We came up with lots of questions and inferences about it.
We learned that he didn't give up his dream to explore, even after some kings told him he couldn't do it. We also learned that he made a mistake...he didn't realize that there were big chunks of land between where he left from Spain and where he thought he would land in Asia, so he ended up bumping into the Bahamas, thinking it was the Indies (China and India)!
We learned that when he landed, he claimed the land for Spain--but Room 408 thought that was unfair, since there were already native people living there in North and South America! We also learned that unfortunately Columbus made some bad choices and enslaved some of the native people.
Chance also shared with us that it is also Indigenous People's Day. He even brought in a Lacrosse stick to share with us. He said that Lacrosse is a great game because they collaborate and it makes the players feel good about themselves.
Waewaenen, Chance!
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