After over 66 days of sailing across the Atlantic on the Mayflower, the Pilgrims met their worst enemy: winter. Watch a video that discusses the difficulties and deaths the passengers faced once they arrived to Plymouth during the winter season of 1620.

Concepts

pilgrims, the mayflower, colonies, plymouth colony

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• View William Bradford's detailed manuscript of the passengers of the Mayflower
• Have learners read the video's transcript prior to watching the video, noting any unfamiliar words or ideas

Classroom Considerations

• Best used as a supplement to a unit study on the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and the First Thanksgiving

Pros

• Comes with student handout
• Ability to assign the video to Google Classroom

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.7 RI.5.1 RI.5.7 RI.6.1 RI.6.7