Pilgrims at Plymouth Worksheets for 2nd–5th Grade

Description

Study the Pilgrims’ journey and their life at Plymouth with these Pilgrim worksheets for 2nd–5th grade. This packet includes 14 printable activities that combine American history with reading, geography, writing, and more.

Choose a few Thanksgiving books, print the activities that fit your children, and work through them together during your November history lessons.

What’s Included in the Pilgrim Worksheets

Your children will explore the Pilgrims’ story through a variety of activities:

• • Reading Comprehension – Read the short narrative on the Separatists and why they felt the need to set sail to the New World for religious freedom
  • The Pilgrims – Questions and Answers – 2 Pilgrim-themed writing prompts
  • Pilgrims and Native Americans Fill-in-the-Blank – Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete the sentence
  • Pilgrim Definition Match – Match the word with its correct definition
  • Pilgrims Word Search
  • Map Work – Learn about Holland and England
  • Squanto’s Method of Growing Corn – Cut & Paste Squanto’s steps of growing corn in the correct order
  • Mayflower Compact – Read the Compact and answer the questions
  • Map Work – Learn about Massachusetts and US states
  • What’s In a Name? – The first Pilgrim baby born in the New World was named Peregrine.  Solve the riddle to find out what his name meant!
  • The Peace Treaty: Chief Massasoit and the Pilgrims – Read about the Peace Treaty and answer the questions
  • The Landing of the Pilgrims – Analyze the artwork and then write sentences based on the writing prompts
  • Mayflower Math Minute – Solve the word problems
  • Pilgrim Subjects and Verbs – Identify the subject and verb in each Pilgrim-themed sentence

The packet includes 14 activities, plus answer keys where appropriate.

Using This Packet in Your Homeschool

These worksheets are intended for 2nd–5th graders. Younger children may need help reading passages and writing their answers, while older children can work through suitable pages independently.

Use selected activities alongside your Thanksgiving read-alouds or as part of a study of Plymouth. You don’t have to complete every page—choose the ones that fit what your children are learning.

For more previews and ideas, visit the Pilgrims worksheets blog post.

Download and Print

This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped. Print the pages you want to use; have scissors and glue available for the cut-and-paste activity.

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