13 Colonies Geography Lesson: Comparing Three Regions, Grades 5-8

Which region's land shaped daily life the most: New England, the Middle Colonies or the Southern Colonies? Students answer with a map. They find all three regions on one map (drawn as labelled bands, not colony borders), name the thirteen colonies at one of their towns, compare soil, climate, water and ways of life, and write a claim with two pieces of map evidence.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on all 16
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page
• Three Regions card, 1 page

Answer key included

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