Fourth graders explore the events leading up to the Mayflower Compact. In this government lesson plan, 4th graders have a teacher-led class discussion on the importance of government, then complete a worksheet on the topic.

Fourth graders create their classroom rules.  In this Mayflower Compact instructional activity, 4th graders listen to the Plymouth story and learn about the Mayflower Compact.  Students analyze the Mayflower Compact and create...

Eighth graders explore the Magna Carta and the Mayflower Compact.

Learners examine the role the Mayflower Compact had in aiding the common good. They analyze the importance of the Compact and what affect it had on the colony. They write a paper summarizing how they interpreted the Compact itself.