Benjamin Banneker Activities Passages & Worksheets Black History Month
Heart 2 Heart Teaching
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I used this as a supplement for our Birth of Nation unit. My kids really enjoyed learning about Benjamin Banneker and his contribution to Washington DC and our capital.
Great resource to supplement a unit in regards to Benjamin Banneker. This resource also utilized reading comprehension.
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Your students will love learning about one of the most inspirational African-Americans of all time. Benjamin Banneker is admired for his talents and successes in writing, science, and architecture. One of his lasting contributions is the design of Washington D.C. our nation’s capitol.
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Influential Black Americans Bundle
⭐THIS UNIT IS PART OF A FAMOUS PEOPLE BUNDLE:
Famous People Bundle
There are a variety of activities for you to teach Benjamin Banneker's life story. This could be a week long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.
Activities included:
✔Meet Benjamin Banneker
✔Life Story with Scenes & Questions
✔Fact or Fiction Activity
✔Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline--fits perfectly inside their notebooks!
✔Biography Organizers
✔Famous Quote
✔Character Traits Activity
✔Quiz
✔Writing Prompts
✔Answer Keys
✔Vocabulary Posters for important character traits:
Creative, Curious, Resourceful
Reading:
Have students read the passages about where they will meet Benjamin Banneker and learn all about his life. It starts with him as a young boy and it continues through his death. The articles are written with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. There’s also custom-created organizers to use for review or for further research.
Suggestions and Ideas for four different centers:
1. Have students read the Meet Benjamin Banneker passage OR Life Story passages with scenes and questions. Then answer the questions on the biography organizers.
2. Have students complete the character mini-booklet with timeline dates. These fit nicely inside their notebooks.
3. Have students complete the quote activity & writing prompt(s).
4.Have students complete the character traits activity using the vocabulary posters as a guide and then complete the Venn diagram to compare Banneker to themselves.
⭐Be sure to check out the PREVIEW for more information.
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Copyright © Heart 2 Heart Teaching LLC. All rights reserved. This file is intended for classroom and personal use only. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:
**You may print for your personal, classroom use, and non-commercial use only.
**Clipart, graphics, photographs, found inside this product are copyrighted. They may not be extracted from this file without written permission from the original artist(s).
⭐THIS UNIT IS PART OF A BLACK HISTORY BUNDLE:
Influential Black Americans Bundle
⭐THIS UNIT IS PART OF A FAMOUS PEOPLE BUNDLE:
Famous People Bundle
There are a variety of activities for you to teach Benjamin Banneker's life story. This could be a week long unit or as short as a day or two, depending on time allotted and the needs of your students. There are several ways to use this unit to differentiate for students.
Activities included:
✔Meet Benjamin Banneker
✔Life Story with Scenes & Questions
✔Fact or Fiction Activity
✔Character Mini-Booklet w/Timeline--fits perfectly inside their notebooks!
✔Biography Organizers
✔Famous Quote
✔Character Traits Activity
✔Quiz
✔Writing Prompts
✔Answer Keys
✔Vocabulary Posters for important character traits:
Creative, Curious, Resourceful
Reading:
Have students read the passages about where they will meet Benjamin Banneker and learn all about his life. It starts with him as a young boy and it continues through his death. The articles are written with questions and scenes for students to connect and color. There’s also custom-created organizers to use for review or for further research.
Suggestions and Ideas for four different centers:
1. Have students read the Meet Benjamin Banneker passage OR Life Story passages with scenes and questions. Then answer the questions on the biography organizers.
2. Have students complete the character mini-booklet with timeline dates. These fit nicely inside their notebooks.
3. Have students complete the quote activity & writing prompt(s).
4.Have students complete the character traits activity using the vocabulary posters as a guide and then complete the Venn diagram to compare Banneker to themselves.
⭐Be sure to check out the PREVIEW for more information.
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Civil War Unit
Westward Expansion Unit
13 Colonies Unit
Revolutionary War Unit
Ancient Rome Unit
Early Explorers Unit
Three Branches of Government Unit
US Constitution Unit
JUST FOR YOU!! To assess the quality and see the style of my work please check out these two FREE activity packs by clicking below:
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Amelia Earhart Activity Pack
Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER to gain excess to our FREE Library of Classroom Resources, special giveaways, and to see our products in action!HEART 2 HEART TEACHING
*************************************************************************
Please know that I spend a lot of time researching, creating, writing, and proofreading my work but even after several revisions there may still be a typo or grammatical error. Please let me know if you find a typo or feel that a correction is needed. Just click on the Ask a Question section or email me at heart2heartteaching@gmail.com versus leaving negative feedback so that I can fix it as soon as possible. I value your input to make my products the highest quality possible. Thank you in advance for your help and support!
Copyright © Heart 2 Heart Teaching LLC. All rights reserved. This file is intended for classroom and personal use only. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:
**You may print for your personal, classroom use, and non-commercial use only.
**Clipart, graphics, photographs, found inside this product are copyrighted. They may not be extracted from this file without written permission from the original artist(s).
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