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.