My 3rd grader said the above books were the only ones he liked.

He also got upset with any books that were not directly about Columbus at first.

I explained to him the importance of knowing what was going on in the time of Columbus and what his influence on the places he explored was.

He finally gave in…

HA

My 4th grader (I don’t want to say how many times I have messed up his grade because 4th seems too old) said he pretty much liked them all!

Except the “Animals Christopher Columbus Saw”, the cover looks good but it is pretty dry.

I realized I was not really giving the boys much in the way of science this year so I am having them study Oceans and Sailing to go along with their study of Magellan.

This has not been the year for science experiments.

This has been the year of figuring out the best way to teach with more kids.

Now that the first half is almost over I am hoping to add more fun in but I am so thankful my boys are such good readers!

It has definitely been my saving grace!

If you teach a child to read nothing can stand in their way!

Including an overwhelmed mom…