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Students will read articles about famous and inspiring leaders around the world and practice important language and comprehension skills. Includes QR codes for instant feedback as well as answer keys. Printable PDF and digital Google Slides™ versions included for blended learning.
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You are covered with this resource. It includes a PDF printable version as well as a Google Slides™ digital version for distancing learning and homeschool. Included in this packet are nine wonderful and diverse stories of the greatest real life men and women heroes of the past including Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, Father Flanagan, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, Dalai Lama, and Harriet Tubman. Students will engage in close reading and comprehension activities such as cause and effect, inferences, compare and contrast, problem solving, drawing conclusions, determining story themes (morals), identifying important facts, using context clues, identifying important details, summarizing.
The articles are written on a mid-5th grade level but can be used with younger or older kids as determined by their skill level and support system. QR codes are provided on the printable version for instant feedback. Full answer keys are also included. The activities are great for whole group, small group, individuals, centers, and homework applications. PDF pages in the packet can be printed in either color or grayscale with good results.
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Other biographies are available as follows:
Nelson Mandela
The Founding Fathers
Heroes of History
Biographies of Influential Figures in World and U.S. History
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Rick Whitehead has been a teacher and author for over 30 years in public and private practice. His background includes teaching in public schools, curriculum development, school program design, private mentoring and author of juvenile fiction. He is devoted to helping children learn and grow by providing high-quality resources that are highly motivating and effective even for the most reluctant learners.