Historic Trio

This informative worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 build historical understanding, reading comprehension, informational writing, and critical thinking skills through the study of early American colonization. By focusing on John Smith, Pocahontas, and Powhatan, students identify key contributions, record important facts, and analyze how individual actions influenced survival, leadership, and cultural interaction in the Jamestown settlement.

Learning Goals

• Early American Colonization (Grades 4-6) – Understand the roles of key figures in the Jamestown story and their impact on the colony’s survival.
• Historical Figures & Contributions – Identify main actions, leadership qualities, and influences of John Smith, Pocahontas, and Powhatan.
• Informational Writing – Practice writing short, clear notes that summarize contributions and important facts.
• Cause and Effect Reasoning – Analyze how individual decisions affected relationships and historical outcomes.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper elementary social studies and ELA standards.
• Structured Graphic Format – Organized sections help students record information clearly and efficiently.
• Built-In Challenge Questions – Extension prompts encourage deeper thinking and discussion.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for independent work, small groups, note-taking, or review activities.

This printable worksheet helps students strengthen historical reasoning, informational writing, and comprehension by connecting individual roles to broader events in early American history. By examining leadership, cooperation, and cultural exchange, learners gain a clearer understanding of how Jamestown survived and developed. It’s a simple, no-prep resource that works well in both classroom instruction and homeschool learning environments.

This worksheet is part of our Jamestown Settlement collection.