Today we learned how and why Columbus left Italy. We also studied early beliefs about the earth being flat and how they thought the world map looked 500 years ago. We had fun with making and floating our own boat crafts and writing letters to the King and Queen of Spain. 1. Review: read “A Boy Named… Continue reading Christopher Columbus Day 2
Month: April 2012
Christopher Columbus Day 1
For the first day of our Christopher Columbus unit study we became more acquainted with his early life. We learned that he was from Italy over 500 years ago and that he loved to sail. We read a little from the book Columbus by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire each day of this unit. 1. Read: pages 4-13 in Columbus by… Continue reading Christopher Columbus Day 1
Christopher Columbus Unit Study
In this unit study we learned about Christopher Columbus and his journey to America. We also learned a little geography and about some different landforms including peninsulas, islands, and mountains. We used the books Columbus by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire and Hands on History Christopher Columbus by Mary Tucker to accompany our daily lessons. This unit study was made for… Continue reading Christopher Columbus Unit Study