Build reading comprehension skills and knowledge of the New England, Southern, and Middle colonies with printable comprehension worksheets.
Learn about Life in Colonial America with Worksheets on the 13 Colonies
This resource was created to accompany our Thirteen Colonies instructional resources. It includes three reading passages, including questions to answer that refers to the climate, growing and harvesting crops, supplies and tools, education, and life in the 13 original colonies.
This activity asks students to read an informational text and use details from the article to answer questions about the people, climate, and other features of the Southern, New England, and Middle Colonies. Within this downloadable resource, you will find the following Colonial America worksheets.
- The Southern Colonies Worksheet & Reading Passage
- The Middle Colonies Worksheet & Reading Passage
- The New England Colonies Worksheet & Reading Passage
Everything You Need to Teach the Standards!
This resource and accompanying Teach Starter activities are all you need to teach an entire unit on the thirteen colonies.
Grab these accompanying resources to complete your 13 colony lesson plans!
Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding
A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your American History lessons.
If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts:
🆘 Support Struggling Students
Help students who need help understanding the concepts by
- Provide them with read-aloud accommodations or a partner to work through the reading portion of the activity.
- Provide students with sentence stems or frames to guide them through answering the questions.
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