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Lesson 2-Columbus Day

This lesson plan aims to teach students about Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day over the course of one hour. Students will learn about Columbus' voyage through a Brainpop video, reading of the book Encounter, and participating in a float and sink science activity. During the lesson, students will engage in interactive writing and respond to a writing prompt about what they learned about Columbus. To assess learning, students will take a quiz after the Brainpop video and teachers will evaluate students' participation in discussion and their written responses. The lesson also explores non-European perspectives and whether Columbus Day should be renamed Indigenous Peoples Day.

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Lesson 2-Columbus Day

This lesson plan aims to teach students about Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day over the course of one hour. Students will learn about Columbus' voyage through a Brainpop video, reading of the book Encounter, and participating in a float and sink science activity. During the lesson, students will engage in interactive writing and respond to a writing prompt about what they learned about Columbus. To assess learning, students will take a quiz after the Brainpop video and teachers will evaluate students' participation in discussion and their written responses. The lesson also explores non-European perspectives and whether Columbus Day should be renamed Indigenous Peoples Day.

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LESSON 2: COLUMBUS DAY

Lesson Goals: [total lesson time: 1 hour]


Central Focus of Lesson: Columbus Day

Standards Addressed: SSKH1 The student will identify the purpose of national

holidays and describe the people or events celebrated. a. Labor Day b. Columbus Day
(Christopher Columbus) c. Veterans Day d. Thanksgiving Day

Lesson Objectives:
Content Objectives: Students will learn who Christopher Columbus was and about his
voyage. We will also tie in a float and sink activities where we can see if students can
predict what random objects we choose will float or sink. Students will also explain their
understanding and choose something new they learned about Columbus Day to write
about, tying in non-European perspectives.
Lesson Considerations:
Materials:

Brainpop video: https://educators.brainpop.com/bp-jr-topic/columbus-day/

Encounter by Jane Yolen

Float and Sink Science activity:


http://kindergals.blogspot.com/2012/09/columbus-day-is-coming.html

Whiteboard

Dry erase markers

Writing paper

Pencils

Lesson Induction - Before: Before the lesson, we will discuss previous knowledge
about Christopher Columbus.

Learning Activities - During: During the lesson, we will incorporate science by


implementing the float and sink science activity. Then, we will do an interactive writing
lesson after reading Encounter. Then, students will respond to the prompt: I learned that
Columbus... and draw a picture accompanying their writing.
Closure - After: After the lesson, we will watch the Brainpop video and take the quiz to
see what students have learned. We will have a discussion regarding whether we should
change the wording of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day and discuss the
injustices surrounding this national holiday.
Evidence and Formative Assessment of Student Learning:
Assessment Strategy : We will assess throughout the lesson based on participation in
class discussion. The writing assessment will also be a way to gauge student learning.
Support/Extension: We will support students with emergent literacy by conducting the
interactive writing, therefore guiding them through the writing process.

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