Famous Ships & Shipwrecks

Famous Ships & Shipwrecks | History Mini-Study

Set sail into history! ⚓🌊

This 12-page Little Roots Learning History Mini-Study takes young learners across the seas and through time as they explore how ships have changed, how sailors navigate, why shipwrecks happen, and what famous wrecks can teach us about the past.

Inside, children will explore:

⚓ Ships through time

🚢 Parts of a ship

🧭 How sailors navigate

🌊 What causes shipwrecks

🧊 The story of the Titanic

❄️ Shackleton's Endurance

⚓ The Vasa, Mary Rose & USS Monitor

🤿 Underwater archaeology

🔎 A Shipwreck Detective activity

✏️ Design-your-own-ship activity

📝 Review questions

Children won't just learn facts—they'll examine clues from a fictional shipwreck, think like an underwater archaeologist, make observations and inferences, and design a ship of their own.

12-page study • Fully illustrated, full-color PDF • Digital download

PLEASE NOTE: This particular study is offered in the fully illustrated, full-color format only. Because of the detail and complexity of the historical illustrations, converting this resource to the printer-friendly format affected the quality of the graphics. Rather than offer a version I wasn't happy with, I've kept this study in its original illustrated format. 🤎

$5