History Pockets: Explorers of North America

History Pockets-Explorers of North America, Grades 4–6+, contains eleven discovery pockets. The introduction pocket gives an overview of exploration throughout North America. The other pockets feature ten famous explorers and their journeys.

Each of the pockets contains:

• a reproducible pocket label

• a bookmark of short fun facts about the subject

• a reference map of the voyage(s) made by the explorer

• a fact sheet of background information for teacher and students

• arts and crafts projects

• writing activities

Evaluation forms are provided at the end of the book for teacher and student assessment purposes

The book includes the following pockets:

• Introduction to Explorers of North America

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Hernando Cortes

• Jacques Cartier

• Sir Francis Drake

• Henry Hudson

• Daniel Boone

• James Cook

• Lewis and Clark

• John Wesley Powell

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.