Colonial Regions Brown Bag Sort

Are you looking for a "hands-on" way to introduce the 3 colonial regions?

• Students will open brown lunch bags to discover items related to the economy, religion and geography of the 3 colonial regions. Students will sort these items to predict or review the 3 regions.

You will receive:

• Detailed teacher instructions
• Lists of items to use in the bags
• Images to cut out for each region
• A picture of each sort (what I used) for each region (as an example)
• An exit ticket to use with students for formative assessment

Why do students love it?

• They are collaborating in groups!
• It's hands-on!
• It's a unique way to do an introduction to a unit

Why to teachers love it?

• Once you've prepped this activity, you can use it year after year.
• It's a great "HOOK" activity that you can refer back to for the rest of the year
• You can use this activity as an introduction to the Colonial Regions or as a wrap up "did you get it" activity.
• I love to pull it out MONTHS later to review for our STARR test!
• Your students will be engaged in your unit

Teacher Feedback?

✅✅✅✅✅ Melissa M. says, "My students love this resource. Having the physical visual helped my students understand the colonies a whole lot easier."

✅✅✅✅✅ Teaching Toolebox says, "So much fun! I used this as a student teacher needing a really engaging lesson, and this was perfect!

✅✅✅✅✅ Jennifer D. says, "This was a fun intro for my 8th graders to revisit the Colonies from 5th grade. It allowed for a good discussion about geography & economy. Thanks so much!"