In 1492…

Columbus sailed right into your classroom with a pack that is ready to use
and is so much FUN for your students to learn through…

Yeah… it is happening.

I worked on updating and extending my Columbus Day Hooray Unit.

{In fact, hubs says he is tired of seeing this pack on my computer!
He hasn’t seen my office yet, but Columbus EXPLODED in there too!}

Here is what the pack looks like…

 There are 67 pages of Columbus Day Learning FUN!

Here are some of the activities I included to get your students’ minds moving.

This is an ABC order game using the key words from Columbus Day.
There are 3 differentiated answer sheets to aid learners of many levels.
{I have some kids that are rocking ABC order and others that can’t grasp the concept yet.}

 There are colored cards as well as black & white versions.
I am using the black and white versions on colored card stock
so my students can use them during center time.
This helps us know which cards are theirs
because each student at that center will have a different set of colored cards.
Here is this station also prepped and ready for daily 5.

 

We are also working on clapping out syllables. Since Columbus had three ships,
I had to tie in 1, 2, and 3 syllable words.
There are sorting mats and cards, then a worksheet version.

We do this activity in Daily 5, so here is the station prepped
and ready for my little learners.

I am going to use these ten frame cards with teen numbers to work with my Kinders
on number sense and letter identification.
I made cards 0-20.
Some of my students will get the 0-10 cards,
while others will be doing 11-20.

 Here are some of my students working to match their numbers and ten frames.

LISTENING AND FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS

We also worked on a listening and following directions activity.
Here is a worker in progress.

And some completed sheets.

 

CHARTING

We also worked on our was/did/had chart whole group.

I loved watching their brains work and process.
This chart format helped them think and organize their thoughts.

A class favorite is the Fill the Ten Frame Game.

We use Columbus Day pictures to make this math activity more meaningful.

Plus, when we go to write about Columbus, my students are able to use these terms more easily.

We will be reading this book to discuss Christopher Columbus.

I am turning this reader into our listening station this week as well.

I love using good biography books when I have the chance.

This one has great pictures and is simple enough for young learners to understand.

And my most favorite part of this pack is Christopher Columbus himself.

{My kids remember social studies units if we incorporate an art project with them
so I had to make a Columbus art project for them to do.
I can’t wait for them to create this project themselves.
I am anticipating the conversations when they “see” that Columbus did have LONG hair.}This is all the parts we used to create Columbus himself.

{I did a quick set up while my class was watching a Brain Pop Jr. Video on Columbus.

Here are some student creations in progress.

Our hallway display showing our awesome Columbus artwork
and some of our learning activities.

 

You can click on any of the pictures or CLICK HERE to grab this unit.