| Benjamin Franklin |
If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
Benjamin Franklin lived these words of wisdom by writing. In his time he was a scientist, an inventor, a printer, a statesman, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist. Today Franklin is honored as one of our nation's Founding Fathers and as one of America's greatest citizens. This is why I chose Ben Franklin for my project.
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| First Grade History Standards: 1. Identify through biographies and stories the admirable deeds performed by past leaders, such as: Helen Keller, Ben Franklin, Martin Luther King, Clara Barton, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln 2. Recall people and events from the past and make inferences about everyday life of the time period. 3. Compare everyday life in school and community and recognize that people, places, and things change over time.
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| Background Information 1. Ben's Guide to the US Government: 3. Ben Franklin in the Liberty Archive
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| Lesson Plans:
Design your Own Wacky Invention
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| Music provided by: DESA
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