Who Discovered America?

This cross-curricular unit explores the many peoples who discovered America and asks "Who is discovering America today?" Ancient legends of travel to the New World are presented and explored, as is archeological evidence of the earliest peoples to cross the Ice Age land bridge from Asia to North America. The story of Leif Ericsson is recounted, as is that of Christopher Columbus. Projects involve literature, science facts, creative writing, research skills, art, and math.

Reproducibles include illustrated pages for a Little Book About Christopher Columbus, a Columbus time line, the Vikings, drawing steps for early ships, pop-up books, a Venn Diagram, connect the dots, word search, crossword puzzle, math challenges, and more. There are other pages with forms for writing a letter to Queen Isabella, interviewing a famous explorer (role playing), taking a poll, making a mural, and creating a short report. Topics also addressed include archeology, the First Americans, other European explorers, immigrants, and alternative points of view.

Features complete, step-by-step instructions for all projects. Numerous illustrations throughout. All 48 pages perforated for easy removal.