Christopher Columbus is the explorer we started researching first. We looked through books for information about Columbus' voyage. We examined an entry from the log he kept during his journeys. Ms. Bindas thought it would be cool if we tried to write a song to remember Christopher Columbus. Once we gathered plenty of IMPORTANT FACTS about him, we began to think about how we could turn these facts into a song. First, we thought of a rhythm for our song. We decided on "The Farmer and the Dell". Then, we took our facts and put them into the rhythm of "The Farmer and the Dell". After we finished, we read over the song to make sure that it sounded okay. We thought it was good, so we practiced it together. This is how it went:
To the tune of "The Farmer and the Dell"
Columbus sailed for Spain,
Columbus sailed for Spain,
He was from Italy, but he sailed for Spain.
He got permission,
From the King and Queen,
To find a western route to the Indies.
He set to sea,
With ninety men,
On the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
He was trying to get to the Indies,
By sailing west,
But landed in San Salvador by mistake.
Columbus didn't know,
He hadn't reached the Indies,
So he called the people there Indians.
- Written by Room 22.
