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Free Columbus Day Lesson Plans and Activities

Written by iamhomeschooling on Monday,October 10, 2011. Posted in Curriculum Planning and Resources

Are you wanting to incorporate Columbus Day into your homeschool day? Here are a few free resources we found that offer great lesson plans, activity pages, and internet links.

Columbus Day Teacher Resources at TeacherVision: Offers great lessons plans, printables, and activities for all grades. You'll find cross-curricular Columbus Day resources for math, art, language arts, and more! http://www.teachervision.fen.com/columbus-day/teacher-resources/6607.html?detoured=1
(You can download up to five free resources if you don't have a member account.)

Christopher Columbus: Explorer by Enchanted Learning: Offers background information, printable mini-book, activity pages, worksheets, and maps. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

The Columbus Navigation Homepage by Keith A. Pickering: An award-winning website that explores the history, navigation, and landfall of Christopher Columbus. http://www.columbusnavigation.com/

Christopher Columbus Unit of Study by Apples4theteacher.com: Includes games, coloring pages, crafts, worksheets, and word puzzles. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/

In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue by Judie Haynes of everythingESL.net: Help your child understand the role that Columbus played in American history. Includes downloadable activity sheets. http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/columbusday_celebration.php

Columbus Day Lesson Plans and Activities by The Teachers Corner: Columbus Day activities and lesson plans to help your students learn about Christopher Columbus, his journey, and why we celebrate this holiday. Ideas within the Columbus Day pages include journal activities, lesson plans, and internet resources. http://seasonal.theteacherscorner.net/columbus-day/

What kinds of fun lessons and activities has your family tried?

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