This is a must-have for any 4th grade teacher in California looking to give students engaging background info and an overview of all the California Missions. Enjoy!
 
THIS DOWNLOAD INCLUDES BOTH PART 1 AND PART 2 OF THE UNIT DESCRIBED BELOW:
 
***Now included in this download is the missions graphic organizer (in PDF and MS WORD formats)
 
This series of PowerPoint slides introduces students to the 21 Spanish Missions in California. This unit can be downloaded in its entirety or download part 1 or part 2 to be taught independently. Enjoy!
 
PART 1 (22 slides) BACKGROUND - includes: world maps of Spanish Exploration, the Columbian Exchange and its impact, explorer routes to Baja and Alta California, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, El Camino Real (The California Mission Trail), background on The Fransiscan Order, on Sainthood and mission names, and the positive and negative legacies of the Spanish Missions in California
 
PART 2 (22 slides) 21 MISSIONS - includes: a graphic organizer for students to follow along and record general information about each mission, a separate slide for each mission, each slide includes two images (one inside the mission and one outside the mission), the mission name, the year founded, the order built, the local native tribes associated with the mission, and three unique facts about each mission