How Did Pilgrim Children Live?

How Did Pilgrim Children Live?
How Did Pilgrim Children Live?
The Pilgrims came to America nearly 400
years ago. They came to be free to worship
and live in their own way. Pilgrim families
brought their children with them. What was life
like for Pilgrim children?
At a young age, they had to work to help
their families. Young children could carry wood
for fires. Some learned to cook. Older children
helped plant crops for food.
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Pilgrim children learned to read and write.
Their parents taught them at home. But it was
not all work for Pilgrim children!
They had some time to play. They played
games like leapfrog or marbles. Some children
had dolls made of cloth. They called the dolls
"poppets."
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Directions: For questions 1-4, circle the correct answer.
1. What did Pilgrim children need to do to help their families?
a) work
b) play
c) go to school
2. The passage gives information about Pilgrims. When did the
Pilgrims come to America?
a) last year
b) nearly 1000 years ago
c) nearly 400 years ago
3. Pilgrim children played games like leapfrog or marbles. Pilgrim
children also played with dolls called poppets.
What does this information tell us about how Pilgrim children
lived?
a) Pilgrim children didn’t like playing games.
b) Pilgrim children never got to play because they worked.
c) Pilgrim children had time to play.
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4. What is the passage mostly about?
a) games Pilgrim children played
b) how Pilgrim children came to America
c) what life was like for Pilgrim children
5. A) Name one of the three ways that Pilgrim children helped
their family.
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B) Draw a picture of Pilgrim children helping their family.
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6. What did you learn from “How did Pilgrim Children Live”?
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7. Class Discussion Question: Explain what important role
Pilgrim children had in their families. Use information from the
passage to support your answer.
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Teacher Guide & Answers
Note to Teacher: Read each question out loud to your students and have each student
complete the worksheet independently. For questions 5 A) and 6, you can have students draw
their answers, answer orally, or write their answers depending on your students’ progress. If you
have them write their answers, you may want to write the word(s) on the board for them to
copy. Question 7 is a class discussion question.
Passage Reading Level: Lexile 440
Directions: For questions 1-4, circle the correct answer.
1. What did Pilgrim children need to do to help their families?
a) work
b) play
c) go to school
2. The passage gives information about Pilgrims. When did the Pilgrims come to America?
a) last year
b) nearly 1000 years ago
c) nearly 400 years ago
3. Pilgrim children played games like leapfrog or marbles. Pilgrim children also played with dolls
called poppets.
What does this information tell us about how Pilgrim children lived?
a) Pilgrim children didn’t like playing games.
b) Pilgrim children never got to play because they worked.
c) Pilgrim children had time to play.
4. What is the passage mostly about?
a) games Pilgrim children played
b) how Pilgrim children came to America
c) what life was like for Pilgrim children
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5.
A) Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.
Name one of the three ways that Pilgrim children helped their family.
Suggested answer: Answers may vary and should include: carry wood for fires, cook,
and plant crops for food.
B) Draw a picture of Pilgrim children helping their family.
Suggested answer: Students’ pictures may vary but should include children doing one of
the jobs described in the passage. Advanced pictures will include more than one way that
Pilgrim children worked to help their families.
6. Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.
What did you learn from “How did Pilgrim Children Live”?
Suggested answer: Answers may vary and should be supported by the passage.
7. Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.
Class Discussion Question: Explain what important role Pilgrim children had in their
families. Use information from the passage to support your answer.
Suggested answer: Answers may vary but students should explain that Pilgrim children
helped their families by completing any of the important tasks listed in the passage:
carrying wood for fires, cooking, and planting crops for food. More advanced answers may
indicate that these tasks were important because by completing these tasks, Pilgrim
children helped to provide warmth and food for their families which is important for
survival.
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