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Columbus Day Preschool Curriculum Pack

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Curriculum pack cover titled Curriculum Ideas “Exploring” Columbus Day, introducing the holiday theme
Cover of the Columbus Day curriculum pack
First song collection: Columbus Sailed the Ocean, When You Sailed Our Way, Columbus Day, and two more
Five songs opening the music section
Song and poem collection: Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria; Columbus; and For Columbus Day, with movement cues
Three selections continuing the music section
Columbus song set to Eensy-Weensy Spider recounts seeking ships, sailing from Spain, and reaching land
Extended voyage song concluding the music section
Activity directions introduce walnut-shell ships, ice cream boats, voyage dramatization, and observation
First activity page: boats and voyage exploration
Activity directions cover jar sailboats, apple boats, sailboat eggs, clothespin boats, and starting tugboats
Boat crafts and snacks; tugboat directions begin
Activity directions finish tugboats and add carpet boating, yacht art, sink-or-float exploration, and more
Tugboat continuation and additional boat activities
Historical reading begins with Columbus Day celebrations, the holiday's origins, and Columbus's early life
Historical reading, part 1: holiday and early life
Historical reading continues with voyage funding, the three ships, Caribbean landings, and sailors' food
Historical reading, part 2: voyage and food at sea
Historical reading concludes with food at sea, return voyages, Columbus's death, and colonization controversy
Historical reading, part 3: return and controversy
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Columbus Day Preschool Curriculum Pack

This comprehensive educational resource is uniquely designed for the specific needs of preschool and kindergarten students. The pack serves as an invaluable tool boasting numerous effective, thematic activities.

Versatility & Variety

The 41-page PDF offers a variety of games and activities revolving around Columbus Day vocabulary words. These are meant to:

  • Enhance language skills
  • Immerse students in the holiday's essence

Apart from these, history reading passages (offering crucial facts about Christopher Columbus's voyages), along with a timeline detailing his first voyage, make pertinent parts of this package.

Purposeful Flexibility

A key characteristic ingrained into this resource is its flexibility that lets teachers introduce new activities at will; based upon factors such as:

  1. Existing resources,
  2. Student behavior & temperament and,
  3. Their pre-existing knowledge on the topic.

An array of science-based experiments related to Columbus’s explorations alongside art & music inspired approaches have been thoughtfully included.

In Conclusion...

Aiding meaningful celebration and understanding of significant holidays like Columbus Day is made incredibly rewarding through sharply structured resources like this curriculum pack!

What's Included

A 41-page printable PDF

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