Columbus Day is
next Monday! Time to get ready with these activities!
Columbus Day
(Tune: “Going Over, Going Under” – Happy
Everything CD)
Columbus sailed
the ocean blue in 1492 (March
and salute.)
The Nina, and the
Pinta, and the Santa Maria, too.
Going
over going under in the Atlantic Ocean’s thunder,
(Make
hands go up and down.)
What a brave thing
to do! (Thumbs
in to chest.)
When Columbus set
sail he knew the earth was round.
(Make a circle
with arms.)
He was amazed at
all the lands and the people he found.
Going
over, going under, in the Atlantic Ocean’s thunder,
(Make
hands go up and down.)
What a brave thing
to do! (Thumbs
in to chest.)
Columbus visited
Bahamas, Cuba, South America, too.
(Hold up fingers –
1, 2, 3.)
On
October 12 we remember him and his crew.
(Shake finger.)
Going over, going
under, in the Atlantic Ocean’s thunder,
(Hands up and
down.)
What a brave thing
to do! (Thumbs
in to chest.)
*You can download
this book at drjean.org, October, 2007 "Monthly Activities."
Sailor Hats
Make sailor hats
out of newspaper. Fold in
half. Bring corners down until
they meet. Fold up top edge and
then turn over and fold up the bottom edge. Let children decorate.
Globe –
Point out where Columbus started in Spain and the islands he visited. How has travel changed since Columbus’s
voyage over 500 years ago? Compare
a map and the globe. Which one is
two-dimensional? Which one is
three-dimensional? What shape is
the earth?
Sailor’s Chest
Make a sailor’s
chest for each child out of construction paper similar to the one shown. Explain that every sailor had a chest
(like a suitcase) that they used to pack everything they would need on a long
journey. What would you pack in
your chest? (Children could write
items or draw pictures.)
Sail Away
Columbus didn’t
have motors on his ships. What
made them move? Have you ever seen
a sailboat? Put a piece of paper
on a table or on the floor. How
can you make this paper move without touching it? Let the children practice blowing a sheet of paper across
the floor. Divide the class into
teams and have relay races to see who has the most “hot air.”
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CHECK THIS OUT! A fellow brainophile (I just made that word up to refer to someone interested in brain research) sent me this link. Tammy can kiss her brain for coming up with these ideas!
