California's Missions

Teach the California missions with clear, kid-friendly readings. This print-and-go set covers why Spain built the missions, how they worked, and how they changed life in California. Each page has a short passage and two quick activities. No prep needed. Just print and teach!

What's Inside (8 pages)

• 1 overview page: Why Spain Built Missions
• 5 topic pages: The Sacred Expedition of 1769; Mission, Presidio, and Pueblo; Where Missions Were Built; Daily Life at a Mission; From Hunting and Gathering to Farming
• 1 map activity: El Camino Real and all 21 missions
• 1 answer key with sample answers for every written response
  Features
• Short passages written at a grade 4 reading level
• Key names and terms: Serra, Portolá, Crespí, presidio, pueblo, neophytes, adobe, El Camino Real
• Quick activities: true/false, word bank fill-ins, matching, circle two, old way and new way sorting, and a hands-on map task
• Black-and-white friendly design

• How to Use It in Your Classroom

• Mission unit: teach one page a day across two weeks.
• Mission project support: use the pages as background reading before students research their own mission.
• Small groups or stations: give each group a topic, then share out.

• Homework or sub plans: each page works on its own.

   

• Pairs perfectly with California's Explorers and California's First People!