Colonial America Unit - 5 Lessons - 13 Colonies Activities - Quizzes- Worksheets

This no prep unit includes 5 Colonial America lessons for 4-5 weeks of instruction & includes a print & digital version. Some components are editable so you can tweak it to your students’ needs. Audios of the reading passages, quizzes, & tests are included. This is perfect for students with read-aloud accommodations. 

It includes these 5 Colonial America lessons:

⭐️ Jamestown lesson

⭐️ The Founding of the 13 Colonies lesson

⭐️ Relationships with Indigenous Peoples lesson

⭐️ The Impact of Colonization on Africans lesson

⭐️ The Growing Colonies lesson

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This no prep 13 Colonies Unit includes:

✅ 5 editable PowerPoint presentations that cover the 13 Colonies that can be used to facilitate discussion or have students take notes (PowerPoint presentations include carefully curated videos & links that will enrich the Colonial America lessons)

✅ 5 slotted notes pages so students can focus on recording the important information from the PowerPoint presentation. Editable slotted notes included!

✅ 5 informational reading passages about Colonial America (There are TWO versions of the reading passage included. One is the "paper saver" version for when you have to limit your copies. The other is the "note-taking" version which has enough space for annotating and taking notes. This version also includes bolded headers for the different sections!)

✅ 20 reading comprehension activities (4 per lesson): Includes key terms, dates & events, significant people, political cartoon, geographical connection, literary works, and a literacy connection. Three of the four activities PER lesson have two levels: a basic recall and an application of knowledge.

✅ 5 quizzes for each of the 13 Colonies lessons included

✅ editable study guide

✅ editable unit test

✅ editable modified test

✅ answer keys for all components

✅ digital version of all components (Google & Easel)

✅ self-grading Google Forms version of quizzes, unit test, & modified unit test

✅ audio of reading passages, quizzes, unit test, & modified test (perfect for read-aloud accommodations)

Additional ways you can use these 13 Colonies activities:

⭐️Limited on copies or paper? Every component of this lesson is ready-to-go on Google & Easel, so you can easily assign to your students. The quiz is also available on Google Forms, and I include explicit directions on how to assign and tweak (if desired) for your students. The quiz is also self-grading!

⭐️Short on time? Simply give students the reading passage, and they can complete the reading comprehension activities independently. All information needed for the activities is contained in the reading passage! These can also be used for homework.

⭐️Perfect for sub plans! These lessons require ZERO prep for substitute plans. Students can easily check their own answers with the included answer keys.

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Looking to expand your 13 Colonies Unit? Try these aligned activities:

⭐️ Colonial America Vocabulary Word Wall Pack

⭐️ The 13 Colonies Primary Source Analysis Pack

⭐️ Colonial America Interactive Notebook Activity Pack

⭐️ The 13 Colonies Simulation: A New Life in Plymouth (available on my website)

⭐️ Colonial America Stations

Looking for something more comprehensive? Check out my 13 Colonies Curriculum that includes these 5 Colonial America lessons plus additional activities!

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→Colonial America Unit Bundle

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→Constitution & A New Nation Unit Bundle

→Age of Jackson & Sectionalism Unit Bundle

→American Civil War Unit Bundle

→Reconstruction Unit Bundle

→Gilded Age Bundle

→Progressive Era & U.S. Imperialism Unit Bundle

→World War 1 Unit Bundle

→Roaring '20s & the Great Depression Unit Bundle

→World War 2 Unit Bundle

→Cold War Bundle

→Civil Rights Movement Unit Bundle

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♦US History Curriculum Complete Course

♦US History Curriculum Vol. 1

♦US History Curriculum Vol. 2

♦Unit 2: Colonial America

♦Unit 3: American Revolution

♦Unit 4: Constitution & A New Nation

♦Unit 5: Age of Jackson & Sectionalism

♦Unit 6: US Civil War & Reconstruction

♦Unit 7: Gilded Age

♦Unit 8: Progressive Era & American Imperialism

♦Unit 9: World War 1

♦Unit 10: Roaring '20s & Great Depression

♦Unit 11: World War 2

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