Christopher Columbus Notebooking Pages for Elementary and Middle School

Use these Christopher Columbus notebooking pages when you are studying explorers and history with your elementary and middle school students.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who completed four voyages across the Atlantic for Spain. He was hoping to find a route to the Indies.

These Columbus notebooking pages are perfect for many different types of writing assignments in various subjects.

With these Christopher Columbus notebooking pages, your kids can write about how Columbus wanted to find a new trade route to India, but ended up in the Caribbean instead.

Or they can write facts they learned about the holiday, Columbus Day, and how and why it became a holiday (and did you know it’s not just an American holiday, but is also celebrated in many Latin American countries, as well as Spain and Italy?)

Your older students may even wish to write about how Columbus is often misrepresented, by comparing his actions to today’s culture, instead of examining his actions through an accurate historical lens with original texts.

Encourage your children to read original source texts and come to their own conclusions about Christopher Columbus.

These notebooking pages are generally for students working at the 2nd to 8th grade levels.

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Christopher Columbus Resources for Homeschoolers

Select one or two of these books (listed in order of difficulty):

Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus by Peter Sis ( A picture book)

A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus by David Adler

Christopher Columbus (Step into Reading) by Stephen Krensky

Christopher Columbus (Sowers) by Bennie Rhoades

Christopher Columbus: Across the Ocean Sea (Heroes of History) by Janet and Geoff Benge

Columbus & Cortez, Conquerors for Christ by John Eidsmoe

The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives by Christopher Columbus

For parents or teens:

The Twisted History of Christopher Columbus by Nicki Truesdell

Videos:

Christopher Columbus: An Animated Classic