Description
European Spanish Exploration Explorers Worksheets Reading Passages: Bring history to life in your classroom with this engaging Spanish and European Explorers Packet designed for upper elementary students. This resource includes informational articles on 8 important explorers, along with text-dependent comprehension questions and main idea/summary activities. Each article is perfect for reading groups, social studies integration, or independent practice.
This packet helps students strengthen informational text comprehension skills while learning about key figures of the Age of Exploration. It’s a ready-to-use, no-prep resource that makes history accessible, engaging, and meaningful for upper elementary learners.
INCLUDED:
- Print and digital format, colored and black-and-white options
- 8 informational articles with Main idea and Summary and Multiple-choice comprehension questions (with answer keys)
- Bonus: Research Teach-Go Pennants on the 8 explorers to use to research the explorers.
EXPLORERS INCLUDED:
- Hernán Cortés – Conqueror of the Aztec Empire
- Francisco Pizarro – Conqueror of the Inca Empire
- Francisco Coronado – Searcher for the Seven Cities of Gold
- Juan Ponce de León – Explorer of Florida and the Fountain of Youth legend
- Vasco Núñez de Balboa – Discoverer of the Pacific Ocean from the Americas
- Ferdinand Magellan – Leader of the first expedition to sail around the world
- John Cabot – Explorer of North America for England
- Jacques Cartier – French explorer of the St. Lawrence River and Canada
PERFECT FOR:
- Social Studies and Reading integration lessons
- Independent reading or literacy centers
- Test prep and comprehension practice
- Sub plans or homework assignments
- Building background knowledge for early U.S. and world history
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Janet O. –
We can’t wait to create and display these!
Ms Third Grade –
This is a wonderful resource. It was an excellent ending to our explorer unit. Great product!
Sunny Side of Reading –
Loved this! A great way for my students to learn more about the early explorers.
Courtney Mott –
thanks
Laura E. –
Great addition to my unit
Marithza G. –
It was such a great resource and helped me when I was teaching my 5th grade students a couple months ago!
Kate’s Kind Classroom –
My class had so much fun with this!
Kary W. –
Great addition to early explorers unit. Made a great hallway display!
Lynn Robbins –
The Kids LOVE this. Very interesting reading material.
Teaching on Caffeine and Hope –
Came out looking amazing.
Kristie C. –
My students really enjoyed researching these explorers!
Prickles and Pickles –
The set up was easy for the children to use to do their research project. We used internet as well as library resources for the children to find information and then glued the pennants to contruction paper and hung them on some ribbon around the classroom. They all had fun looking at each other’s explorers and were excited to share what they had found out with their classmates. I even found that kids would go up to the display during free activity time to re-read their classmates work.
Melissa K. –
The kids enjoyed this activity. It gave them a chance to work with the content a little differently and they loved the final results. Thank you!
Jessica T. –
I was very impressed with this curriculum. I used it with my homeschooling curriculum and I found it to be very thorough. There were even a few explorers that I had never heard of before! My 4th header really enjoyed researching the explorers and putting together the banner!
Julie M. –
My Third Graders loved using this to research and learn about Early Explorers. They were very helpful organizing information. Their final projects were awesome!
ashton hanks –
we are a first time unexpectedly homeschooling family. This topic was overwhelming to me and this resource made it so much easier for me and the kids. they enjoyed researching and working to complete it. This is an amazing resource. Even now weeks later they can still tell me about all the explorers. Thank you
Christine Thull –
This is a great resource. This allows students to work at their own pace, and stay focused on one task at a time.
Ashley Van Meter –
These were absolutely fantastic! My students were so excited to complete these and were so proud of their work hanging in the hallway! This was perfect to wrap up our unit on Early Explorers! Thanks for an amazing product!
Katie B. –
Thank you!
Catherine Cox –
This was a great resources for my students!