Free Printable Columbus Day Activities Columbus Day is observed on the second Monday of October. Plan your Columbus Day using these free printable lessons, games, coloring, crafts and cut and paste activities. Columbus Day marks the landing of Christopher Columbus ships on the Caribbean Islands of the New World in 1492. Although there is speculation about the exact location, and the Italian Columbus was not the first to see the Americas, he was the first to record and create early maps of what he found. Students can explore the history, science, math and culture surrounding Columbus's voyage with these free printable lesson plans. These lesson work for special needs students, general education students and are ideal for homeschool students. Columbus Day lessons