Columbus Day Teacher Resources

Columbus Day occurs on the second Monday in October. To find great lessons, printables, and activities for all grades on this important explorer, browse the teaching resources below. You'll find cross-curricular Columbus Day resources for math, art, language arts, and more! Teach your students about the history of this holiday and debunk myths about Christopher Columbus. Students will have fun learning about geography and the history of the New World as they track this explorer's travels.


Slideshows
	Favorite Columbus Day Activities Slideshow
	Favorite Autumn Activities Slideshow (K-8)
	Most Popular Graphic Organizers

Printables
	Set Design
	All About Early Explorers
	Columbus's First Voyage to the New World
	Columbus Day Printable Book (2-5)
	Explorations and Explorers
	Columbus Discovers a New World
	Cork Ship Mobile
	More Popular Columbus Day Printables

Quizzes
	Explorers Quiz
	Early America Quiz

References
	Christopher Columbus Facts
	Columbus's Voyages
	Just Where Was Columbus?
	The History of Columbus Day
	Myths About Explorers

Columbus Day Language Arts Activities
	Pedro's Journal
	Who Writes History?
	My Explorer Report About...
	The Story of Columbus Day
	Columbus Word Search


Math Activities for Columbus Day
	Columbus Day - Four Voyages
	Get Ready to Sail
	Columbus's Magic Sail

Geography Activities
	Chart Columbus's Voyages
	Christopher Columbus' Journey
	Explorers' Routes
	Columbus's Discovery Maze
	Columbus Wasn't First
	Columbus Day Activities
	Christopher Columbus, A Space Pioneer
	Where Was Columbus?

Art Activities for Columbus Day
	Explorers' Ship

Explorers Resources
	Favorite Columbus Day Activities Slideshow
	Explorers Word Search
	The Discovery of America
	Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
	Columbus Day
	More Explorers – Teacher Resources

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