Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Document Analysis: The Mayflower Compact
Here's a great comprehension activity that models for young readers how to focus on short sections of a complicated text and then to create a summary of the entire document based on their understanding of the sections.
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Understanding the Context: The Mayflower Compact
Scholars obtain a brief background of the Mayflower Compact, read its contents, and answer two questions that look at the passage's context to enhance reading comprehension.
Math Drills
Thanksgiving Cartesian Art: Mayflower
How did the Pilgrims arrive to America? Middle schoolers graph ordered pairs on a coordinate system, connect the points, and discover a mystery picture—the Mayflower.
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The Mayflower Compact
For this history worksheet, students will draw the path of the Mayflower on a map and fill in the missing words on the Mayflower Compact.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 100 (A)
In this math worksheet, students examine 4 two digit numbers in each set and put them in order from least to greatest. There are 8 sets of numbers, each in a picture of the Mayflower ship.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 100 (D)
In this math worksheet, students analyze a set of 4 two digit numbers and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 100 (F)
For this math worksheet, students analyze a set of 4 two digit numbers and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 50 (A)
For this math worksheet, students analyze a set of 4 numbers from 1 to 50 and order them from least to greatest. There are 8 number sets on the page; each is in a picture of the Mayflower ship.
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Mayflower
In this Mayflower worksheet, students color a large picture of the Mayflower. Students then do research and find out what supplies the Pilgrims brought with them, and write these on the sails.
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Hunt the Fact Monster
In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific site to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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General Knowledge Quiz About the USA
In this facts about America worksheet, students complete a 14 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the U.S.A. Included are historical facts, famous people, and landmarks.
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The Pilgrim Fathers
For this "Pilgrim Fathers" study guide worksheet, learners read about ;the beginning of colonization in the American East. Students read 3 sections of information.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 50 (B)
In this Thanksgiving Mayflower ordering numbers worksheet, learners place the numbers on eight sails of eight boats in order from least to greatest on the lines provided.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 50 (H)
In this Thanksgiving Mayflower order to fifty worksheet, students put the numbers on the sails on eight boats in order from least to greatest on the lines provided.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 100 (J)
In this Thanksgiving Mayflower order to one hundred worksheet, students sequence the four numbers on eight sails of eight boats in order from least to greatest on the lines provided.
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Thanksgiving Mayflower Order to 50 (I)
For this Thanksgiving Mayflower order worksheet, learners place the numbers on the sails on the boats in order from least to greatest on the lines provided.
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Thanksgiving Challenge
For this multiple choice worksheet about Thanksgiving, learners read descriptions and choose the answer for the term being described. Students choose 10 answers.
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President Richard M. Nixon- Reading Selection and Questions
In this President Richard M. Nixon worksheet, students read a two page biography about this president. They answer 8 multiple choice questions based on the reading.
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Thanksgiving Vocabulary
In this Thanksgiving worksheet, students read 10 words in a word bank that pertain to the Thanksgiving holiday. Students match these words with their meanings.
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General Knowledge of American History #67
In this general knowledge of American history #67 instructional activity, 6th graders interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.
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Fact and Opinion 3: Pretest
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions where they identify fact and opinion sentences and answer fact and opinion questions about a passage they read. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Reading Vocabulary Definition Test
For this reading vocabulary test worksheet, students identify the 5 daily terms their instructor defines. Students also write 5 sentences that include the 5 specified vocabulary words.
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My Book of Thanksgiving Words
In these mini-book activity worksheet, students create a Thanksgiving word mini-book that includes the words stuffing, Mayflower, Pilgrims, corn, Native Americans, and turkey. Students also write their own Thanksgiving word and draw a...
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Sixth Grade Social Studies Quiz
In this social studies worksheet, 6th graders complete multiple choice questions about economics, climate, maps, and more. Students complete 15 questions.