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Explorers to New York: Verrazzano, Champlain & Hudson | NYS SS Framework 4.3a
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Explorers to New York: Verrazzano, Champlain & Hudson. NYS Social Studies Framework 4.3a. This Grade 4 New York State Social Studies unit addresses NYS Framework 4.3a and introduces students to European exploration of what is now New York State. Students begin by building background knowledge about the Age of Exploration, including why Europeans searched for routes to Asia and how trade routes shaped exploration. Students then examine the seven specific reasons for exploration and apply their understanding through structured group work. The unit concludes with a focused study of Giovanni da Verrazzano, Samuel de Champlain, and Henry Hudson, using informational text and multiple primary sources to complete a comparison chart and map each explorer’s route, with additional emphasis on Henry Hudson to support later learning about trade and Native American interactions.

📦 What’s Included

  • Informational texts to introduce each lesson

  • World map to review continents and oceans

  • Explorer route maps

  • Primary source analysis activities for Verrazzano, Champlain, and Hudson

  • Student recording sheets and comparison chart

  • Review materials and summative assessment

  • Answer keys

⭐ Why Teachers Like This

  • Directly aligned to New York State Social Studies Framework 4.3a

  • Builds background knowledge before moving into colonial New York unit

  • Strong, age-appropriate introduction to primary source work

  • Clear lesson progression across multiple days

  • Print-and-go with minimal prep and included answer keys

An entire year of New York State Grade 4 Social Studies

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4.1 Geography of New York State

4.2 Haudenosaunee/Iroquois

4.3a Explorers to New York

4.3b New Netherlands to New York

4.3c French and Indian War

4.3d American Revolutionary War Bundle - lessons can be purchased individually as well.

4.4 Government Bundle - lessons can be purchased individually as well.

4.5 In Search of Freedom and A Call for Change Bundle - lessons can be purchased individually as well.

4.6 Westward Movement and Industrialization Bundle - lessons can be purchased individually as well.

4.7 Immigration and Migration in New York State

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