I hope you all are enjoy your day off Monday!
Let's take a moment to remember Christopher Columbus....
Check out this BrainPOP video about Columbus!
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/christophercolumbus/
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue!
Here's another video about him (made by National Geographic for kids)
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/history-kids/christopher-columbus-kids/
To learn more about his life check out this site:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml
There are also many cities in the United States named after Christopher Columbus. How many can you name?
More about Columbus (with activities)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
and a game about Columbus called "Walk the Plank"
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_columbus.html
Columbus's biggest ship, the Santa Maria, was less than 23m long!
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