The Social Studies Teacher's Book of Lists
This book is great because it lists early explorers and what lands they discovered.

Theme Series Explorers: Age of Discovery
This book talks about discovery of new lands, the tools that were used, and what had to be brought with them.

United States History Early Explorers: Christopher Columbus
This book provides an outline of early explorers, gives a short summary on Columbus' life and also has a map and other projects.

The Mailbox Exploring Social Studies
This book is a wonderful resource because it breaks
down Columbus' life for class discussion. It also has a
section comparing myths to the facts of his life and the
voyage he took.

Cooperative Learning and Social Studies Toward Excellence and Equity: Christopher Columbus, Was He a Great Man?
This book discusses the discoveries he made as well as provides activities and questions to help the class to use desicion-making analysis, and interpret skills.

World Explorers
This book bas a collection of informative facts and games about explorers from all around the world.

Celebrate the Months October
This activity book has good materials that will help improve the students' listening skills as well as their
knowledge of Columbus.

The Mailbox
Gives research and writing ideas about explorers along with a wonderful creative idea on how to make a boat and what the new world woul be like.

Teacher's Helper Grades 4-5
This magazine has world searches, graphing great
explorations, and time line questions and answer section.

Challenge
This magazine provides explorer biographies. Questions are asked and the students answer them to discover the correct explorer.