Showing posts with label Columbus Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Columbus Day. Show all posts

13 October 2009

The Nino, the Pinto, and the Sanda Marina

Ahhhh Columbus Day in First Grade!  What a fun but kind of meaningless day.  Though everyone knows that the story about Columbus "discovering" America is a bit shady, teachers all across this country feel an obligation to recount the story of our favorite Italian.  And why not?  He makes a really great looking paper bag puppet!

Here, for your enjoyment, are two accounts of the whole Christopher Columbus story.

(Disclaimer:  The following may or may not be actual facts.)


                                                  
PS:
In case you are worried that this educator doesn't really know the names of the three ships...she does!