Christopher Columbus Teaching Resources :: 313

National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: What Was Columbus Thinking

For Teachers 5th - 8th

These lesson plans guide students' thinking about the effects Columbus' journey to the New World had on Native Americans and uses primary sources such as excerpts from Columbus' diary and letters to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.

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Library of Congress

Loc: 1492: An Ongoing Voyage

For Students 9th - 10th

An exhibit by the Library of Congress supplies diverse facts on the famous 1492 voyage. The exhibition first examines the encounter between the European explorers and the native people. They explore five geographical areas: The Caribbean...

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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Letter From Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th

Text from a letter of Christopher Columbus announcing that he had discovered a new land.

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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Christopher Columbus

For Teachers 1st - 3rd

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an overview of the importance of Christopher Columbus integrating cause and effect relationships, discussion questions, and assessment.

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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Christopher Columbus Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th

Take this quiz to see how much you know about Christopher Columbus.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Other Worlds the Voyage of Columbus

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This site has a lesson plan designed for grades 9-12. The lesson plan deals with understanding the culture from which Columbus came, Renaissance Europe, and the culture he found in the New World.

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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Columbus Day

For Students 3rd - 6th

This is list of 12 vocabulary words on the theme of Columbus Day used in a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities. Also provided is a list of 275 vocabulary words on the topic of Columbus/Explorer as well as lesson ideas for grades...

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iCivics

I Civics: Columbus to the Colonies

For Teachers 9th - 10th

From the time Columbus first set foot in the New World, Europeans were fascinated with this new land. In this lesson, students learn about the Three Gs that drove them here- gold, God, and glory- and find out how these settlers gave...

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University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Columbus, Letter to Santangel

For Students 9th - 10th

The complete text of a letter written by Christopher Columbus to Santangel describing the results of his first voyage.

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University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Columbus, Letter From the Fourth Voyage

For Students 9th - 10th

The complete text of a letter written by Christopher Columbus describing his fourth voyage.

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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Columbus and the Egg [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th

"Columbus and the Egg" is a one page, historical fictional passage about Christopher Columbus's return to Spain after discovering America. Some people said anyone could sail the seas. Columbus used an egg to make a point. It is followed...

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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Columbus and the Egg [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th

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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Career of Columbus by Charles I. Elton

For Students 3rd - 6th

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Career of Columbus by Charles I. Elton (1892), a nonfiction book of the travels of Columbus which includes a map.

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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Uncle Sam Series: The Story of Columbus by J. T. Trowbridge

For Students 3rd - 6th

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Uncle Sam Series for American Children: The Story of Columbus by J. T. Trowbridge [1870], an illustrated poem about Columbus.

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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

Help your ESL students understand the role of Columbus in the history of America. Take the opportunity to teach map skill. This lesson plans include the TESOL standards and many downloads.

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Tom Richey

Tom richey.net: Columbus and the Legacy of Discovery [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th

Presents key ideas for examining how Christopher Columbus is remembered in America and how his legacy has been re-interpreted at various times in history.

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Other

Ships of Discovery: Columbus's Lost Ships

For Students 5th - 8th

We all know about the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria, but what about the rest of Columbus' ships? He was a busy man after the initial discovery. This site is by a group of archaeologists who try to find historic underwater wrecks....

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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Columbus and the Egg" by Barbara Radner

For Students 4th - 6th

This is a historical fiction story about Columbus, the explorer who came to the Americas from Spain in 1492. This is a story about what might have happened long ago when he was back in Spain. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary...

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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Want to Trade?

For Teachers K - 1st

Students will write about what they would trade for gold and practice inventive spelling in the process. After reading "In 1492", students will discuss how Christopher Columbus traded with the natives and then write what they would trade...

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