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Columbus Day Lesson Plan

 

 

Columbus Day is a national holiday in many states in America and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival and Discovery of America, which happened on October 12, 1492. The landing is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Raza ("Day of the Race") in many countries in Latin America and as Día de la Hispanidad and Fiesta Nacional in Spain, where it is also the religious festivity of La Virgen del Pilar. It is also celebrated as Día de las Américas (Day of the Americas) in Belize and Uruguay, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural (Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity) in Argentina and as Giornata Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo or Festa Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo in Italy and in the Little Italys around the world. These holidays have been celebrated unofficially since the late 18th century and officially in various countries since the early 20th century.

 

 

Columbus Day Lesson Plan

1ºA ESO wanted to pay tribute to this shared and mutual festivity, and work on a proyect about Columbus. Here we share with you all some of the activities, including an explanatory video.

 

Activities

On the Second Monday of October
What do you already know?
Building up vocabulary
Watch some videos
Reading activity. 
 
Creative Writing activity
Arts and Crafts. Preparing the map
Performing the video
 
Performing the video
Performing the video
Performing the video

 

 Video performance

 

 

 

 

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Portal de educación Directorio de Centros Recursos Educativos Calendario InfoEduc@
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