Christopher Columbus Sharpen the Saw

This is a detailed video with lots of facts (easy to understand) about Columbus. One suggestion is to Sharpen the Saw by adding vocabulary understanding to the brain by  having the kids listen to video to find out meaning of words such as: Indies, journey, Spain, Names of his ships, etc. 

Sharpen the Saw with a song to remember what you learned about Columbus

Enjoy a healthy snack for Columbus Day!

Sing a song.

This blog has a lot of easy and fun project learning activities around math, science and social studies. Great for PreK and K ( I could see them beefed up a tad for 1 and 2) Come on Sharpen the SAW (balance is better... begin by integrating social studies and science in your daily lessons)

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