A page for children to write about life as a sailor onboard one of Christopher Columbus’ ships. We used these after role playing life on the ships- all the children sat on the carpet with oars and buckets and pretended to be sailing on the sea. We played ocean sounds on the interactive whiteboard and one of the children took on the role of Christopher Columbus to really get them into character.

Useful as an introduction to a history topic about a significant individual in history. Includes pictures and key questions. I used this as an opener for a theme around space and exploration. It also encouraged the children to think about the differences between past and present life and sorting the images afterwards led to discussions around the differences in the pictures. Easy to edit and replace pictures for individuals the children have studied previously to add more context.