When we start a new history program, we almost are always starting with learning about the famous explorers. This is because explorers are who helped to discover new lands and important places that we call home today. They were the beginning of history as we know it, apart from creation and biblical history.
Explorers were adventurous spirits who weren’t afraid to explore new lands. A lot of these explorations went on with the purpose of monetary gain. Some explorers had plans to make lots of money by taking on such a risky task. Many of them were sent on missions by great rulers set out to expand their kingdoms. They wanted to find new products to obtain so that they could make more money by trading and selling these items.
Others were exploring to bring the gospel to new places, and because they wanted religious freedom themselves. Some explorers went just for the sake of exploring, and creating history. If it wasn’t for these explorers who risked so much, we wouldn’t know the things we know today, or even live where we live.
Let’s find out more about these famous explorers and how they tie into history with lots of free printables and unit studies.
FREE Printables:
Printable Explorer Journal – Fleece Fun
12 Famous Explorers Printable – Canadian Homeschooler
Age of Exploration Printable Timeline Squares – Layers of Learning
Famous World Explorers History Worksheet – Worksheets to Print
Early Explorers Worksheets – 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Explorer Trading Cards – Ginger Snap Treats for Teachers
Explorers of North and South America – Teacher Vision
Famous Explorer Notebooking Pages – Homeschool Helper Online
Discover the Great Explorers: A Notebooking Expedition – this 100 page notebook will give your children the chance to learn about 50 different explorers in this 100 page notebooking activity journal. It is located in our subscriber freebie library.
Guided Drawing Famous Explorers – your children will learn about 10 famous explorers while reading a summary of their life and their journeys. After they read the summary, there are two different drawing activities for them to complete. This makes a great addition to a study of famous explorers.
In All You Do has created some fun explorer printables for many different ages and abilities:
Explorer Mini Printable Puzzle Unit
Writing Activities About Explorers
Emergent Readers About Explorers
FREE Resources About Famous Pioneers, Settlers and Mountain Men
Explorer Unit Studies:
Columbus and the Age of Exploration Unit Study – Half a Hundred Acre Wood
Explorer Unit Study and Notebooking Page – Homeschool Share
Marco Polo Unit Study – Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus
Vikings for Kids Hands-on History Unit – 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Mountain Men Explorers Unit Studies – Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus
Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Unit Study – Whole Child Homeschool
Early Explorer Unit Study – Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers
New World Explorers Unit Study and Lapbook – Shower of Roses
Explorers Unit Study and Lapbook – I Choose Joy
8 Week Explorers Unit Study – Oklahoma Homeschool
Write Bonnie Rose has created some fun History of Explorers A to Z freebies exclusively for Homeschool Giveaways. There are 4 volumes in all and they are instant downloads.
In addition to all the printables and unit studies, you may enjoy these fun, hands-on activities to add to your studies:
Hands- On Activities for Studying the Age of Exploration
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Sarah is a wife, daughter of the King and Mama to 4 children (one who is a homeschool graduate)! She is a an eclectic, Charlotte Mason style homeschooler that has been homeschooling for over 16 years now. She is still trying to find the balance between work and keeping a home and says she can only do it by the Grace of God, and Coffee!
