Columbus Day First Grade

Previous first grade teachers at my school were doing this before i started teaching first grade 9 years ago we started off by reading a couple nonfiction books about christopher columbus.

Columbus day first grade. Columbus day happens the second monday in october of each year. Columbus day activity set. Introduce your students to christopher columbus and his historic journey. Christopher columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 to discover a western route to asia.

We talked about how he was an explorer and he went on a voyage to discover the new world. Columbus day is a day in which we remember that discovery. In 1968 president lyndon b. Officially the event is celebrated on the second monday in october which also happens to be when the us navy commemorates its anniversary although that institution was founded much later in 1775.

In the united states the day is called columbus day. Columbus day esl holiday lessons. Columbus day is a special holiday all 1 the americas. I take no credit for this idea.

Many latin american countries also celebrate october 12 as the dã a de la raza day of the race. See ref 1 themed activities teach first grade students about the explorer and his travels. 40 pages aligned to first grade common core see 5 page preview no prep required. Columbus day wordsearch columbus day fill in and find puzzle 3 ships trace color sail rhymes differentiated version land ho rhymes differenti.

The holiday honors christopher columbus and his october 12 1492 arrival in america. Today we learned all about christopher columbus by going on a columbus voyage. Countries in north central and south america celebrate the anniversary of christopher columbus s arrival 2 the americas on october the 12th 1492. Great ready to celebrate columbus day on october 12th with these super cute fun and clever columbus day crafts for kid from toddler preschool pre k kindergarten and first grade students.

Columbus day has been celebrated annually since 1920. In many latin american. Roosevelt first proclaimed that october 12 be known as columbus day in 1937. Columbus day math and word fun includes.

The first columbus day celebration was held in new york city in 1792 â the city celebrated the 300th anniversary of the landing. Johnson declared the second monday in october a federal holiday in honor of christopher columbus. Read biographies discuss exploration throughout history and pretend your class is on one of columbus s famous ships with these teaching resources and activities.