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Captain Says History Game
We played Captain says.
You play by having the captain instruct the other sailors to walk/hop/run/skip/crawl to the following areas of a ship.
If it is warm enough outside, do this on a driveway and drawn a ship in chalk.
Goofy really enjoyed the story and remembers so much more because he heard it and saw it!
What does your name Mean History Connection
Christophers name means christbearer what does your name mean activity?
I think this how to draw series is great!
We used the free printablefrom Enchanted Learningfor our labeling.We also practiced addition and colored by number Columbus ships.
(I love how Goofy used ourUnifix Cubes to do the math problems I was so proud!)
Hour Glass History Craft
The ships boy kept track of time with half-hour glass.
We made our own similar unit for keeping track of time.
After finishing it we timed it & turns out we have a minute glass.
Because of the lack of fresh fruits & veggies the sailors ended up getting scurvy.
Side note: in 1795 sailors took daily ration of lemon so they nicknames Limey.
Goofy that it was cool that they had biscuits on board.
Now imagine what that would be like after 2 months!!
I intended to practice different basic knots, but we rain out of time.
Christopher Columbus Books for Homeschoolers
Here are our favorite books about Columbus.
Check them out from your local library or click to find on Amazon.
I usedThe Picture History of Great Explorers by Gillian Clements.This is a wonderful book to own.
It gives one page of information about each major explorer from Ancient Explorers and Vikings to Armstrong and Earle.
Each page is easy to read and filled with great information.
There are several illustrations per page.
I love the ease of use and chronological order.