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unit is ©Copyright
2004, 2008 by Cindy Downes. All rights reserved. Permission
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Eight
Week Unit - Sixteen Lessons
This
unit is based on The Checklist and is designed to be completed
in eight weeks, completing two, 1 - 2 hour lessons per
week;
however, you can customize it to any length, depending
upon how much material you cover and how long you take
to cover it.
Read over General Directions
for Cindy's Unit Studies for information on how
to teach the unit.
Textbooks:
Directions:
Each lesson, read The World of Columbus & Sons, watch
a video, and/or research on the internet. Then complete
a History Pocket lesson for the day. If time, select any
other activity(ies) or independent reading suggestions
below.
Independent
Reading Suggestions, purchase or borrow from library:
- America
In The Time Of Columbus From Earliest Times To 1590
by Sally Isaacs, nicely illustrated, (J 970.01 I73am 1998),
5+
-
 Read
biographies of: Balboa, John Cabot, Jacque Cartier, Coronado,
Cortes, Vasco de Gama, Hernado de Soto, Sir Francis Drake,
Henry Hudson, La Salle, Jacques Marquette, Ponce de Leon,
Amerigo Vespucci
- Christopher
Columbus (Our People Series) by Judy Alter.
32 pgs, color, ISBN 1567661610, 3-6
- In
Their Own Words: Christopher Columbus by Peter
Roop (J 92 C72r 2000), 128 pgs. illus, 4-8+
- Snorri
and the Strangers by Nathaniel Benchley. 59
pgs. I Can Read History series. (R Ben) 1-3+
- Where
Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus,
by Jean Fritz. ISBN 0698115805.
Suggested
Videos:
- Do
a search on library catalog for “explorers and video”.
Select any explorer video to watch.
Internet
Activities and Research:
Optional
Activities:
- Marco
Polo for Kids by Janis Herbert, Good reading
& a few activities. ISBN 1556523777.
-
Explorers, GeoSafari Lesson Set 20
exciting games focusing on explorers, their finds, women
explorers, and firsts in exploration. Recommended for ages
8 & up.
-
Explorers Card Game
- Explorers,
Thematic Unit by TCM. Hands on activities,
reading, and composition projects. The books used in "Explorers"
(that will need to be purchased or borrowed) are: "The
Log of Christopher Columbus' First Voyage to America"
"The Usborne Book of Explorers"
-
The History News: Explorers Now you
can read all about it in this special edition "newspaper"
chronicling top stories of great explorers. From the Phoenicians'
first forays, to the Trieste's 6-mile descent to the deepest
ocean floor, large-format news articles tell the story
of great discoveries with full-color illustrations, maps,
and special interest columns. 32 pages, ISBN 0763603147.
-
Columbus Adventurous story of Columbus who
fearlessly sailed across the Atlantic at a time when people
believed the world was flat. Beautiful illustrations. Recommended
for ages 4 to 11. ISBN 0964380331.
- Explorers
Timeline Characters Timeline Characters on
a durable vinyl wall chart. ISBN 0970902727.
Be
sure to enter these topics on your copy of The
Checklist.
Please
let me know if any of these links do not work. Email:
cindy@howtohomeschooltoday.com.
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