By the end of this interdisciplinary activity, youngsters will be able to describe the Gulf Stream ocean current and how it impacted the journey of the Mayflower ship. Reading, research, and the use of a really neat interactive website,...

A few vital statistics about the Mayflower, and a note here and there regarding Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay Colony make this a good review tool. Leaners are given basic facts about Puritanism, Puritan theology, and the effects of...

A thorough exploration of the Puritan Migration and settlement of Plymouth, this presentation is sure to engage your young historians with its clear maps and historical documents. The presentation differentiates the philosophies of...

Now your class can discuss Calvinism and Puritans like true academic. How, you ask? Because they've heard a lecture based on the presentation you've just found. Containing informational text, each slide gives basic differences between...

Random facts about Thanksgiving are noted in this PowerPoint. Tip: Assign a research project to your own class, where students create a slideshow about Thanksgiving--its history, as well as how their family celebrates the holiday.

Eighth graders investigate historical documents of the United States by reading the Mayflower Compact.  For this U.S. History lesson, 8th graders analyze the wording of the original Mayflower Compact of the first U.S. settlers and...

Fifth graders study American Indians. In this American history lesson, 5th graders discuss the impact American Indians had on the United States analyzing the culture and environment of America before the Europeans arrived.

What was life like for the Pilgrims traveling on the Mayflower? Elementary historians explore the Pilgrims' experience on the Mayflower before creating a map of the journey a drawing of the ship.

Students role play the voyage on the Mayflower. In this United States history lesson, students play the parts of Pilgrims and sailors and discuss how to solve various conflicts during the "journey."

Young scholars discover the importance and history behind the Thanksgiving feast. Using walnut shells and toothpicks, they construct models of the Mayflower and simulate giving them to the Native Americans for helping the Pilgrims survive.

Learners research information about the Mayflower, Pilgrims, the Plymouth Colony, the Wampanoags, and the first Thanksgiving. They take an online tour of the Mayflower, interpret timelines, create a postcard, and compare and contrast the...

Fifth graders read in any textbook, about the French, Spanish and Dutch explorations. They choose any 5 questions from the back of the chapter to answer. Students listen to the tape and follow along in "America will Be." They watch a...

Second graders use a meter tape to compare the length of the Mayflower to a basketball court and make homemade butter for crackers. Afterward, all students sit inside the makeshift Mayflower's dimensions and enjoy their Pilgrim butter.

Students discuss history. In this pilgrims lesson, students discover what life was like for people coming over to the New World on the Mayflower. They participate in class discussions as the teacher navigates through a Scholastic website...

Students explore the site Second Life about the Pilgrims who were brought over by the Mayflower. In this Mayflower lesson plan, students create a portfolio containing information they learned.

Students explore holidays by participating in class singing activities. In this Thanksgiving history lesson plan, students discuss the importance of Thanksgiving Day and read several poems which discuss the history of Thanksgiving....

Seventh graders write a letter describing their arrival on the Mayflower.  In this Mayflower arrival lesson, 7th graders research the passengers, comparing and contrasting ocean travel then and now.  Students take a passenger from the...

Students discover the history of America by identifying the traditional colonies.  For this U.S. history lesson, students examine a world map and identify where the voyagers left from Europe to arrive at the United States.  Students...

Second graders pretend they are on the Mayflower. In this pilgrims lesson, 2nd graders pretend that they are Pilgrims traveling on the Mayflower. They discuss what they would bring and what the journey must have been like.

Fourth graders investigate the hardships Pilgrims faced on the Mayflower and Speedwell. In this Pilgrim lesson, 4th graders listen to an account of the Pilgrim's voyage from Plymouth, England to present day Massachusetts. Students sit in...

Students investigate pilgrims. In this pilgrim activity, students read the book If You Sailed on the Mayflower and identify the path from England to Holland on a map. Students write in a journal about how they would feel if they were a...

Students construct classroom rules. In this philanthropy lesson, students investigate The Mayflower Compact made by the Pilgrims and use it as a guide to form their own classroom rules. Students work in small groups.

Students investigate the Pilgrims and their journey. In this history lesson, students role play the journey of the Pilgrims and discuss the conditions of the Mayflower. Students record their feelings about the "journey" in a journal.

Students create a model of the Mayflower. For this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in dramatic play while reenacting the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. Students listen as the instructor reads On the Mayflower by Kate Waters.

In this math activity, students examine 4 two digit numbers in each set and put them in order from least to greatest. There are 8 sets of numbers, each in a picture of the Mayflower ship.

In this math worksheet, students analyze a set of 4 two digit numbers and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.

In this math worksheet, students analyze a set of 4 two digit numbers and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.

In this math worksheet, students analyze a set of 4 numbers from 1 to 50 and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.

In this history worksheet, students will draw the path of the Mayflower on a map and fill in the missing words on the Mayflower Compact.

In this Mayflower worksheet, learners color a large picture of the Mayflower. Students then do research and find out what supplies the Pilgrims brought with them, and write these on the sails.

Eighth graders create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the Puritans and Separatists. They about The Mayflower Compact and write a short summary about the document. After creating a foldable, 8th graders list ways the native...

Third graders access information from a website about the Pilgrims trip on the Mayflower and discuss the number of people on the ship and the time they spent on the ship. They draw, label and measure the Mayflower to perspective.

Students locate Plymouth, MA, Hudson River, Cape Cod, Holland and England on a map. They identify the reasons the Pilgrims came to the New World and explain how the investors and the colonists would each benefit from a new colony. After...

Students research so they can write a story about a passenger on the Mayflower. They can also be divided into groups and role play the part of the passengers.

Second graders listen to short story, Perilous Voyage on a Sweet Ship: Life Aboard the Mayflower, and examine lives of Pilgrims on the Mayflower by pretending they are pilgrim boys or girls on the Mayflower and writing about their 66...

Students label blank maps with the names of the New England Colonies. They explain the difficulties that the Pilgrims had and how hard they worked to survive in Plymouth.

Young scholars build a model of the Mayflower inside of the classroom in order to learn about the voyage of the Mayflower and the hardships faced by its passengers. For this American history lesson, students work in small groups to...

Fourth graders compare the voyage of the Speedwell versus the Mayflower. In this historical voyages lesson plan, 4th graders analyze the differences between the two voyages, learn about the conditions sailing aboard the Mayflower, and...

For this pilgrim supplies worksheet, students decide what the pilgrims took with them to America. Students cut out the pictures and put them in a the trunk.

Third graders work in centers to explore and compare pilgrims of the past to modern day. They analyze what challenges they faced then and compare them with those faced today. Students describe individuals, events and ideas as they have...

Students explore the New England colonies inj this five lessons unit. The colonies of plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut are highlighted through a variety of techniques.

Fifth graders use text or other references to locate different types of information about the Mayflower and pilgrims. They create a presentation for lower elementary classes about the Pilgrims.