - Laws passed in Colonial Virginia
Runaway slave ads - from the Virgnia Gazette
The Underground Railroad - Escape to Freedom
A Nation Expands
Skills
Long vowel spelling patterns
Conjunctions with a bonus Schoolhouse ROCKS video
Colonial Williamsburg - Slavery existed in every colony
To Live Like a Slave - find out more from real journal entries
Slavery and the Law - Laws passed in Colonial Virginia
Runaway slave ads - from the Virgnia Gazette
The Underground Railroad - Escape to Freedom
A Nation Expands
Skills
Long vowel spelling patterns
Conjunctions with a bonus Schoolhouse ROCKS video
Phillis Wheatley: Poet
Poem Hunter - click on any of her poems to find a favorite
Slave Poet of Colonial America - Discover more about her life
America's First Black Poet - a brief history
Skills
Prefixes and suffixes
Adjectives and adverbs
Slave Poet of Colonial America - Discover more about her life
America's First Black Poet - a brief history
Skills
Prefixes and suffixes
Adjectives and adverbs
Martha Helps the Rebel
The Road to Revolution - Play the game by answering important historical questions (you can study first)
Name that Founding Father Game
The Struggle for North America
A New Nation
The Revolutionary War - includes links written for 5th graders=), but a few are no longer active...
Kidinfo.com - your guide to the Revolutionary War
The Declaration of Independence - more answers and links
Skills
Recognizing plays
Short vowel sounds
Prepositional phrases, a Schoolhouse ROCKS video, a game and a song to help you memorize them=)
Name that Founding Father Game
The Struggle for North America
A New Nation
The Revolutionary War - includes links written for 5th graders=), but a few are no longer active...
Kidinfo.com - your guide to the Revolutionary War
The Declaration of Independence - more answers and links
Skills
Recognizing plays
Short vowel sounds
Prepositional phrases, a Schoolhouse ROCKS video, a game and a song to help you memorize them=)