Free 6th Grade Compare The Relationships Among The British, French, Spanish, And Dutch In Their Struggle For Colonization Of North America. Lesson Plan

Topic: Compare the relationships among the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch in their struggle for colonization of North America.

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to understand the relationships among the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch in their struggle for colonization of North America.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast the different colonial powers and their strategies for settling and controlling North America.

Formative assessments

• Students will complete a chart comparing and contrasting the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch colonial powers.
• Students will create a poster illustrating the different colonization strategies of the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch.

Materials

• Maps of North America
• Colonial power information sheets
• Colonial power comparison worksheets
• Colonial power comparison chart template
• Colonial power poster template
• Colonial power project materials (e.g. construction paper, glue, paint)

Warm-Up

• Review vocabulary of colonial powers (e.g. colonizer, settlement, control, territory).
• Ask students to think of a country that their family immigrated from and who the colonial power was.
• Have a brief discussion about the relationship between the country of origin and the colonial power.

Direct Instruction

• Show a map of North America and highlight the areas where the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch settled.
• Discuss the reasons for each colonial power's interest in North America and the strategies they used to establish settlements.
• Use primary sources such as maps, journals, and letters to reinforce the content.

Guided Practice

• Divide the class into small groups and give each group a colonial power to focus on.
• Have the groups research their colonial power and present their findings to the class using the primary sources.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose one colonial power to focus on and research that power on their own.
• Have students create a project that shows the relationships among the colonial powers in North America, such as a timeline, a map, or a poster.

Closure

• Have students share their projects with the class.
• Review the main points of the lesson, including the motivations and relationships among the colonial powers in North America.

Assessment

• Observe students during independent practice to assess their understanding of the topic.
• Have students complete a written assessment, either a short answer or short essay question about the main points of the lesson.
• Have students create a Venn diagram or flow chart to show their understanding of the similarities and differences among the colonial powers and their relationships to each other and to the native people.