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Founding The Colonies

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Students learn how the 13 colonies began through a word search, colony tracker tables, and task cards packed with facts. They’ll discuss big questions, then create their own colony with a name, story, and map, wrapping up with a self-graded rubric.

Worksheets

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Includes: a word search, task cards, and activity to create a colony.

Word Search Answer Key

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The answers to the word searches.

Colony Tracker Answers

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Possible answers to the colony tracker cards.

ELA Standards
1.W.2, 1.W.7, 1.W.8
2.W.2, 2.W.7, 2.W.8
3.RI.7, 3.W.2, 3.W.7, 3.W.8
4.W.2, 4.W.7, 4.W.8
5.W.2, 5.W.7
6.SL.1.b, 6.W.7
7.SL.1.b, 7.W.7
8.W.7

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