13 Colonies Lesson Plan
13 Colonies Lesson Plan
Standard: Standard 1
What is the CCSS that Students will understand how the exploration and colonization of North
corresponds with this America transformed human history.
objective? Objective 1
Describe and explain the growth and development of the early
American colonies.
a. Using maps – including pre-1492 maps – and other geographic
tools, locate and analyze the routes used by the explorers.
b. Explain how advances in technology lead to an increase in
exploration (e.g. ship technology).
c. Identify explorers who came to the Americas and the nations
they represented.
d. Determine reasons for the exploration of North America (e.g.,
religious, economic, political).
e. Compare the geographic and cultural differences between the
New England, Middle, and Southern colonies (e.g., religious,
economic, political).
f. Analyze contributions of American Indian people to the colonial
settlements.
Language Objective: Students will be listening to a presentation. Take turns speaking in
What will my students do complete sentences to peers. They will follow along and write on their
to learn and/or incomplete map while listening.
demonstrate their mastery
of the lesson by reading,
speaking, writing, or
listening?
Assessment: I will use their interactions and conversations that they have with their
What assessments will I peers as an assessment. I will also check off their maps at the end to
utilize to determine that my make sure they have followed along and understand.
students have learned and
met the objective?
13ColoniesMapWor 13 Colonies.ppt
ksheet.pdf
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/b
uildingthethirteencolonies/
Data Analysis:
What will I do next based on
analysis of the assessment
results?
Reflection:
What components of the lesson
went well? What components
will I modify?