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Columbus Day
Item	Description
Biography: Columbus (upper elementary)	A biography of the famous explorer.
Brainstorm: Columbus' Supplies	Columbus sailed on a ship across the Atlantic Ocean. What supplies did he need?
Coloring Page: Columbus	Color this drawing of Columbus.
Coloring Page: Columbus	Three ships and the text, "In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Columbus sailed with three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria."
Coloring Page: Columbus	Cartoon drawing of an explorer on a boat peering through a telescope.
Crossword: Columbus	2 DOWN: Queen ___ gave Columbus money for his journey.
Crossword: Columbus - interactive	1 DOWN: Queen ___ gave Columbus money for his journey.
Report Form: Columbus	Full page format for students to write a report on Columbus. Includes targeted questions.
Timeline: In 1492...	Make a historical timeline about Columbus.
Unscramble the Words: Columbus Day	[member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "ships" to "spices".
Word Search: Columbus	[member-created with abctools] Find the words from "gold" to "spices" in this sailboat-shaped puzzle.
Word Search: Columbus (interactive)	play online! From "Atlantic" to "Spain"
Word Search: Columbus Day	[Created with abctools] Find the words from "Atlantic Ocean" to "west" in this boat-shaped puzzle.
Writing Prompt: Christopher Columbus	"Pretend you are Christopher Columbus and you need to borrow money..." Unlined paper with a light scroll border.
Writing Prompt: Christopher Columbus	"Pretend you are Christopher Columbus and you need to borrow money..." Unlined paper with a scroll border.
Writing Prompt: Columbus (elem/upper elem)	"Write about Christopher Columbus and his expeditions." Lined paper with writing prompt and small illustration of Columbus at the top.

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Acrostic Form: Christopher Columbus	Write an acrostic poem about Christopher Columbus.
Book: A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus (elementary)	Enhances vocabulary and comprehension for David A. Adler's picture book biography of the famous explorer. Includes character map and book report exercises in addition to vocabulary and comprehension work.
Color and Write: Columbus	A picture of three ships to color and wide mid-dotted lines to write.
Crossword: Christopher Columbus	3 ACROSS: The king and queen of ___ paid for the trip.
Game Board: Columbus (20 spaces; b/w version)	Folder game board with explorer theme.
Game Board: Columbus (20 spaces; color version)	Folder game board with a Columbus theme.
Game Board: Columbus (30 spaces; b/w version)	Folder game board with a Columbus theme.
Game Board: Columbus (30 spaces; color version)	Folder game board with a Columbus theme.
Poetry Prompt: Columbus	"In 1492,... " write your version
Research and Report: Columbus	Report planner, KWL and a lined page for writing a report on Columbus.
Spelling: Columbus (elementary)	Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a word search, sentence writing, word unscramble, ABC order, and more. From "Atlantic" to "west".
Spelling: Columbus Theme (primary)	Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a word search, sentence writing, word unscramble, ABC order, and more. From "Atlantic" to "west".
Color and Write Prompt: Columbus (primary/elem)	A picture to color and space to write a very short story with Columbus Day theme words from a word bank.
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