---
title: Name That Region
description: Students will learn how the colonial regions differed economically by exploring the advantages of their locations and what they exported.
image: https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/name_that_region-001.png
---

**Subject: Social Studies**

**Lesson Length: 25 - 30 mins**

**Topic: Colonial Regions**

**Grade Level: 5**

**Standards / Framework: **

- <https://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/2017/Jun/c3-framework-for-social-studies-rev0617.pdf>[C3: D2.Geo.7.3-5](https://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/2017/Jun/c3-framework-for-social-studies-rev0617.pdf)
- [C3: D2.Geo.8.3-5](https://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/2017/Jun/c3-framework-for-social-studies-rev0617.pdf)

 

**Brief Description:**  Students will learn how the colonial regions; northern, middle, and southern differed economically by exploring the advantages of their locations and what they exported.

**Know Before You Start:** Students should have a good understanding of where the colonial regions; northern, middle, and southern are located on both a physical and political map.

**Hook:**

- Read and discuss the sample comic.
  
    - How do you think having a lot of forests helped the northern colonies prosper? 
- Show a map of the original thirteen colonies separated by region.
- Have students brainstorm what they believe the colonial regions exported based on their location.

**Activity:**

- Present these three prompts to students: 
    - Which colonial region do you think had the most access to waterways? 
    - Which colonial region do you think was known as the **breadbasket**?
    - Which colonial region do you think had the most wildlife?
- Using the sample comic as a guide, have students respond to one of the prompts in a three-panel comic.
- Have them not only answer the prompt with the colonial region; northern, middle, or southern, but also use the comic to explain why they believe they are correct.
- **Panel 1:** Restate the prompt/question.
- **Panels 2 and 3:** Respond to the prompt and explain your reasoning.

**Closure:**

- Divide the class into groups based on the prompt they chose. Have them discuss their comics within their group.

**Differentiation:**

- Allow students to use speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Assign one of the prompts to each student.

**Resources:**

- Comic to print or display: [Comic](https://share.pixton.com/qcv347j).

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