Columbus Day Activities: Vocabulary, Ship Craft, Science & Writing

Columbus Day !

Columbus Day Activities for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade with a fun nautical voyage theme! This Columbus Day 10-page printable PDF combines vocabulary, reading and oral language, fine-motor practice, a ship craft, introductory science, sorting, and early writing in one easy-to-use resource.

Use this Columbus Day activities pack for morning work, literacy centers, science connections, fine-motor practice, homeschool, or seasonal classroom learning.

What’s Included

• 8 illustrated vocabulary cards
• Hooray for Columbus reading/oral-language chant
• Build-a-sailing-ship craft
• Sailboat scissor practice
• Introductory sailboat science experiment
• Family Sailboat Challenge
• Long-voyage sorting activity
• Draw-and-write voyage response
• Colorful cover
• Completion page

Skills Practiced

Vocabulary • reading • oral language • cutting • fine motor skills • sorting • early writing • prediction • observation • simple science concepts • creative thinking

Great For

Columbus Day, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, early elementary, morning work, literacy centers, science centers, fine-motor practice, homeschool, and seasonal activities.

The student activity pages are black and white for easy printing and coloring, while the cover and completion page are full color.

Make your Columbus Day lessons more hands-on with engaging printables that combine literacy, science, crafts, and early learning skills in one compact 10-page pack.