Age of Exploration Bundle: Complete Unit (10 Lessons) + 5 Map Activities | Save 10%

Description

This Age of Exploration Unit Bundle gives you everything you need to teach the Age of Exploration from start to finish — a complete 10-lesson unit plus a 5-map activity set that adds a visual, skills-based layer to what you’re already teaching.

Buy them together and save 10%.

Together, these resources cover the full arc of the Age of Exploration: why European explorers set out in the first place, the routes and technology that made ocean travel possible, the Columbian Exchange, and the impact of exploration and colonization on Native Americans — all reinforced through readings, primary sources, maps, and hands-on activities.

Why You’ll Love This Bundle

Two Resources, One Cohesive Unit

The 10-lesson unit builds deep content knowledge — reading, discussion, simulations, and interactive activities — while the 5 maps reinforce that same content visually, so students aren’t just reading about the Age of Exploration, they’re tracing, labeling, and analyzing it.

Ready-to-Use

Everything is print-and-go: lesson plans, worksheets, articles, task cards, hand-drawn maps, and answer keys included. No prep beyond printing. The unit also comes with full digital access via Google Slides.

Built for Busy Teachers

Planning a complete Age of Exploration unit from scratch is tedious and time-consuming. This bundle hands you a full pacing guide, editable test, and every worksheet you need — so you can spend your time teaching, not building resources.

Here’s What’s Included

Age of Exploration Unit (10 Lessons):

• Age of Exploration Overview
• Meet the European Explorers
• Explorers’ Technology & Routes
• The Life of a Sailor
• Risks of Exploration (a student favorite)
• Native Americans and Europeans: Part 1 & Part 2
• The Atlantic Slave Trade
• The Columbian Exchange
• Age of Exploration Reflection
• Pacing guide, 10 detailed lesson plans, answer keys, editable end-of-unit test and study guide, easy-print file with all student worksheets and articles, and Google Slides digital access for every lesson

Age of Exploration Map Activities (5 Maps):

• How Europeans Saw the World – Historical Map
• The Silk Road – Resource Map
• Explorers’ Routes – Route Map
• The Columbian Exchange – Thematic Map
• European Colonies Around the World – Political Map
• 1 reflection activity, concise lesson plans with introductions and extension activities, and answer keys

This Bundle Is For You If:

You want a complete Age of Exploration teaching solution — content and visual skills practice together You want print-and-go and digital options in one purchase You’d rather save 10% bundling now than buy each resource separately later

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