History Pockets: Explorers of North America

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