Grade 5 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 6, Lesson 3

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
America Will Be

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 6, Lesson 3: English Settlement in New England (pp. 138-142)

The Big Idea
Framework Concepts: Conflict and Change Economic hardships and religious persecution caused the Pilgrims to settle in New England.

Begin by discussing what students already know about the Pilgrims and their settling in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ask them who came, why they came, and what happened once they got there. List their responses. After reading, have them add to the list what they have learned.

Ask students what might make people want to leave their homeland and go to a new country to live and work. Then ask them why they think the Pilgrims left England and came to America.

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

Discuss with students the pros and cons of settling in New England instead of moving on to Virginia. Make a two-column chart on the board to record student responses.
Have students create a picture showing the Pilgrims and the Indians working together to improve life for the Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation.

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