Christopher Columbus Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 8, 2007
History

Today is "Columbus Day" in honor of explorer Christopher Columbus. Learn more about him here:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

Language Arts
Learn about words that rhyme with this poem about Christopher Columbus: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/10/christopher-columbus-poem.html
List words that rhyme with the words in blue.
Send your list to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point. Collect points to win prizes listed here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/09/prizes.html
Here is another worksheet to practice your rhyming skills: http://coed.murraystate.edu/leanne.owsley/St3/shiprhyme.htm

Art
Here are some Christopher Columbus coloring pages: http://www.coloring.ws/columbus.htm
You can also make a newspaper sailor hat here: http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/columbus/newspaper_sailors_hats.htm

Music
Here are some fun songs to sing:
Columbus - sung to "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
Columbus sailed the ocean blue,Ocean blue, ocean blue.Columbus sailed the ocean blue,To find this land for me and you.
Columbus sailed the ocean blue,Ocean blue, ocean blue.Columbus sailed the ocean blue,In fourteen hundred ninety-two
Columbus Sailed Over the Ocean
Columbus sailed over the ocean,Columbus sailed over the sea.Columbus discovered America,But Columbus didn't see me!Nina, Pinta,The Santa Maria, too.They all sailed Over the ocean blue.
Columbus was looking for India,But Columbus missed it, you see.Columbus discovered America,But Columbus didn't see me!Nina, Pinta,The Santa Maria, too.They all saidOver the ocean blue.

Cooking Fun!
Deviled Egg Ships
Peel hard-boiled eggs and cut them in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks and let the children mash them in a bowl with mayonnaise and a small amount of mustard. Spoon the yolk mixture back into the egg whites. Make a sail for each ship by poking two holes in a small square of paper and sticking a toothpick in one hole and out the other. Then insert the toothpick sails in the deviled egg halves.
Science
Try this fun science experiment: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/10/boats-float.html
Math
Practice counting with this fun Columbus game:
Game Board: http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag10.html
Game Pieces: http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag10b.html

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/10/math-challenge-october-8.html

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Math Challenge October 8

If the Santa Maria had 39 men aboard, the Pinta carried 25 men, and the Nina 20 men. How many crew members went on the famous voyage?

Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net

Good Luck!

Kelly

Boats Float

Steps:
1. Fill the sink or bucket with water.

2. Place a ball of play dough in the water.

3. What happens to the ball of play dough?

4. Take the ball of play dough out of the water and mould it into the shape of a boat.

5. Place the boat made of play dough into the water.

6. What happens to the play dough?

Why this happens:
The ball of clay sunk because there was not enough water pushing against it. The boat floated because it had a greater area for the water to push against.

Christopher Columbus Poem

IN 1492

In fourteen hundred ninety-two

Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

He had three ships and left from Spain;

He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.

He sailed by night; he sailed by day;

He used the stars to find his way.

A compass also helped him know

How to find the way to go.