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Introduce early readers to nonfiction texts with this factfilled minibook about a fascinating historical figure, george washington. Dont forget to grab my george washington freebie beginning. List of television series and miniseries about the. Presidents day crafts, activities, and printables kidssoup. Stories from the lives of harriet tubman, samuel morris, charles albert tindley, george washington carver, eliza davis george, john perkins, thomas dorsey and others are all included. Top 10 revolutionary war movies journal of the american. His mother, jane, and stepfather, washington, worked on a plantation in virginia. It not only goes in to great detail their lives, but explains how their faith in god directed their actions. Since i teach first grade, and i try to keep the steps to a minimum, i tell the kids to highlight any words. Students will love learning with these close reads, crafts, vocabulary words, creative writing sheets, and so much more. This informative biography supports the teaching of nonfiction text features, such as illustrations, captions, and a glossary. George washington biography life, family, childhood. Print out the following pages to make a abraham lincoln early reader book for early readers.
Staple the pages together at the top of the page, then read the book and color it. Teachervision creates and vets classroom resources that are accurate, timely, and reflect what teachers need to best support their. My book of space words printable book pin32kfacebooktweet here is a simple minibook you can use along with a space unit. So far my kids and i have read two books of the same series who was christopher columbus and who was george washington for american history in our.
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