Once upon a Columbus...

Tanner, Lexie and I have been learning a bit of Columbus this week. I merged the pilgrims story to incorporate Thanksgiving. Yesterday we made some little people to help us tell the story and today we presented our story to our "Love of Learning" group.

Here's Christopher Columbus with his telescope and map.

Columbus went to the king and queen of Portugal twice to ask for ships. Both times he was denied so he turned to the king and queeen of Spain. On the second try, they finally gave him three ships.

Here's our ships! The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Columbus traveled on the Santa Maria. On Columbus' third trip to the new world, the Santa Maria was destroyed while he was exploring a new land. The natives held him captive there until he was able to sneak away.

Here are our pilgrims and their feast! See the momma --she is praying!

Here are our Indians. Can you see the boy Indian making his "chants"?

I laminated them so we can use them for many more years to come. That is unless the kids wear them out playing with them!