Columbus Day

Holidays & Events

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson, students learn about Christopher Columbus and discuss whether or not an annual holiday should be observed in this controversial explorer's name.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills

Vocabulary

explorer
anniversary
discovery
inhabit
stumble upon
controversial
resistance
colonize
depict
deserve
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane