Columbus+Day

Watch these videos to learn more about Christopher Columbus's discoveries.

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=D2314E6C-6C24-4F30-91F9-E2C99833A47C&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/christophercolumbus/

A brief history of the holiday. || Need to know the exact date of Columbus Day this year? Here's a chart that shows what day Columbus Day is celebrated from 2009 - 2015. || Grab your interactive crayon to color these Columbus Day pictures - Columbus discovering America, portrait of Christopher Columbus, the Nina, the Santa Maria, etc. || A 3 scene play about the discovery of America. || Classic poems include: Columbus, Columbus at the Convent, and In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-Two || Worksheets include a word jumble, word search and placing vocabulary words in alphabetical order. || The Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María || Student reading and picture books about Christopher Columbus. || A chapter book. Great story to read aloud to children. || Favorite tales about the famous explorer including Columbus and the Egg, Columbus at La Rabida, The First Landing, and The Mutiny. || Educational article that discusses European impact on the Native American culture, geography in history, and "greatness" of Columbus. ||
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/columbus.gif width="32" height="32" align="left" caption="About Columbus Day" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/about.html"]] || [|About Columbus Day]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/columbus.gif width="32" height="32" align="left" caption="About Columbus Day" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/about.html"]] || [|About Columbus Day]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/calendar.gif width="32" height="32" caption="When is Columbus Day 2011?" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/when-is-columbus-day.html"]] || [|When is Columbus Day 2011?]
 * [[image:http://www.apples4theteacher.com/images/crayon-green.gif width="38" height="30" caption="Columbus Day Coloring Pages for kids - Christopher Columbus" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/columbus-day/"]] || [|Columbus Day Coloring Pages] - [[image:http://www.apples4theteacher.com/index-graphics/new.gif width="28" height="11"]]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/drama-comedy-masks-emoticon.gif width="32" height="32" caption="Skits for Kids - Christopher Columbus" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/plays/"]] || [|Christopher Columbus - A Skit]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/poetry-book-brown.gif width="32" height="32" caption="Poems, Rhymes, Recitals for kids" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/poems-rhymes/"]] || [|Poems, Rhymes, Recitals]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/printer.gif width="31" height="30" align="left" caption="Columbus Day Worksheets" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/printables/"]] || [|Columbus Day Worksheets]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/nina.gif width="44" height="35" caption="Facts about the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/facts.html"]] || [|Facts about Columbus' Ships]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/reading.gif width="40" height="35" caption="Christopher Columbus books for kids" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/kids-books/"]] || [|Thematic Reading List - Kids Books]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/book2.gif width="32" height="32" caption="The True Story of Christopher Columbus for kids" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/true-story/"]] || [|The True Story of Christopher Columbus]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/read.gif width="32" height="32" caption="Short stories about Christopher Columbus" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/short-stories/"]] || [|Short Stories about Christopher Columbus]
 * [[image:http://media.apples4theteacher.com/images/icons/notepad.gif width="27" height="23" caption="Article - Teaching about the Voyages of Columbus" link="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/columbus-day/teaching-about-columbus-voyages.html"]] || [|Teaching About the Voyages of Columbus]