Columbus Day
(Tune: “Going Over the Sea” - Happy Everything CD Disk 1)
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492
(Stand and salute alternating hands.)
The Nina, and the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, too.
Going over going under in the Atlantic Ocean’s thunder,
The Nina, and the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, too.
Going over going under in the Atlantic Ocean’s thunder,
(Hands go up and down.)
What a brave thing to do!
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!
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.
Columbus visited Bahamas, Cuba, South America, too.
(Hold up fingers.)
On October 12 we remember him and his crew.
On October 12 we remember him and his crew.
(Index finger in air and shake.)
Going over, going under, in the Atlantic Ocean’s thunder,
Going over, going under, in the Atlantic Ocean’s thunder,
(Hands up and down.)
What a brave thing to do!
What a brave thing to do!
(Thumbs in to chest.)
*You can download a book that goes with this song on my website.
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?
Travel Chest – Fold a brown sheet of paper in half and decorate the front to look like a sailor’s chest. “If you were a sailor going on a voyage that would last for many years what would you pack in your chest?” Children can draw pictures and label what they would need.
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?
Travel Chest – Fold a brown sheet of paper in half and decorate the front to look like a sailor’s chest. “If you were a sailor going on a voyage that would last for many years what would you pack in your chest?” Children can draw pictures and label what they would need.
