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Colonial Virginia Unit: Virginia Studies – VA SOL VS.4

This Colonial Virginia Unit comes with 6 hands-on lessons that combine Virginia Studies and language arts skills! Everything you need for teaching about agriculture and tobacco, cultural groups in colonial Virginia, race-based enslavement in Virginia, colonial economics, and moving the capital to Williamsburg can be found here. Save time planning, and your students will love completing the hands-on activities found in this unit.

For a closer look at the activities in this unit, see the product images at the top of the page!

What topics are covered in this Colonial Virginia Unit?

This Colonial Virginia Unit includes 6 detailed lesson plans. All lessons are hands-on and incorporate literacy skills. Students will–

• explain how the culture of colonial Virginia reflected the culture of Indigenous people, European immigrants (English, Germans, and Scots-Irish, and Africans)
• show where cultural groups settled on a map of Virginia
• distinguish between indentured servants and enslaved people
• describe laws in the 1600s and 1705 that established race-based enslavement
• explain the reasons for relocating Virginia’s capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg
• explain the importance and influence of agriculture
• explain how Virginia’s cash crop (tobacco) contributed to race-based enslavement
• describe ways people exchanged goods and services in colonial Virginia

What types of resources are included in the unit?

A variety of no-prep activities are included in these unit plans.

• worksheets
• passages with comprehension questions
• hands-on activities
• map activities
• writing activities
• timeline cards
• foldables and manipulatives
• sorts
• quiz
• test
• word wall cards
• timeline of suggested activities: Provides a timeline for using the activities included within this unit and provides links to websites featuring videos about concepts being taught.
• answer keys included throughout

Students will become fully immersed in learning about colonial Virginia people by making maps and completing hands-on activities!

Are digital resources included?

All of the passages and comprehension questions, most worksheets and sorts, the quiz, and the test within this Colonial Virginia Unit are also included in an interactive Google Slides format and can be shared with students using your Google Drive.

Video tutorials are included to help you share interactive Google Slides with your students.

What standards are covered?

This Colonial Virginia Unit is specifically aligned to the 2023 Virginia Studies SOL VS.4.

What are other teachers saying about this unit?

• “LOVE this resource! We do not have a textbook for VA Studies ,so this resource is a tremendous help! Activities that go along with the lessons are fun. It also helps with reading comprehension. Thanks so much!” (Stacy B.)
• “If you teach Virginia Studies, you need these resources. Everything you could ever need is in this unit. Everything is broken down in a way that is easy for the kids to understand and easy for you to manage. Not only does this help support students in learning the information they need for the Virginia Studies SOL, but it also helps them with reading comprehension and looking back in the text for evidence–both are skills that come up on the Reading SOL, as well. Amazing resource!!” (Jen V.)
• “This made planning for this unit in Virginia Studies SO much easier. My students loved the bartering activity and were highly engaged.” (Erin C.)
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Don’t Miss Out!

You don’t need to spend hours creating your Colonial Virginia Unit! These lessons require minimal prep work and are easy to implement whether teaching Virginia Studies in-person or virtually. Students will also enjoy learning about colonial Virginia as they complete hands-on activities and read passages.

 

Want to save money?

This Colonial Virginia Unit is included in my Virginia Studies Curriculum Bundle for a discounted price!

 

More Virginia Studies resources:

• Colonial Virginia Escape Room
• Colonial Virginia Task Cards
• Virginia Studies Escape Room Bundle
• Virginia Studies Task Cards Bundle

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