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Columbus Reports on His First Voyage, 1493

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
What did Christopher Columbus have to say about his exploration of the Caribbean? Young historians have a chance to examine Columbus' own words about his voyage to Cuba and Santo Domingo. After reading Columbus' report, pupils respond to...
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Introduction to Historical Thinking

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Christopher Columbus: hero or villain? Prepare class members for the debate with activities that asks them to think critically about how history is reported.
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Christopher Columbus Report Organizer

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Christopher Columbus report instructional activity, students organize a report about the explorer which includes his date of birth, birthplace, a short statement about his childhood, and an essay summary of his adventures. They...
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Columbus Day Alphabetical Order

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Columbus Day learning exercise, students read a list of 20 vocabulary words that pertain to the explorations of Christopher Columbus. Students alphabetize the words.
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Columbus Day Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive Columbus Day worksheet, students examine 20 holiday-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be...
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Columbus Message on a Scroll

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Columbus language arts/social studies learning exercise, students use an outline of a scroll to write in . Students write a message that Columbus could have written.