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Person of the Month: Famous Americans 2011 by Karen Shelton, Scholastic Teaching Resources
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Edited by Immacula A. Rhodes
Cover design by Maria Lilja
Interior illustrations by George Ulrich
Interior design by Holly Grundon
ISBN: 978-0-545-28076-1
Copyright 2011 by Karen Shelton
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Contents
Person of the Month
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
How to Make the Mini-Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Teaching Tips and Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Flexible-Use Graphic Organizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connections to the Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Famous Americans
George Washington Carver (August) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cesar Chavez (September) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sacagawea (October) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Squanto (November) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clara Barton (December) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Abraham Lincoln (February) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Susan B. Anthony (March) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rachel Carson (April) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Sally Ride (May) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Helen Keller (June) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Alexander Graham Bell (July) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Person of the Month: Famous Americans 2011 by Karen Shelton, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Introduction
Person of the Month: Famous Americans 2011 by Karen Shelton, Scholastic Teaching Resources
his handy resource offers information and activities that help you introduce twelve
inspirational Americans to students and guide an exploration of their lives and
accomplishments. The activitieswhether used in combination or individuallycan easily be
integrated into your curriculum throughout the year. Each unit includes the following:
Introduction: The introductory paragraphs for each unit help connect the featured person to
a particular month while providing important and interesting background information about that
person. You can share any or all of the information in this section with children, along with other
facts you glean from additional reading and research you might do to build your own background
knowledge of this important person.
More Interesting Facts: These nuggets of information add interest and help make the
person more memorable by offering additional facts about the persons life, experiences, and
accomplishments. To enhance childrens learning, you might gather more
information, facts, and pictures to share with them.
Activity Page: This reproducible page gives children the opportunity to further
reflect on the persons character traits and passions, make personal connections,
and express their thought and ideas in writing.
Related Reading: These book suggestions help you easily locate literature
to enrich your conversations and help build childrens (or your own) background
knowledge and understanding of the person. After reading or reviewing the books
ahead of time to become familiar with their content, you might choose illustrations
and excerpts from one or more of the books to share with children, or read any book
of your choice to the class. In addition, you might add these titles to your class library
for children to use as references or to read for pleasure.
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Materials
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Multi-Use Mini-Books
Mix things up a bit with these suggestions for using the mini-books:
Mask the text of a mini-book and make a copy of the pages. Then cut out the text from
another copy. Laminate all the pieces, place them in a center, and encourage children to
match the corresponding text to each page.
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Have children glue the mini-book pages, in sequence, to a strip of accordion-folded bulletin
board paper. Children can then unfold the strip, one section at a time, to read the story.
Highlight selected words in a mini-book and place it in a literacy center. Invite children to
search other books, materials, and displays in the center to find words that match those
highlighted in the mini-book.
Flexible-Use
Graphic Organizers
The graphic organizers (pages
Nam
e:
911) can be used individually
One Special American
American Pride
Mystery
American
or with any unit in this book
to help children respond to
what they learn. After children
complete the activities on pages
USA
9 and 10, you might compile
them into a notebook, then
I wonder . . .
invite children to read and enjoy
the pages on their own. To use
the organizer on page 11, have
children fill out the page, glue
it to a 9- by 12-inch envelope, and place objects and pictures related to that famous person inside the
envelope. If desired, punch holes along the left side of the envelopes, taking care not to puncture any items
inside, and bind them in a notebook. Place the notebook in your class library to introduce a unique and
Birth Date:
interesting book format for children to enjoy.
To extend the use of any of these graphic organizers, invite children to select, research, and
complete the activity for another American with traits similar to a person featured in this book. For Home Place:
example, after filling in a graphic organizer for Abraham Lincoln, ask children to complete the same
activity for another president. Similarly, you might have them use the graphic organizers to show what they
have learned about famous Americans that can be connected to a particular national observance (such as
Womens History Month), topic (such as explorers or inventors), or month of the year.
Name:
Date:
Graphic Organizer
Name:
Date:
Graphic Organizer
Born:
Name:
Date:
Graphic Organizer
(date)
Name:
Lived:
Ways to
describe this
American:
(where)
Birth
Born:
Best
known for:
Date:
Hom
e Pla
ce:
(city,
state)
Occupation:
(date)
Things that
made this
person special:
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Language Arts
Writing
uses writing to describe persons, places, objects,
or experiences
writes in a variety of forms or genres (information
pieces, messages, responses to literature)
uses conventions of spelling in writing (spells levelappropriate high frequency and phonetically regular
words)
uses conventions of print in writing (uses uppercase
and lowercase letters, spaces words, writes from left-toright and top-to-bottom)
knows that there are rules for forming sentences
Reading
uses mental images and meaning clues to aid
comprehension and make predictions about content
History
understands the contributions and significance of
historical figures of the community
understands the daily life of a colonial community
understands how individuals have worked to achieve
the liberties and equality promised in the principles
of American democracy and to improve the lives of
people from many groups (Cesar Chavez, Martin
Luther King, Jr.)
understands how important figures reacted to their
times and why they were significant to the history of our
democracy (Abraham Lincoln; Susan B. Anthony)
Kendall, J. S., & Marzano, R. J. (2004). Content knowledge: A compendium of standards and benchmarks for K12 education. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent
Research for Education and Learning. Online database: http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/
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Name:
Date:
Graphic Organizer
American Pride
Name:
Ways to
describe this
American:
Born:
(date)
I wonder . . .
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Name:
Date:
Graphic Organizer
(date)
Lived:
(where)
Occupation:
USA
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Name:
Date:
Graphic Organizer
Mystery
American
D
Birth
Best
known fo
r:
ate:
Hom
ce:
e Pla
stat
(city,
e)
Things that
made this
person special:
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Related Reading
George Washington Carver
by Andy Carter (Carolrhoda
Books, 2000)
George Washington Carver
by Lynea Bowdish (Childrens
Press, 2004)
In the Garden With Dr. Carver
by Susan Grigsby (Albert
Whitman & Company, 2010)
A Man for All Seasons: The Life
of George Washington Carver
by Stephen Krensky (Amistad,
2008)
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He found over 300 uses for peanuts, including their use in products such
as cooking oil, ink, soap, and glue.
Carver also found 100 uses for sweet potatoes, such as for making stains,
paints, paste, and wood fillers.
His other interests included piano, painting, crocheting, and cooking.
by
George
Washington
Carver
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George Washington
Carver
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Filmers 1 & 2
Reporters 1 & 2
Mr. Carver
Filmer 1:
Reporter 1:
Reporter 2:
Reporter 1:
All:
Filmer 1:
Filmer 2:
Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
(Talking to a plant.)
Hello, my friend. Youre looking well today!
Reporter 1:
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Mr. Carver:
Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 1:
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 1:
Mr. Carver:
Im not sure.
But people did bring their sick plants to me.
I always helped the plants get better.
Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 1:
Mr. Carver:
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Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 1:
Mr. Carver: You change the crop you grow from time to time.
Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
Filmer 1:
Filmer 2:
Reporter 1:
Like peanuts?
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
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Reporter 1:
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 1:
Reporter 2:
Mr. Carver:
Filmer 1:
Filmer 2:
Mr. Carver:
Reporter 1:
Reporter 2:
All:
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The End
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George Washington
Carver
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
Well-Deserved Tributes
Choose three people you know. Draw each person on one of the stamps.
Then complete the sentence about that person.
George Washington Carver never gave
up even when things got hard.
never gives up even when
(persons name)
(persons name)
is helpful by
(persons name)
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Cesar Chavez
(19271993)
Related Reading
After his death, Chavez was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Before reading the play (pages 2325), you might bring in folding lawn
chairs to use as props to suggest a laid-back, late summer setting.
20
Remind children that farm workers are responsible for many of the fruits
and vegetables we enjoy daily. Talk about how people of all cultures,
backgrounds, and races are important to our nations workforce. Then ask
children to think of things they can do and say to help people feel included.
Have them complete the activity (page 26) by filling in each section, then
drawing a fruit in the bowl to represent how that response can help bring
about fruitful, healthy relationships with others.
Person of the Month: Famous Americans 2011 by Karen Shelton, Scholastic Teaching Resources
by
Cesar
Chavez
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treated well.
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in peaceful ways.
Cesar Chavez
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Children 17
Child 3: But lets not forget what Labor Day is really about.
Child 5: Its a day to honor American workers.
to find work.
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Child 5: So he read about the ways of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Child 1: But in the fifth year, the grape growers said they would
Child 1: From now on, lets all think of workers on Labor Day.
All:
The End
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Cesar Chavez
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
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Sacagawea
(17881812)
Related Reading
Sacajawea by Joyce Milton
(Grosset & Dunlap, 2001)
Sacagawea by Liselotte Erdrich
(Carolrhoda Books, 2003)
A Picture Book of Sacagawea
by David A. Adler (Holiday
House, 2001)
27
by
Sacagawea
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Sacagaweas help!
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Sacagawea
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Boys
Girl Choruses 14
Boys:
Boys:
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Boys:
Tell me Sacagawea.
What have you heard?
Boys:
Boys:
All:
The End
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Sacagawea
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
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Squanto
(Circa 15851622)
Related Reading
The First Thanksgiving by
Jean Craighead George
(Puffin, 2001)
Squanto and the Miracle of
Thanksgiving by Eric Metaxas
(Thomas Nelson, 1999)
Squantos Journey: The Story
of the First Thanksgiving by
Joseph Bruchac (Sandpiper,
2007)
Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn seeds, then add fish
for fertilizer.
The governor of Plymouth called Squanto a special instrument sent
of God.
The cause of Squantos death in 1622 is unknown.
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by
Friend of the
Pilgrims
Squanto
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Squanto
Squanto, Friend of
the Pilgrims
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Girls
Boys
Children 15
Girls:
Boys:
Child 1:
Child 2:
Child 3:
Child 4:
Child 3:
Child 1:
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Child 5:
Child 2:
Child 4:
Child 5:
Child 4:
Child 1:
Child 2:
All:
Girls:
Boys:
The End
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Squanto
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
I can help
learn
I can help
how to
I can help
get to know
learn
how to
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Clara Barton
Related Reading
Clara Barton: Angel of the
Battlefield by Rae Bains (Troll
Communications, 1997)
Clara Barton: Spirit of the
American Red Cross by Patricia
Lakin (Aladdin, 2004)
Time For Kids: Clara Barton:
Angel of the Battlefield by
the editors of Time For Kids
(Collins, 2008)
(18211912)
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by
Angel of the
Battlefield
Clara
Barton
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Clara Barton
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Narrators 14
Clara
Choruses 1 & 2
Doctors 1 & 2
Driver
Narrator 1:
Narrator 2:
Narrator 3:
Narrator 4:
Chorus 1:
Chorus 2:
Chorus 1:
Driver:
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Clara:
Driver:
Clara:
Chorus 2:
Chorus 1:
Chorus 2:
Driver:
Clara:
Chorus 1:
Chorus 2:
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Chorus 1:
Narrator 2:
Narrator 3:
Narrator 4:
Narrator 1:
Clara:
Doctor 1:
Doctor 2:
Clara:
Narrator 3:
Narrator 4:
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Narrator 2:
Narrator 1:
Narrator 4:
Narrator 2:
Narrator 1:
Narrator 3:
Chorus 2:
Chorus 1:
Chorus 2:
The End
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Clara Barton
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
Always a Helper
Clara Barton helped people all her life.
Write the
name of a helper
you know.
Who does
this person help?
What does
this person do
to help?
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Thanks!
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Related Reading
I Have a Dream by Martin
Luther King, Jr. (Scholastic,
1997)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
by Margaret McNamara
(Simon Spotlight, 2007)
Martins Big Words: The Life
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport
(Hyperion Book, 2007)
A Picture Book of Martin Luther
King, Jr. by David A. Adler
(Holiday House, 1990)
(19291968)
artin Luther King, Jr., born in January of 1929, was the son of a
Baptist minister. Often during his childhood, King questioned his
parents about the racial segregation and prejudices in his hometown of
Atlanta, Georgia. At age 15, he worked on a tobacco farm in Connecticut
where he found it refreshing that people of different races lived more
integrated lives. By 1955, King had become a minister, attended seminary,
and received a doctorate degree.
When Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat on
a Montgomery, Alabama bus, King led the bus boycott that resulted in the
desegregation of buses. In taking on other civil rights issues, he believed
the struggle for freedom would only come through peaceful resistance. He
was jailed in 1963 during a campaign to end segregation at lunch counters
and in hiring practices. To raise awareness of civil rights issues, King helped
organize the March on Washington during which he gave his famous I
Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Under Kings
leadership, the civil rights movement eventually led to the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, which outlawed employment discrimination and desegregated
public facilities. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 while supporting a
sanitation worker strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
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by
Martin
Luther
King, Jr.
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Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Martin
Narrators 15
Teacher
Boys 1 & 2
Mom
Driver
Boy 1:
Martin:
Why not?
Boy 2:
Boy 1:
Martin:
Boy 2:
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Mom:
Martin:
Why not?
Mom:
Martin:
Mom:
Martin:
Mom:
to bring change.
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Martin:
Teacher:
Driver:
Martin:
Driver:
Martin:
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All:
The End
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Name:
Date:
Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Activity Page
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Abraham Lincoln
(18091865)
Related Reading
Abes Honest Words: The Life
of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen
Rappaport (Hyperion Book,
2008)
Abraham Lincoln Comes Home
by Robert Burleigh (Henry Holt
and Co., 2008)
When Abraham Talked to
the Trees by Elizabeth Van
Steenwyk (Eerdmans Books for
Young Readers, 2002)
54
The funeral train carrying Lincolns body passed through seven states and
made numerous stops along the way. Thousands of mourners lined the
route, many waiting for hours to pass by the coffin to pay their respects.
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by
United States
of America
of the
16th President
Abraham
Lincoln
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in the garden.
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Abraham Lincoln
Honest Abe
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Children 16
Marching Band (small group of children)
Child 1:
Child 2:
Child 3:
Marching
Band:
Child 4:
Child 5:
Child 6:
Child 4:
Child 3:
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Child 2:
Child 1:
Child 5:
He loved to read.
He read poems and fables.
Child 4:
Child 6:
Child 5:
Thats right!
Abe really wanted to learn
about our first president.
Child 4:
Child 2:
Child 3:
Child 6:
Child 3:
Child 2:
Child 1:
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Honest Abe
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Child 5:
He sure did!
He worked three days.
After that, he got to keep the book.
Child 6:
A wet book!
What would he do with a wet book?
Child 3:
Child 2:
Child 1:
Child 4:
Child 6:
Child 5:
Child 3:
Child 1:
Marching
Band:
The End
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Abraham Lincoln
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
Words to Remember
Abraham Lincoln wrote down things he wanted to remember.
Write some things that you want to remember.
Words
Abraham Lincoln
A Poem
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A Joke
Susan B. Anthony
Related Reading
Susan B. Anthony by Martha
E. H. Rustad (Capstone Press,
2006)
Susan B. Anthony: Champion of
Womens Rights by Helen Albee
Monsell (Aladdin, 1986)
Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for
Womens Rights by Deborah
Hopkinson (Aladdin, 2005)
(18201906)
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by
girls were.
Working for
Womens Rights
Susan B.
Anthony
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same as men.
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Susan B. Anthony
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Susan
Judge Hunt
Girls
Lawyer
Narrators 1 & 2
Boys
Susan:
Girls:
Susan:
Girls:
Narrator 1:
Narrator 2:
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Lawyer:
Boys:
Not guilty?
Lawyer:
on November 5, 1872?
Yes, your honor.
Lawyer:
Boys:
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Susan:
Narrator 1:
Narrator 2:
Narrator 1:
Narrator 2:
Narrator 1:
Narrator 2:
Girls:
Boys:
Girls:
O is for opinions
They differ, it is true.
Boys:
Girls:
The End
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Susan B. Anthony
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
In My
m
Classroo
see is
I
m
ble
A pro
In My
School
A problem
I see is
to
e
t
o
Iv
In My
rhood
Neighbo
I vote to
see is
I
m
e
l
prob
o
t
e
t
o
Iv
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Rachel Carson
Related Reading
Rachel: The Story of Rachel
Carson by Amy Ehrlich
(Sandpiper, 2008)
Rachel Carson: Preserving a
Sense of Wonder by Joseph
Bruchac (Fulcrum Publishing,
2004)
(19071964)
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by
U.S. Bureau
of Fisheries
Writer
Scientist
Ecologist
Rachel
Carson
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could cause.
Rachel Carson
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Children 16
Groups 16
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Child 6: People also ate the crops that had been sprayed.
Child 4: Yuck! Ive never eaten a crop.
Child 2: Of course you have!
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Rachel Carson
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
Nature Notes
Rachel Carson studied nature. Take a walk outdoors. Choose a natural
object to study. Then complete this page.
Im Studying
(name of object)
Date
Location
Weather
Draw the object.
Ob
I see that . . .
ser
vat
ion
Ob
I wonder if . . .
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ser
tio
I think that . . .
Sally Ride
Related Reading
Sally Ride by Elizabeth Raum
(Heinemann-Raintree, 2005)
(1951present)
ocus childrens attention skyward in May by featuring Sally Ride, the first
American woman in space, who was born on the 26th day of this month.
In 1977, NASA put out the word that it was looking for young scientists
not just pilotsto become mission specialists and, for the first time, it
would accept female applicants. Athletic astrophysicist Sally Ride applied
and was selected, along with five other women, from more than 1,000
female competitors, to train as an astronaut. As a mission specialist on the
1983 flight of Challenger, Ride not only became the first American woman to
go into space, but she also became the youngest person, at 31 years old, ever
sent into orbit. Ride returned to space on Challenger a second time in 1984,
and was scheduled for a third trip, however Challenger tragically exploded
after takeoff in January 1986. Ride was appointed to the commission that
investigated the Challenger accident.
After her time in the space program, Ride worked with NASA in
Washington, D.C. She went on to become a Professor of Physics and
Director of the California Space Institute at the University of California
in San Diego. In 1994, she launched EarthKAM, a program that makes it
possible for middle school students to photograph Earth from space and
study those images.
Tell children that Sally Rides goal is to get kids excited about science.
Invite them to share about science topics they find exciting. After sharing,
have children complete the activity (page 82) by filling in each section
with a science topic that interests them and a question they would like
to ask. Follow up by providing books and experiences that relate to
childrens interests.
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3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Blastoff!
in space.
Sally Ride
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things too.
Sally Ride
Read-Aloud Play
In Search of
Star Scientists
Characters
Children 17
Child 1:
Child 2:
Child 3:
Child 2:
Outer space.
Child 1:
Outer space?
What are you talking about?
Child 2:
Child 3:
Child 1:
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Child 2:
Child 5:
Child 4:
Child 5:
Child 6:
Child 3:
Bless you!
Child 6:
I didnt sneeze.
An as-tro-phys-i-cist is a scientist.
Child 4:
Thats right.
Sally Ride is a scientist.
She studies things in space.
Child 7:
Child 3:
Child 7:
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Child 5:
Child 6:
Child 1:
Child 4:
Child 7:
Child 7:
Child 4:
Child 5:
Child 7:
Child 6:
Child 4:
Child 2:
Whats that?
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Child 5:
Child 3:
Oh, yeah? Name one kind of scientist who has a cool job.
Child 7:
Child 5:
Child 6:
Child 3:
Really?
I thought scientists only worked with test tubes.
Child 1:
Child 2:
All:
Child 6:
Child 4:
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Sally Ride
Name:
Date:
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ics
phys my
ono
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t
s
a
istr y
m
e
ch
Heres my question:
insects spiders habitat crops human body plants reptiles amphibians fish
botany
biolog
y
zoolog
y
ecolog
y
mammals hibernation
mammals hibernation
geology
oceanography
climatology
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currents minerals
pollution glaciers
Helen Keller
Related Reading
Helen Keller by Jane Sutcliffe
(Lerner Publishing Group, 2002)
Helen Keller by Sean Dolan
(Childrens Press, 2006)
Helen Keller: Courage in the
Dark by Johanna Hurwitz
(Perfection Learning, 2001)
Helen Keller: The World in Her
Heart by Lesa Cline-Ransome
(Collins, 2008)
(18801968)
elen Keller was born a healthy baby on June 27, 1880, but lost her sight
and hearing to an illness before she turned two. By six years of age,
Keller was so frustrated by her inability to communicate that she often lashed
out in bursts of anger. When her parents sought help from the Perkins School
for the Blind, the school assigned Anne Sullivana visually impaired Perkins
graduateto teach Keller. Sullivan made the first of many breakthroughs with
Keller, teaching her to communicate with others using the manual alphabet.
When Keller left home to attend college, Sullivan went with her. In fact,
Sullivan remained by Kellers side almost everywhere she went.
Keller went on to write books, magazine articles, and speeches. For
25 years, she worked on learning to speak clearly. She and Sullivan toured
the nation lecturing and performing a vaudeville act, which gave Keller a
platform for sharing her views about blindness, deafness, politics, and social
issues. Never one to be sidelined by her differences, Keller led an active
lifestyle riding horses and bicycles, swimming, and boating. As a lifetime
advocate for the blind and deaf-blind, she helped raise funds from both
government and private donors and pushed for the rehabilitation of blind
veterans and the blind abroad.
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by
Helen
Keller
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gave speeches.
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Helen Keller
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Children 16
Child 1:
Child 2:
Child 3:
Child 1:
Child 4:
Child 5:
Child 2:
Child 4:
Child 6:
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Child 3:
Child 5:
Child 3:
Child 4:
Child 3:
Child 1:
Child 6:
Child 2:
Child 1:
Child 2:
Child 5:
Child 6:
Child 1:
Child 4:
Child 3:
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Child 2:
Child 1:
Child 2:
Child 6:
Child 3:
Child 5:
Child 6:
Child 4:
Child 5:
Child 1:
Child 4:
All:
Hip-hip-hooray!
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Helen Keller
Name:
Date:
Activity Page
A Little Lift
Helen Keller was thankful for people who helped her.
Write about people who help you.
Then write about how you can help someone.
(name)
helps me by telling me
(name)
helps me by giving me
I can help
by
(name)
helps me by
E n c o urage
someone
today!
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(18471922)
uly, the month in which the Bell Telephone Company was formed in
1877, is the perfect time to turn the spotlight on the inventor of the
telephoneAlexander Graham Bell. The second of three sons, Bell was
raised by a deaf mother and a father who taught speech. After his two
brothers died of tuberculosis, the family moved from Scotland to Canada,
hoping that the new climate would benefit Bells health. By that time, he had
served as his fathers assistant helping deaf students learn to speak using a
system of visible speech. In the 1870s, Bell built a reputation in Boston as a
lecturer, teacher, and professor. While attempting to develop a new type of
telegraph, he invented the telephone with the assistance of Thomas Watson.
Never one to rest for long, Bell invented a dozen other devices, such as the
photophone, which transmitted sounds on beams of light. Today, Bell is
considered one of the greatest inventors of all time.
Despite his huge success as an inventor, Bells passion was to improve
the lives of the hearing impaired. He played a major role in Helen Kellers
life, making it possible for her to be paired with Anne Sullivan, financing her
education, and remaining her lifelong friend.
Related Reading
Alexander Graham Bell by
Elizabeth MacLeod (Kids Can
Press, 2007)
Alexander Graham Bell by
Victoria Sherrow (Carolrhoda
Books, 2001)
Time For Kids: Alexander
Graham Bell by the editors of
Time For Kids (HarperCollins,
2006)
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Inventor Teacher
Alexander
Graham
Bell
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this happen.
Alexander
Graham Bell
Read-Aloud Play
Characters
Children 14
Chorus
to send messages.
The sender taps out dots and dashes that stand for letters.
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He made a graphophone.
He made a photophone.
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Name:
Date:
Alexander
Graham Bell
Activity Page
Alexander Graham Bell spent his life learning and thinking about sounds.
What are your favorite sounds? Write about a few of them.
Musical Sounds
Nature Sounds
Words
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Mr. Watson,
come here. I
want to see you.