Age of Exploration

Teaching the Age of Exploration in grades 5–8? This category includes lesson ideas, activities, and resources that help students understand why Europeans explored, how voyages changed the world, and what exploration meant for Indigenous peoples. You’ll find classroom-tested materials and teaching guides designed to make this topic clear, engaging, and age-appropriate.

If you want everything in one place, check out my complete Age of Exploration Unit, a ready-to-teach, two-week unit designed to save you time and make this topic easy to teach.