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Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October in the United States to honor Christopher
Columbus's first voyage to America. He discovered America in 1492.
Christopher Columbus Timeline
1451 - 1506
Christopher Columbus Timeline
This is a more detailed version of the Timeline.
Christopher Columbus: Explorer
There are lots of related activities here
GRAPHICS, CLIPARTS, ANIMATIONS
Columbus Day Images and Cliparts
COLORING, WORKSHEETS & OTHER ACTIVITIES
Columbus Day Word Search
Printable
FOR TEACHERS
Christopher Columbus Powerpoints
Download and use these Power Point Presentations
Across the Sea: Europeans Explore the New World
Check out these Internet sites and help your students explore the earliest explorers.
Across the Sea: Europeans Explore the New World
GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT: 6-12/ Social Studies.
PURPOSE:
To present activities to be used at a variety of grade levels and classroom situations in order to enhance student understanding of the Columbus Day observance.
Lessons at a Glance: Colonizing North America
Social Studies Thematic Unit
Columbus' Landing in the New World
Christopher Columbus: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Presented by: Meaghan Collins, Amy Gilbert, Shari Kennedy, Amy Larkin, and Cheri Pompa,
Hardy Oak Elementary
Length of Unit: 7 Lessons
Columbus Day
Activities for kindergarteners.
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