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Columbus Day Celebration: Writing Activities and Games to Celebrate the Holiday

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Celebrate Columbus Day with tons of writing activities and games for grades 3-8. Includes:

15 Facts about Columbus
Coloring graphics with each activity
Columbus' Top Ten Travel Tips
Find a Route and Explain your Reasoning
Descriptions through Columbus' eyes
Dolphins Do Exist!
Island naming and discoveries
Advertisement for a Pearl
Ship's Sail Symbols
How many words can you make from Columbus?
A Letter to the King and Queen of Spain
What happened to me in 1492
Write a proclamation
Travel items in 1492 vs. now
Naming Your Ship
Crossword (based on 15 Facts) with answer sheet
Maze
Write a ship's log
Columbus Day Poem
Weekly Columbus Newspaper
Why Columbus Day is Important
Write a secret code for peers to crack
Class debate: should Columbus get funds to go to a New World?
Board Game (directions and all pieces included)
Extra Resources: Readers Theater, Maps, Videos, Games, more!

Lots of writing activities to engage students in Columbus Day history and discussions. Easy to use, educational, and engaging!

K-12 Subject:

English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grade Level(s):

Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth

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N/A

Type of Resource:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Literacy Center Ideas

Answer Key:

Included

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kldefoor

Loved it!

March 4, 2013

Tina Martin

This was an excellent packet. Worked great!

December 16, 2012

Melmig

Was pleased with activity

December 5, 2012

mcornaby

Thanks for these! They were a great help on Columbus Day.

December 2, 2012

Nicole VanGennip (TpT Seller)

I can not wait to use this in the classroom next year

November 21, 2012

einstein1

Thanks!

October 9, 2012

dawnmarie1018

Cute packet. Would be helpful if there ws a list of resources to get the information from to complete pages.
Mistake on #7 in crossword

October 5, 2012

Beth Hammett the Educator Helper (TpT Seller)

Thanks for the feedback! I updated the file to contain the answer sheet for the crossword puzzle, and I double checked the answers/blocks to ensure there was no errors. Your feedback is important, so thank you very much for taking the time to respond.
Beth

October 5, 2012

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Grades Taught:

Pre-K, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Higher Education, Adult Education

Subject Area:

Education, English Language Arts, Writing

NWP Co-Director, National Presenter/Trainer Teacher: Middle School At-risk/Gifted and Talented/Pre-AP; Instructor: Developmental Writing, Assoc. Prof. of English English Composition I & II; Freshman Year Experience AP Exam Scorer (ETS/CollegeBoard) Author of Standardized Writing Passages THECB Item Analysis Review Team Lumina Nex Dev Challenge Getting Past Go Certifications: Emotional Intelligence, Developmental Adult Education, Secondary Language Arts, Peer Mediation

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