Module 2-European Settlers-Social Studies 4A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will fill in a map showing the European countries that came to settle the U.S.A and why, identify 3 reasons of conflict between Native Americans and Europeans, name the 13 colonies and locate them on a map, and compare and contrast Colonial life to life today.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	European Settlers Come to North America	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
2	European Explorers	crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
3	Conflict Between Native Americans and European Settlers	pen or pencil;
4	Colonial America	pen or pencil;
5	Colonial Life	pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	European Settlers Come to North America	Fill in a map showing the European countries that came to settle the New World and explain why they came.
2	European Explorers	Identify a famous early European explorer.
3	Conflict Between Native Americans and European Settlers	Identify three reasons for conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers.
4	Colonial America	Name the original 13 colonies and locate them on a map.
5	Colonial Life	Compare and contrast colonial life to life today.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Vocabulary Words
European settlers immigrate nations North American map European explorers Native Americans conflict land treaty encounter colonies colonial life	European Settler Immigrate Explorer Discover Voyage Agriculture Treaty Conflict Colony Establish Founded Colonial Times Hornbook

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	European Settlers Come to North America	7	Early Explorers Map Activity
2	European Explorers	9	Activity: Social Media Profile
3	Conflict Between Native Americans and European Settlers	7	Activity: Native Americans vs. European Settlers
5	Colonial Life	5	Activity: Colonial Times to Modern Day Times

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
European Settlers Come to North America	What countries from Europe had settlers come to America? What were some obstacles settlers faced when they came to America?
European Explorers	Who are some famous European Explorers? What are some places the explorers discovered?
Conflict Between Native Americans and European Settlers	What were the challenges faced between the Native Americans and European settlers? What were some positive encounters between the Native Americans and Europeans? Why did so many conflicts occur between the Native American Tribes and European Settlers? What effects did European exploration and colonization have on Native Americans?
Colonial America	What is a colony? What were the original 13 colonies of the U. S.
Colonial Life	What was life like during colonial times?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
European Settlers Come to North America	A Trip to the New World	Why did Europeans want to go to America? What were some conflicts settlers experienced?
Colonial America	The Thirteen Colonies	Which empire created the 13 colonies? What are the names of the 13 colonies?
Colonial Life	A Day in Our Colonial Life	What did colonial kids usually have to do before they went to school? What was a colonial school like? What did colonial kids do after school?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Explorers Who Got Lost	Diane Sansevere-Dreher	1000L
2	Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620	Betsy Maestro
3	Exploring the Americas (Making a New Nation)	Ted Schaefer
4	Native Americans and European Settlers (Opponents in American History)	Charles Hofer
5	You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!	Jacqueline Morley
6	The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689	Betsy Maestro
7	Colonial Life	Brendan January
8	The Scoop on Clothes, Homes, and Daily Life in Colonial America	Elizabeth Raum	780L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

#	Outing
1	Many local communities have local historical museums with one room schoolhouses and other historical buildings. Take your student to one of these museums and explore what life was like long ago.