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Famous Americans Printables
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Famous Americans Picture Cards 1
Name
Score
✂ Cut out the cards. Use them to sort, match and talk about science.
flag
badge
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Famous Americans Picture Cards 1
Ages 6–8
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Famous Americans: Sort 1
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
Leader / President
Inventor / Scientist
Word Box:
a scientist
an inventor
Lincoln
a president
Edison
Washington
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Famous Americans: Sort 1
Ages 6–8
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Famous Americans: Sort 2
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
Worked for Fairness
Led the Country
Word Box:
Martin Luther King Jr.
George Washington
Rosa Parks
Abraham Lincoln
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Famous Americans: Sort 2
Ages 6–8
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Famous Americans: Sort 3
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
A Real Hero
Not Real
Word Box:
a made-up hero
Rosa Parks
King
a cartoon
Lincoln
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Famous Americans: Sort 3
Ages 6–8
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Read: George Washington
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
George Washington
George Washington was a brave leader.
He led soldiers long ago.
He became the first president.
People call him a father of our country.
1) What did Washington become?
2) What did he lead?
3) What is he called?
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Read: George Washington
Ages 6–8
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Read: Martin Luther King Jr.
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. King was a kind and brave leader.
He wanted people to be treated fairly.
He gave famous speeches about his dream.
He taught peace and equal rights.
1) What did Dr. King want?
2) What did he give?
3) What did he teach?
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Read: Martin Luther King Jr.
Ages 6–8
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Read: Rosa Parks
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a brave woman.
One day she would not give up her bus seat.
She stood up for what was fair.
Her courage helped change unfair rules.
1) What did Rosa Parks not give up?
2) What did she stand up for?
3) What did her courage help change?
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Read: Rosa Parks
Ages 6–8
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Famous Americans: True or False 1
Name
Score
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1) George Washington was the first president.
True
False
2) A hero is someone we remember for great deeds.
True
False
3) Abraham Lincoln was a cartoon.
True
False
4) Rosa Parks would not give up her bus seat.
True
False
5) We cannot learn anything from history.
True
False
6) Martin Luther King Jr. worked for fairness.
True
False
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Famous Americans: True or False 1
Ages 6–8
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Famous Americans: True or False 2
Name
Score
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1) Dr. King taught peace.
True
False
2) Lincoln helped end slavery.
True
False
3) Inventors make new things.
True
False
4) Famous Americans did nothing important.
True
False
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Famous Americans: True or False 2
Ages 6–8
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Famous Americans Vocabulary 1
Name
Score
Write the best science word in each sentence. Use the word box.
Word Box: Lincoln equal Parks leader Washington hero
1) Martin Luther King Jr. worked for ________ rights.
2) George ________ was the first president.
3) Abraham ________ helped end slavery.
4) A person from the past we remember for great deeds is a ________.
5) Rosa ________ would not give up her bus seat.
6) Someone who leads others is a ________.
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Famous Americans Vocabulary 1
Ages 6–8
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Famous Americans Vocabulary 2
Name
Score
Write the best science word in each sentence. Use the word box.
Word Box: inventor history
1) We can learn from people in ________.
2) A person who invents new things is an ________.
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Famous Americans Vocabulary 2
Ages 6–8
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Match the American to the Deed
Name
Score
Match each person to what they did.
worked for equal rights
helped end slavery
kept her bus seat
first president
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Match the American to the Deed
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Famous Americans
Name
Score
Draw a famous American and one thing they did.
1) Person:
2) What they did:
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Draw & Tell 1
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Famous Americans
Name
Score
Draw a hero you admire.
1) My hero:
2) Why:
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Draw & Tell 2
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Famous Americans
Name
Score
Draw yourself doing something brave and kind.
1) I can be brave by:
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Draw & Tell 3
Ages 6–8
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Famous Americans: K-W-L Chart
Name
Score
What do you Know, Want to know, and have Learned about famous americans?
K — What I Know
W — What I Want to Know
L — What I Learned
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Famous Americans: K-W-L Chart
Ages 6–8
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