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Columbus Day or The Mayflower Ship Craft Preschool Printable Activities
Children will have fun putting together this easy ship display to introduce Christopher Columbus' famous expedition.
Columbus Day is observed the second Monday in October.
The craft can also be adapted for The
Mayflower that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth,
England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
Materials:
- printer
- white paper, preferably card stock or stiff paper
- coloring tools
- scissors
- glue stick
- toilet paper tube
Craft Instructions:
- Print template.
- Color the template.
- Cut out on solid lines.
- Fold on the dotted line.
- Paste the ship behind the ocean wave.
- Tape or glue a paper tube behind display.
Templates:
- Close template window after printing to return to this screen.
- Set page margins to zero (minimum) if you have trouble fitting the template on one page or review Print Help.
Ship craft template
Complementary activities and lesson plan:
Activity > What is a ship and consonant
digraph Sh ship printable activities
Visit this lesson plan and incorporate this craft activity. There are resources to learn about the three historical ships Christopher
Columbus and his crew sailed on their first voyage. Land was
sighted October 12, 1492.
Activity > Biographies for Young Children Online
Visit this short online biographical presentation for young children
about Christopher
Columbus, famous explorer at BBC. Tthe video may not be available by region, but there is a transcript to read, and activities.
Activity > Watercolor Ship Coloring Pages
Select a ship coloring page below and use watercolors
to associate these famous voyages over ocean waters.
Activity > Music > Song > The ship goes sailing on ally ally
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Ship coloring page
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