Hear the names of other countries. Learn the general location of China, India, Spain, and Portugal, West Indies and America. Learn the world is round and covered with more water than land. Use and learn the meaning of new words such as boat, ship, sails, mast, deck, port, ocean, country, new world, India, China, continents, Native American, Indian, adventure, journey, compass, telescope, binoculars, spices, hammock, etc. Children learn about the adventures and journeys of Columbus by listening to oral reading and discussions explaining the events.
Children listen to one another retell parts of the story.
Columbus had three ships. Draw a small ship, a middle size ship, and a large ship. Draw a story with three parts. Number the three parts. Show something that happened in the beginning of the story, something that happened in the middle of the story, and something that happened at the end of the story.