Find out about famous explorer Christopher Columbus with this KS1 Why is Christopher Columbus Famous? Guided Reading Pack. Can you believe that people used to believe the world was flat? Thanks to Christopher Columbus we now know that isn't the case! Learn about his life and travels through a range of different questions before completing additional activities based around word definitions and finger spaces.

National Curriculum Objectives:

- Being introduced to non-fiction books that are structured in different ways.

- Discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary.

- Checking that the text makes sense to them as they read and correcting inaccurate reading.

- Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done.

- Answering and asking questions.

- Participate in discussion about what is read to them, taking turns and listening to what others say.