History Pockets: Explorers of North America, Grades 4-6+

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.