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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

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About this series

Available titles: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Colonial America, Explorers of North America, Moving West, The Civil War, The American Revolution, Ancient Rome, Intermediate Set

Each book in the History Pockets series contains 7 to 11 pockets of history activities. For every pocket there are reading, writing, and “make-it” projects that extend the historical concept being presented.

The following resources are provided:

• an overview page that describes the activities in each pocket
• complete teacher directions for all activities
• a reproducible label for each pocket
• historical background information
• historically accurate illustrations
• maps, charts, and time lines

The following activities are included:

• informational reading and writing opportunities
• historically based arts and crafts projects and patterns
• culminating evaluation and reflection forms

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