Webliography

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Columbus Day

Columbus Day
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/columbusday.html
Audience: All ages

Kids Domain collected a bunch of terrific links to Columbus Day Web sites, where you find an amazing array of terrific links. At the top of the list is the Library of Congress exhibit, and at the bottom you’ll find things like a board game and a puzzle. In between are links to Columbus’ biography, the controversy, the holiday, and navigation. At the very bottom of the page is Columbus Day E-Cards and clip art.

Columbus Curriculum
http://www.educationplanet.com/articles/columbusday.html
Audience: Kindergarten to High School classrooms

Education Planet gathered nearly two-dozen links to curriculum and lesson plans about Columbus, his voyages, and the holiday. Even so, the list is easy to select from by noting the grade levels and ratings at the end of each resource described.

Columbus Printables
http://familyeducation.com/printables/package/0,2358,1-31513,00.html
Audience: Primary school classrooms

Here's the ticket for early elementary teachers needing to keep it simple and looking for everything they need in a one place. Family Education offers 8 printable sheets for Columbus Day; a description of the navigational instruments, a map of Columbus's first voyage, a vocabulary worksheet explaining early exploration and history of the Americas, and more.